Lots of Filipinos are now celebrating the honour that Ms. Pia Wurtzbach has brought to her country – bagging the 2015 Miss Universe title. After 42 years of waiting for the most coveted crown, the Philippines got it.

Armed with not just beauty, but also talent, wisdom and confidence, Ms. Wurztbach reigned supreme in the battle among 80 candidates to get the prestigious Miss Universe crown. She now follows the footsteps of fellow Filipina Miss Universe winners Ms. Gloria Diaz (1969 – Florida, USA) and Ms. Margarita Moran (1973 – Athens, Greece).

However, the recently concluded pageant is now in the spotlight of global issue as the host Steve Harvey made a tremendous mistake of announcing Miss Colombia’s Ariadna Gutierrez as the grand winner. The thought of a back to back win for Colombia was short-lived and gave a lifetime of shame and humiliation to Miss Gutierrez as Harvey made a correction by announcing Miss Philippines as the rightful winner. This brought confusion not only to the audience but to the candidates as well. Harvey apologized to the crowd and to the winners as the copy of the result card was projected on screen.


Miss Gutierrez had to give up the crown and the sash bestowed to her by her fellow Colombian and reigning 2014 Miss Universe title holder Paulina Vega, to Miss Philippines. Although embarrassed and humiliated by the mix up, Miss Colombia still hold her composure and grace and remained as an amazing Miss Universe if only for some minutes.


On the other hand, delayed reaction can be seen on the face of Miss Philippines as the correction was made. As the recent announcement sunk in, Miss Philippines was careful with her reaction and did not immediately walked up to the front of the stage until the organizers asked her to claim her crown. Still, she showed sensitivity and refinement for her colleague and friend from the pageant. She showed her some respect. The traditional winner’s walk was not executed, instead, she approached Miss Colombia.



De-crowning her was a very tough moment for Miss Colombia much as accepting her short-lived happiness.

Deprived of her crowning moment, Miss Philippines remained self-contained knowing that her fellow candidate was experiencing such hard time.

Many hearts hurt for Miss Colombia while many rejoices for Miss Philippines. As we continue to talk about the mix up for the succeeding days, weeks and even years, we should never forget that once upon a time, we had two awesome Miss Universe and that these ladies showed and taught us - vital lessons amidst unfortunate events. That in the middle of the noise, confusion and humiliation, they remained to be the embodiment of true beauty queens.