LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oops! Comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey says he’s sorry for the major mixup at Sunday night’s Miss Universe pageant. Harvey incorrectly read the card announcing this year’s Miss Universe winner, and announced that Colombia contestant Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo was the winner.
I’d like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake. I feel terrible.
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) December 21, 2015
She actually was first runner-up. But Arevalo already was wearing the crown before Harvey returned to apologize. The real winner is Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines.