WATCH: Pia, Miss Colombia 2 weeks before pageant

The Philippines’ Pia Wurtzbach and Colombia’s Ariadna Gutierrez didn’t see it coming.

The two were the last women standing in the Miss Universe 2015 pageant held in Las Vegas on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Gutierrez was initially proclaimed Miss Universe, but the crown was transferred to Wurtzbach after host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner.

It was an awkward moment for both contestants. But did you know that two weeks ago, Wurtzbach and Gutierrez were having fun together in a photo shoot?

In a video previously shared by Wurtzbach on her Instagram page, she and Gutierrez were seen getting close to each other and laughing together while posing for the camera.




Both beauty queens have accepted Harvey’s apology.

Wurtzbach considers her victory a “non-traditional crowning moment,” while Gutierrez stressed that she is happy despite the results, saying that “everything happens for a reason.”

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

WATCH: Miss Colombia reacts to Miss Universe mix-up

Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was initially named Miss Universe 2015, only for the crown to be taken away from her a few minutes later.

This as host Steve Harvey made a mistake in announcing the winner in this year’s pageant. It turned out that Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach, who was already satisfied with her first runner-up finish, was the real winner.

Despite the mix-up, Gutierrez said she is still happy with the results of the pageant.

    A message from Miss Universe Colombia.
    Posted by Miss Universe on Sunday, December 20, 2015

“Everything happens for a reason so I’m happy,” she said in a video posted on the Miss Universe Facebook page, with the beauty queen wiping her left eye.

“I’m so happy. Thank you for all… Thank you for voting for me,” she added.

In a separate video posted on the Miss Universe Facebook page, Wurtzbach noted how she was crowned Miss Universe “in a very non-traditional” way.

 
The road to the Miss Universe crown is never easy. A message from Miss Universe 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

Posted by Miss Universe on Sunday, December 20, 2015
“It’s a very non-traditional crowning moment… It was very 2015,” she said in the video, where she is seen with Miss Universe 2015 second runner-up, Miss USA.

Wurtzbach is the Philippines’ third Miss Universe winner, along with Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Margie Moran in 1973.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

WATCH: Host says sorry to Pia Wurtzbach over mix-up

Host Steve Harvey personally apologized to the Philippines’ Pia Wurtzbach after he announced the wrong winner in the Miss Universe 2015 pageant held in Las Vegas on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

Harvey first proclaimed Colombia’s Ariadna Gutierrez as Miss Universe 2015, only to return on stage to say that he made a mistake.

It turned out that Wurtzbach, who was initially named first runner-up, is the real winner in the international pageant.

In a video posted by ABS-CBN News reporter Dyan Castillejo, Harvey is seen holding Wurtzbach’s hands as he apologized to the Filipina beauty queen.


“I apologize,” he said, to which Wurtzbach replied, “No, it’s fine.”

“I want it to be great, I wanted to fix it, I wanted to do it right. Thank you very much. You look absolutely gorgeous,” he added.

Before approaching Wurtzbach, Harvey already apologized to her and Gutierrez for the mix-up during the live broadcast, in the Miss Universe 2015 presser shortly after the program, and via his Twitter account.



In separate videos uploaded on the Miss Universe Facebook page, Wurtzbach and Gutierrez appeared positive despite the drama-filled incident.

“Everything happens for a reason, so I’m happy,” Gutierrez said.

For her part, Wurtzbach said, smiling: “It’s a very non-traditional crowning moment… It was very 2015.”

Wurtzbach is the Philippines’ third Miss Universe winner, along with Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Margie Moran in 1973.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com