Steve Harvey and the Miss Universe teleprompter just don't get along. In a strange mix up, host Harvey introduced the winner of the national costume contest, and after showing a photo of Miss Philippines Gazini Ganados in costume and declaring her the winner.
Harvey said, "Earlier this week, all the contestants competed in a National Costume contest". "Here's a look at the winner, Miss Philippines. This is it right here." He then introduced the contestant beside him, who was very clearly in a different outfit than the one that was just shown on screen. "It's not Philippines, it's Malaysia," contestant Shweta Sekhon said firmly.
A flustered Harvey replied, "Let me explain something to you. I just read that in the teleprompter. Ya'll got to quit doing this to me. I can read. … Now, they are trying to fix it now. See? This is what they did to me back in 2015 – played me short like that." Clearly frustrated, Harvey muttered "that's crazy." "This is Malaysia, I really love this national costume of Malaysia." Harvey added, having learned from the mistake.
**UPDATE:
The Miss Universe organization tweeted out a correction Sunday night, claiming that Steve Harvey, and their teleprompter, was in fact correct when he declared Miss Philippines Gazini Ganados the winner of this year's National Costume category.
.@IAmSteveHarvey had it right: Miss Universe Philippines Gazini Ganados is the winner of the #MissUniverse2019 National Costume competition! Congratulations, Gazini. 🎉 pic.twitter.com/L8DpAyNL9I— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 9, 2019
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