Outrageous reactions have been witnessed from Colombian media and social networking users after the botched Miss Universe finale, which saw the Colombian contestant crowned and dethroned in just four minutes.
US comedian Steve Harvey, the host of the pageant, announced first that Miss Colombia Adriana Gutierrez won the Miss Universe 2015 crown. Howver, just moments later, after she was crowned and took the victorious walk, he corrected his mistake by announcing and giving away the title to Miss Philippines, after dethroning Miss Colombia.
Colombians went from ecstatic to disappointment in the blink of an eye. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos immediately celebrated the win by posting on Twitter, “Colombian Women are the most Beautiful in the world! Congratulations Miss Universe 2015 Adriana Gutierrez! Our pride!”. He later corrected his tweet and the mistake done with another post, “Adriana Gutierrez, you are still our Miss Universe! We feel very proud!”.
“Adriana Gutierrez was Miss Universe for four and a half minutes,” was the headline of a story on Colombia’s Caracol news network on the front page of its website.