Miss Universe epic finale fail

In one of the most shocking ends to the Miss Universe final, Miss Colombia was first crowned the winner.

But the host read out the wrong name.

The final to one of the world’s most watched beauty pageants ended in shock and tears as Miss Colombia was demoted to being the first runner-up, and Miss Philippines being made the official winner.

After Miss Columbia Ariadna Gutierrez was crowned and had been given her flowers and moment of glory on stage, she was then forced to give up her crown to Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach.

The ending left viewers stunned.

It comes after Australia just missed out on taking out the crown at the Miss Universe final in Las Vegas today.

Miss Universe Australia Monika Radulovic made the final five after she unveiled her Dame Edna-inspired national costume, and impressed judges and social media viewers early on.

She lost out to Miss Colombia, Miss Philippines and Miss USA who all made the final three after the hotly-contested question round, where she was asked about legalising medical marijuana in Australia.

She said that legalisation has been proven to be beneficial in helping people in certain circumstances, but “the government should weigh up both sides”.

Boasting an honours degree in psychology and a desire to tackle major political issues, she said she wouldn’t be sticking to the usual pageant queen script.

“I’m going to be myself,” the 24-year-old said.

Her parents, Goran and Vinka, came to Australia as refugees from war-torn Bosnia in 1994 when she was four years old.

She also impressed onlookers in the swimsuit and evening wear sections of the competition, before she secured a spot in the final part of the pageant.

This year’s pageant went ahead without Donald Trump due to his controversial comments about immigrants.

The pageant that pits international beauties against one another returned on a new network, with a new Spanish-language broadcaster and a new pageant owner.

The women, between ages 19 and 27, represent 83 countries. For the first time, viewers at home will get to weigh in, with their votes being tallied in addition to four in-person celebrity judges.

NBCUniversal and Trump co-owned the Miss Universe Organisation until earlier this year.

The billionaire offended Hispanics in June when he made anti-immigrant remarks in announcing his Republican presidential run.

That led Spanish-language network Univision to pull out of the broadcast for what would have been the first of five years airing the pageants and NBC to cut business ties with Trump.

The former star of the Celebrity Apprentice reality TV show sued both companies, settling with NBC in September, which included buying the network’s stake in the pageants.

That same month, Trump sold the organisation that includes the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to entertainment company WME-IMG.

Source: news.com.au