Last Sunday, December 20, 2015, we witnessed the vulnerability of human error in a very prestigious beauty contest of the world. The 2015 Miss Universe Contest, which was held in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada was been marred by a lot of controversies. Despite of the chaos and mixed-up my country's candidate emerged as the eventual and real winner.
I was at work when that happened and because I was excited and not busy at that time I could not help myself checking some of the Facebook comments of my friends living in the East Coast because of the delayed telecast in the West Coast, despite Las Vegas was in the West Coast. So I tend to rely on the spoilers of the early telecast from the East Coast.
From the announcement of the fifteen preliminary candidates, up to the final ten, then the final five, my excitement was really heightened because the Philippine bet was in until the last top three and then I was devastated when I read that she was called out as the eventual first runner-up. I was reallt down-trodden and went to focus on my supervisory responsibilities at work.
And then a twist of fate happened when one of my charge nurse told me that PIa Alonzo Wurtzback won the pageant contest as the 64th Miss Universe. At first I did ot believe it because I just read the Facebook entry that she was declared as the first runner-up.
So I dug up my cell phone in my pocket and browsed some more entries and there I found out that the pageant host announced the wrong winner. And that there were lots of drama on the stage and the audience as well as the contestants were stunned about what happened.
A sudden hot feeling had surge into my body and I felt the adrenaline rush as a sign of my being proud for Pia to have scaled the challenge of the Miss Universe. I was once watching her Bottomline guesting where I saw how determied she was to bring home the crown. And that night she really fought hard to own it. She was a fighter in the end. Do or die I guess!
Despite of a lot of setbacks before, having joined the Bb. Pilinas three times, her shining moments had arrived, having marred by the serious gaffe of the host's human error. Still to the hearts of many Pia was still the eventual winner which was testified by the unanimous claims of the five judges that made up the panel of jurors for the contest.
Although, the wrong girl was crowned and had tasted the limelight and feeling of being the queen for a couple minutes, I was really sorry for her hapless fate. Though she felt she was the victim of the awkward proclamation I guess Pia was also deprived of her final queenly walk and wave on the stage and was also the other hapless victim.
Pia should not be blamed of what happened because this smart and fabulous girl did not deserve to be treated like a cheater because in the first place she did her best to be humble and had stayed grounded for the rest of the show.
I also salute the host for accepting his grave error and showing his humility for the blunder. That was a true essence of a professional host, redeeming himself from the mistake he made and accosting the two ladies their respective unwelcomed fates. Despite of the unfortunate blunder it taught us the vulnerability of human error and that everything is unpredictable.
But yeah, the awkwardness in front of the television, having watched by the million of worldwide spectators, it surely went to the annals of Miss Universe history. Such an unforgettable night for both the girls and everybody who watched it. I will surely will not forget this unfortunate situation on liv etelevision. Hahaha!
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