Well into 2016, Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach is currently holed up in her fancy New York apartment, as she starts her one-year reign.
On the other side of America, however, it seems that a certain Colombian is still reeling from her loss.
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Apparently, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, the first runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant, thinks that she and Pia should have been named as CO-WINNERS after the notorious Steve Harvey gaffe. Miss Colombia was initially mistakenly crowned as the winner for all of a few minutes, when Steve went back up the stage and admitted to the error, leading to a most unusual crowning moment for Pia.
Speaking to Colombian radio network W Radio, Miss Colombia believes that the incident was “a great shock” and a “great injustice”, and that the Miss Universe organization handled the flub less than ideally.
“They did not do things the right way. They could have done it, I don’t know, the next day in a press conference or a press release.
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Ariadna believed that the gaffe was very humiliating for her, as well as for her country, the Colombians and all Latinos present in the auditorium that night.
And when asked about former Miss Universe owner Donald Trump’s suggestion that she and Pia should have been named co-winners, she responded:
“For the first time, I agree with him.”
HOLD. UP.
Still, the 21-year-old Colombian beauty was still looking on the bright side:
“I managed to make history, which I think is more important than winning the Miss Universe title.”
Regardless of what’s said and done, however, Pia is still the one with the crown, with a year’s worth of duties and responsibilities ahead of her. You go enjoy your reign, queen.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you agree with Ariadna or not?
There is no doubt that Miss Phiilippines Pia Alonzo Wartzbuch won the Miss Universe 2015 crown fair and square.
Regardless of the mistake in announcing the winner, sharing the crown is out of the question. It should not have been even brought up.
Pia Wartzbuch’s handling of this ridiculous yet controversial crown-sharing issue just showed how truly humble, classy and gracious this lady is. The rightful queen.
Both Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia are innocent victims of a supposedly honest human but controversial mistake.
How each of them handled or has been handling this controversy shows one’s true character and the inner and physical beauty worthy of a real Miss Universe candidate.
One good (albeit sad) thing arising from this fiasco, was it showed who among the Miss Universe delegates, the real queens and the real bitches are.
Another good thing is that the new Miss Universe and the runnerup would be more famous than all past winners combined. They would be remembered for a very long time. This would also launch the two women’s careers and doors and doors of oportunities would be opened for them.
It’s understable for Miss Colombia to feel humiliated. It was very humiliating indeed.
Nonetheless, she has to accept the fact that she lost. Steve Harvey made a mistake. Crown-sharing is not and never will be an option.
Miss Colombia needs to move on. Be gracious in defeat. Arise from the ashes like a phoenix. Be a survivor. And be a stronger, better and more humble person.
She may have lost the crown, but she may be more famous now than she ever will be if Steve Harvey announced the correct winner (Miss Philippines), the first time. Who remembers the first runners up in past Miss Universe stagings anyway?
If Miss Philippines Pial Alonzo Wartzbuch is now famous as the Queen who is “confidently beautiful with a heart”, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez should take the attitude, “confidently beautiful in defeat.”