Miss Colombia finally speaks up about Miss Universe mix-up: ‘I had to grieve for what happened’

EJ Salut

<img src='' alt='01012016-AryGutierrez.jpg' width='441' height='316' align='left' border='0'>Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez spoke on Columbia’s <a href='http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/sociedad/fue-muy-humillante-para-mi-ariadna-gutierrez-sobre-miss-universo/20151230/nota/3028208.aspx'>WRadio</a> for the first time about the Miss Universe controversy that happenedlast December 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <o:p></o:p> According to <a href='http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/31/entertainment/miss-colombia-miss-universe-runner-up-ariadna-gutierrez/index.html?sr=fbCNN010116miss-colombia-miss-universe-runner-up-ariadna-gutierrez0317AMVODtopLink&linkId=20024105'>CNN’</a>sreport, Ariadna shared she did not communicate with people after the pageant. <o:p></o:p>'That's because I had to grieve for whathappened,' she mentioned. <o:p></o:p>'It has been very hard for me, truly, it has been agreat shock. Because it is a dream I fought for. I have always dreamed of this,of being Miss Universe. ... It was very humiliating for me,” she furtherexplained. <o:p></o:p>After mistakenly being announced as Miss Universe by hostSteve Harvey, videos and photos of Miss Colombia went viral as she was seencrying while the crown she was wearing was transferred to Miss Philippines PiaWurtzbach. <o:p></o:p>“Having to stand before the cameras while the hard-foughtcrown was removed wasn't fair,” she revealed. <o:p></o:p>Ariadna also said Miss Universe could have corrected theerror in a different way. <o:p></o:p>'They could have done it, I don't know, the next day ina press conference or a press release. ... They did not do things the rightway.'<o:p></o:p>However, the beauty queen now has a positive outlook on thefuture as opportunities have started coming in for her. <o:p></o:p>Photo credit: @gutierrezary on Instagram

'It has been very hard for me, truly, it has been agreat shock. Because it is a dream I fought for. I have always dreamed of this,of being Miss Universe. ... It was very humiliating for me,” she furtherexplained. <o:p></o:p>After mistakenly being announced as Miss Universe by hostSteve Harvey, videos and photos of Miss Colombia went viral as she was seencrying while the crown she was wearing was transferred to Miss Philippines PiaWurtzbach. <o:p></o:p>“Having to stand before the cameras while the hard-foughtcrown was removed wasn't fair,” she revealed. <o:p></o:p>Ariadna also said Miss Universe could have corrected theerror in a different way. <o:p></o:p>'They could have done it, I don't know, the next day ina press conference or a press release. ... They did not do things the rightway.'<o:p></o:p>However, the beauty queen now has a positive outlook on thefuture as opportunities have started coming in for her. <o:p></o:p>Photo credit: @gutierrezary on Instagram

<img src='' alt='01012016-AryGutierrez.jpg' width='441' height='316' align='left' border='0'>Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez spoke on Columbia’s <a href='http://www.wradio.com.co/noticias/sociedad/fue-muy-humillante-para-mi-ariadna-gutierrez-sobre-miss-universo/20151230/nota/3028208.aspx'>WRadio</a> for the first time about the Miss Universe controversy that happenedlast December 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. <o:p></o:p> According to <a href='http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/31/entertainment/miss-colombia-miss-universe-runner-up-ariadna-gutierrez/index.html?sr=fbCNN010116miss-colombia-miss-universe-runner-up-ariadna-gutierrez0317AMVODtopLink&linkId=20024105'>CNN’</a>sreport, Ariadna shared she did not communicate with people after the pageant. <o:p></o:p>'That's because I had to grieve for whathappened,' she mentioned. <o:p></o:p>

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