Oops!Steve Harvey’s Portugal confusion is another Miss Universe blunder
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Yasmine Leung December 13, 2021
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Miss Universe host Steve Harvey has made another mistake in the 2021 pageant by mistakenly referring to Miss Paraguay as Miss Portugal. Some viewers were not impressed because it was almost a repeat of what happened six years ago. But Harvey was quick to say it wasn’t his fault. let’s see…
2015, is that you?
Steve Harvey adds another hosting blunder to his Miss Universe roster after calling Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira Miss Portugal, reminiscent of him Huge failure at Miss Universe 2015.
Unfortunately for Harvey, the slip seems to haunt him forever, because every time a beauty contest comes around, everyone thinks of it.
Thankfully, it wasn’t the top moment of the year, but that didn’t stop viewers from complaining.
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What exactly is Steve Harvey’s Portuguese muddle?
After revealing South Africa’s Lalera Mswane as runner-up, the 64-year-old congratulated Miss India’s Harnaaz Sandhu and Miss Paraguay for finishing in the top two.
But not quite.
He said:
“Congratulations to Portugal… y’all say Portugal. They have Portugal on the sign trying to play me again. They are trying to get me again, but I won’t do it this year. They have Portugal on their logo. I’m dying, you guys See it all. Don’t try to blame it on me this year.”
A mistake, but definitely not as dramatic as it used to be.
Even Sandu and Ferreira were surprised by his words, then resumed their costumed smiles.
What happened to Miss Universe 2015?
In a flashback to the Miss Universe pageant, Steve Harvey accidentally announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez instead of Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach as the winner.
It wasn’t until after Gutierrez’s first walk as Miss Universe 2015 that the chaos was revealed and Wurtzbach was allowed to take a walk.
Harvey apologized profusely during the broadcast and showed signs to prove it was purely his fault. He explained that the error was due to a last-minute change.
The rehearsal consisted only of reading two names: Runner Up and Miss Universe. However, the live show instead read three names.
Talk to Kevin Hart In 2021, Harvey said, the teleprompter said, “And the new Miss Universe 2015 is…” but the staff member in his ear said, “Please read the next name on the card, Steve. Hold on, hold on, hold on.” He sparked the ordeal by looking at the next card, which read Miss Columbia.
In 2015, Gutierrez claim She felt humiliated, not because of Harvey’s real mistake, but because she was more worried about being laughed at. She clarified that she has forgiven the host because “everyone makes mistakes.”
Fans are unmoved
Hopefully this is the last time this happens to Harvey – triple the charm!
Some viewers were shocked, but some tried to make sense of it all. Twitter user Momo pointed out that since Miss Portugal was used as one of the mock top 5 for the rehearsal, the teleprompter may have written Portugal and forgot to edit it for the live show. Not Harvey’s fault!
Learn about Steve Harvey’s “Portugal” moment at this year’s Miss Universe:
A few hours before the broadcast, of course they had a final rehearsal. For these rehearsals, a mock list was used, with Portugal in the top 5 for mocks. pic.twitter.com/SrLbfCwgmM
— Momo (@hoyramona) December 13, 2021
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Portugal could be the second of the simulations coded in the prompter during rehearsal, and the production specialist forgot to update the text during the actual live performance and left “Portugal” instead of “South Africa” on the prompter.
— Momo (@hoyramona) December 13, 2021
I think they wanted him to say “Congratulations to South Africa” but due to the wrong prompt he ended up reading it and declared “Congratulations to Portugal”.
— Momo (@hoyramona) December 13, 2021
However, some other fans were not sympathetic:
#Miss Universe Omg…announcing the wrong country name twice on the big stage. After his own announcement of the top 16, 10, 3, host Steve Harvey said Portugal not Paraguay. He blamed it on the sign guy who tried to trick him.
— Martin Ayow (@AyowMartin) December 13, 2021
Yep, Steve Harvey screwed up again. He called Miss Paraguay Miss Portugal in the top five.
– Yacht Captain 4 Hire (@yacht_aide) December 13, 2021
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Yasmine, a third-year anthropology and media major at Goldsmiths University, develops a new obsession with League of Legends, albeit horribly. She is always on social media with the latest news and trends and is HITC’s Korean pop culture expert. She also loves music, TV and fashion – her favorite things to write about.
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