Steve Harvey's embarrassing failure to name the correct winner of Sunday's Miss Universe pageant was just a little too perfect for some viewers, who are now crying foul and claiming the whole thing was a well-orchestrated publicity stunt.
On her part, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez seemed to be gracious in her defeat, saying with admirable equanimity during a brief backstage interview that 'everything happens for a reason.'
Dabbing her eyes with a napkin, the first Miss Universe runner-up said in broken English she was happy with all she had accomplished and thanked her supporters for voting for her.
Gutierrez then took to Instagram Monday morning, sharing photos of herself wearing the glittering Miss Universe crown and getting a hug from last year's winner, who was also from Colombia.
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