“Miss Universe 2015 is … Colombia!”
Those are five words that TV host, comedian and actor Steve Harvey would probably like to forget. On Dec. 20, 2015, Harvey, as host of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant, announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner and Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach as the first runner-up live onstage at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Unfortunately, it was the reverse, as the first-time pageant host had failed to notice on the card that Gutierrez was listed as the first-runner up, not the new Miss Universe. If you watch the crowning moment again (there are YouTube clips), the situation is awkward, to say the least, for Harvey, Wurtzbach and Gutierrez, especially after the crown is removed from the latter’s head.