bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

liveArticle

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

The Washington Post

Why was the first reaction of fellow Miss Universe contestants to mob the wrongly crowned runner-up, instead of congratulating the true winner, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, in the immediate wake of the pageant’s crowning blunder?
In an interview posted to YouTube and the Facebook account of pageant blog Missosology, Miss Germany Sarah-Lorraine Riek offered some insight.
Fans of Wurtzbach should best brace themselves.
WATCH: Miss Germany says none of Miss Universe competitors voted for Miss Philippines
 


Controversial statement & reaction of Miss Germany to Miss Universe scandal. What can you say?See more videos @ www.missosology.info
Posted by Missosology on Sunday, December 20, 2015



Riek told an interviewer she was unhappy with the final results of Sunday night’s show. “I really couldn't believe it, I was so upset,” Riek said of the uncrowning of Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, adding that she “was really happy for Colombia - she really deserved it.”
When the interviewer asked why she and other contestants surrounded Gutierrez instead of congratulating Wurtzbach after Miss Philippines received the crown, Riek said flatly: “Because none of us voted for Philippines. I'm sorry to say that.”
But the contestants at the centre of the gaffe have responded with grace.
“Everything happens for a reason, so I'm happy,” a teary Gutierrez said backstage, surrounded by a group of fellow contestants who embraced her and yelled “We love you, Colombia!”
In another backstage interview, Wurtzbach, who was crowned Miss Universe after host Steve Harvey returned to the stage to say that he’d make a mistake reading the results, was basically speechless.
“It's a very non-traditional crowning moment, isn't it?” she said in a conversation with Miss USA. “It's very 2015.”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Wurtzbach said there was absolute confusion after Harvey clarified the mix-up.
“I was confused. I wasn't sure what was going on,” Wurtzbach said. “I was hesitating as well to go up front because that could have been a mistake as well.”
“I can't help but think of Ariadna,” Wurtzbach told ET’s Nischelle Turner, who asked if she’d spoken to Gutierrez after the chaos.
“No, because she was crying and then there was a crowd around her, the girls who were comforting her,” Wurtzbach said. “I was going to go to her - I was actually very close to her already, but then I decided that maybe it was bad timing to do it now, to apologise to her for what happened, so maybe I'll do that in the future.”
Harvey has since apologised for his mistake, both during the telecast and on Twitter, but not everyone has been as forgiving as Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines.
The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that 1969 Miss Universe winner Gloria Diaz called for Harvey to be fined US$100,000 for the error.
Watch: Host on the spot after Miss Universe glitch



Diss Universe: ‘None of us contestants voted for Miss Philippines, I’m sorry to say’

Other contestants comfort Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, center, after she was incorrectly crowned Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was named Miss Universe. (AP Photo/John Locher)

TOPSHOT - Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach is crowned Miss Universe 2015 on stage during the 2015 MISS UNIVERSE show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, California, on December 20, 2015. Miss Philippines was named Miss Universe, but in a drama-filled turn worthy of a telenovela. The pageant's host comedian Steve Harvey, also a talk show host, misread the card which he said had Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner. AFP PHOTO / VALERIE MACON / AFP / VALERIE MACON

epa05072393 A handout image provided by the Miss Universe Organization on 17 December 2015 shows Sarah-Lorraine Riek (Front), Miss Germany 2015 and Janet Kerdikoshvili, Miss Georgia 2015 competing on stage in Yamamay swimwear featuring footwear by Chinese Laundry at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 16 December 2015. The 2015 Miss Universe contestants are competing for the crown in Las Vegas on 20 December. EPA/DARREN DECKER / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Other contestants comfort Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, center, after she was incorrectly crowned Miss Universe on Sunday. Photo: AP

Huge blunder at Miss Universe sees wrong contestant crowned; Miss Philippines is eventual winner

Oh dear. Former pageant winner Paulina Vega (centre) removes the Miss Universe crown from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (left), before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (right). Photo: AP

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 20: Miss Philippines 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (R), reacts as she is crowned the 2015 Miss Universe by 2014 Miss Universe Paulina Vega (C) during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on December 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss Colombia 2015, Ariadna Gutierrez, was mistakenly named as Miss Universe 2015 instead of First Runner-up. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 20: Miss Philippines 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on December 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 20: Miss Colombia 2015, Ariadna Gutierrez, is incorrectly named Miss Universe 2015 instead of First Runner-up during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on December 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The winner of Miss Universe 2015 is Miss Philippines 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (not pictured). Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Miss Thailand just won the national costume section of Miss Universe. Guess what she’s supposed to be

Yes, that's Miss Thailand Aniporn Chalermburanawong dressed as a tuk-tuk. Photo: EPA

From left, Miss Thailand Aniporn Chalermburanawong, Miss Japan Ariana Miyamoto, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez and Miss USA Olivia Jordan stand on stage at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

From left, Miss Thailand Aniporn Chalermburanawong, Miss Japan Ariana Miyamoto, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez and Miss USA Olivia Jordan stand on stage at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday in Las Vegas. Photo: AP

News

World