Almost two weeks after the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant where Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach emerged as winner, 1st Runner-up Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, finally breaks her silence regarding the pageant's controversy that happened in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 20, 2015.
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| Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach (left) and 1st Runner-up Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (right). Image from Google |
CNN Reports that Ariadna refused to communicate with people after what happened as she had to "grieve for what happened".
In an interview with "Colombia's W Radio", Ariadna said that the Miss Universe mix-up was a "great injustice".
"It has been very hard for me, truly, it has been a great shock. Because it is a dream I fought for. I have always dreamed of this, of being Miss Universe. ... It was very humiliating for me," she said.
Miss Colombia was mistakenly announced as Miss Universe by host Steve Harvey which caused the incident to go viral in various social media sites specially the incident where the crown was being transferred to its rightful owner, Miss Philippines.
"Having to stand before the cameras while the hard-fought crown was removed wasn't fair," she said.
Arianda also said that the Miss Universe organization could have corrected the error in a different way.
"They could have done it, I don't know, the next day in a press conference or a press release. ... They did not do things the right way"
When asked about what the former owner Donald Trump's suggestion that Pia Wurtzbach should share the crown withe her, Arianda commented, "For the first time, I agree with him."
Despite what happened, Miss Colombia now has a positive outlook on the future. Various opportunities are now coming in for Ariadna.
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