--- description: The comedian poked fun at his now-infamous mistake title: Steve Harvey Embraces Miss Universe Flub With Christmas Post image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2aa26a058a4d58ed/698876e4e20a87cf50a8ed08/steve-harvey-miss-universe.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Steve Harvey Embraces Miss Universe Flub With Christmas Post  by [Julie Shapiro](/author/julie-shapiro/)  ## Julie Shapiro Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 25, 2015 9:52 PM CUT  Host Steve Harvey listens as Miss Colombia 2015, Ariadna Gutierrez, answers a question during the interview portion of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant on Dec. 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Host Steve Harvey listens as Miss Colombia 2015, Ariadna Gutierrez, answers a question during the interview portion of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant on Dec. 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Ethan Miller—Getty Images  by [Julie Shapiro](/author/julie-shapiro/)  ## Julie Shapiro Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 25, 2015 9:52 PM CUT Steve Harvey[ is back](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/12/25/steve-harvey-wastes-no-time-making-fun-of-his-miss-universe-mix-up/?tid=sm%5Ffb "undefined")—and ready to make fun of himself. Just a few days after the Miss Universe host went viral for [announcing the wrong winner of the pageant](http://time.com/4158106/miss-universe-steve-harvey-apology/ "undefined"), the comedian [took to Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/SteveHarvey/photos/a.1401267026800825.1073741828.1396991720561689/1647924215468437/?type=3&theater "undefined") on Friday to wish his fans a very merry…Easter? (It certainly [felt more like Easter than Christmas](http://time.com/4161524/christmas-day-warm-weather-records/ "undefined") in much of the U.S.; Harvey included a grinning photo of himself outside in a T-shirt.) The post netted more than a million likes in just three hours, drawing thousands of comments from amused fans. One read, “Finally a celeb figures out how to win the Internet! Merry Easter to you too Steve! ;)” **Next:** [_Who Said It, Miss Colombia or a Nobel Peace Prize Winner?_ ](http://time.com/4160073/miss-colombia-universe-instagram/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4161540/steve-harvey-miss-universe-christmas-facebook/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4161540/steve-harvey-miss-universe-christmas-facebook/"},"headline":"Steve Harvey Embraces Miss Universe Flub With Christmas Post","datePublished":"2015-12-25T21:52:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:07.534Z","description":"The comedian poked fun at his now-infamous mistake","url":"https://time.com/4161540/steve-harvey-miss-universe-christmas-facebook/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2aa26a058a4d58ed/698876e4e20a87cf50a8ed08/steve-harvey-miss-universe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julie Shapiro","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/julie-shapiro/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2aa26a058a4d58ed/698876e4e20a87cf50a8ed08/steve-harvey-miss-universe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The 2015 Miss Universe Pageant","caption":"Host Steve Harvey (L) listens as Miss Colombia 2015, Ariadna Gutierrez, answers a question during the interview portion of the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant on Dec. 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4161540/steve-harvey-miss-universe-christmas-facebook/","name":"Steve Harvey Embraces Miss Universe Flub With Christmas Post"}}]}] ```