--- description: The TV personality had to sheepishly apologize after announcing Miss Colombia as the winner instead of Miss Philippines title: See the Epic Miss Universe Mistake Everyone's Talking About image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4736e2b6248f71ed/6988764ebc6cfca45f3daf2c/gettyimages-502140414.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's the Epic Miss Universe Mistake Everyone's Talking About by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2015 4:11 AM CUT  Miss Philippines 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, who was mistakenly named as First Runner-up, reacts with other contestants after being named the 2015 Miss Universe during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant on Dec. 20, 2015 in Las Vegas. Miss Philippines 2015, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, who was mistakenly named as First Runner-up, reacts with other contestants after being named the 2015 Miss Universe during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant on Dec. 20, 2015 in Las Vegas.Ethan Miller—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2015 4:11 AM CUT Comedian and television personality Steve Harvey was left red-faced at the end of Sunday’s Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, when he mistakenly announced the wrong winner in front of thousands of spectators and millions of viewers of the competition’s live telecast. Host Harvey initially announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner. She was accordingly presented with the winner’s sash and tiara. But then Harvey realized his mistake. Confusion and stunned looks ensued as the host sheepishly said “O.K., folks … I have to apologize.” He then clarified that the Philippines’ Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was in fact Miss Universe 2015. “I will take responsibility for this,” he added, calling it a “horrible mistake.” See the cringeworthy moment for yourself. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4156587/miss-universe-mistake-steve-harvey-colombia-philippines/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4156587/miss-universe-mistake-steve-harvey-colombia-philippines/"},"headline":"Here's the Epic Miss Universe Mistake Everyone's Talking About","datePublished":"2015-12-21T04:11:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:32:14.964Z","description":"Host Steve Harvey accidentally announced Miss Colombia as the winner instead of Miss Philippines","url":"https://time.com/4156587/miss-universe-mistake-steve-harvey-colombia-philippines/","keywords":["Television","Colombia","Philippines","winner","miss universe"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4736e2b6248f71ed/6988764ebc6cfca45f3daf2c/gettyimages-502140414.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4736e2b6248f71ed/6988764ebc6cfca45f3daf2c/gettyimages-502140414.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 64th Annual Miss Universe Pageant","caption":"The 64th Annual Miss Universe Pageant","creditText":"Ethan Miller—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4156587/miss-universe-mistake-steve-harvey-colombia-philippines/","name":"Here's the Epic Miss Universe Mistake Everyone's Talking About"}}]}] ```