Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Finally Speaks Up: "It Was Very Humiliating for Me"

<br /> 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.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f26mai6_eTk/Vob9aCya0NI/AAAAAAAAGoA/4jnJCp24Zdo/s1600/Miss%2BPhilippines%2Band%2BMiss%2BColombia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-f26mai6_eTk/Vob9aCya0NI/AAAAAAAAGoA/4jnJCp24Zdo/s1600/Miss%2BPhilippines%2Band%2BMiss%2BColombia.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach (left) and 1st Runner-up Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (right). Image from Google</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> CNN Reports that Ariadna refused to communicate with people after what happened as she had to <i>"grieve for what happened".</i><br /> <br /> In an interview with "Colombia's W Radio", Ariadna said that the Miss Universe mix-up was a "great injustice".<br /> <br /> <i>"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," </i>she said.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> <i>"Having to stand before the cameras while the hard-fought crown was removed wasn't fair,"</i> she said.<br /> <br /> Arianda also said that the Miss Universe organization could have corrected the error in a different way.<br /> <br /> <i>"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"</i><br /> <br /> 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."<br /> <br /> Despite what happened, Miss Colombia now has a positive outlook on the future. Various opportunities are now coming in for Ariadna.<br /> <br /> sources: <a href="http://push.abs-cbn.com/features/51342/miss-colombia-finally-speaks-up-about-miss-universe-mix-up-i-had-to-grieve-for-what-happened/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1</a> | <a href="http://www.lionheartv.net/2016/01/miss-colombia-finally-speaks-says-humiliated/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2</a><br /> <br />

Ariadna Gutierrez Ariadna Gutierrez-Arévalo Miss Colombia Miss Philippines Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Trending Viral Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez Finally Speaks Up: "It Was Very Humiliating for Me"

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, …

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Miss Universe Organization Issues Official Statement Regarding the Controversy

<br /> The 2015 Miss Universe pageant became a controversy after the host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner of the said beauty contest.<br /> <br /> After announcing that the winner of Miss Universe title was Ms. Colombia, Harvey went back to the stage and corrected his mistake.<br /> <br /> <center> <div class="”video-container”"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z9aRmmWX5XI" width="560"></iframe> </div> </center> <br /> "I have to apologize." Harvey said.<br /> <br /> "The first runner-up is Colombia. Miss Universe 2015 is Philippines... Listen folks. Let me just take control of this. This is exactly what's on the card. I will take responsibility for this. It was my mistake.<br /> <br /> In line with the said controversy, Miss Universe pageant officials released their official statement and apologized both to Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GeOwOuRGBsQ/VnizZiXeiyI/AAAAAAAAGkI/r_YkM6mOAeY/s1600/Miss%2BUniverse%2BOfficial%2BStatement.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GeOwOuRGBsQ/VnizZiXeiyI/AAAAAAAAGkI/r_YkM6mOAeY/s1600/Miss%2BUniverse%2BOfficial%2BStatement.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;">"The excitement of live TV was evident tonight on the Miss Universe stage with over 10 million live fan votes tabulated," pageant officials said. "Unfortunately, a live telecast means that human error can come into play. We witnessed that tonight when the wrong winner was initially announced."</span></b></i><br /> <i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></div>

Ariadna Gutierrez-Arévalo Miss Colombia Miss Philippines Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Trending Viral Miss Universe Organization Issues Official Statement Regarding the Controversy

The 2015 Miss Universe pageant became a controversy after the host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner of the said beauty contest. After announcing that the winner of Miss Universe title was Ms. Colombia, Harvey went back to the stage and correc…

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