Miss Universe 2015 news: Steve Harvey's awkward winner announcement inspires memes
"Is it too late now to say sorry?" has become more than just a line from Justin Bieber's song. It is now part one of the most popular memes today, thanks to Steve Harvey's major mishap at yesterday's Miss Universe 2015 live telecast. For the first time in the pageant's history, a host crowns the wrong woman.
This year's Miss Universe 2015 may have the most awkward winner announcement in history as this year's host, Steve Harvey, read the name of the first runner-up Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez and declared her as the winner. He however came out minutes after Miss Colombia was crowned and declared that it is, in fact, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach who won.
It may have been embarrassing for the 58-year-old host as it happened on live television, but the people from the Internet seem determined to not let him forget about it.
Memes about Harvey's awkward winner announcement have started coming out and most of them loop back to his stint as the current host of "Family Feud." Here are two examples of those "Family Feud"-related memes:
Name Someone who's not invited to Miss universe next year? @charleneyarema pic.twitter.com/CqP27IrKY2
— holly, jolly, jamie (@jamieciacico) December 21, 2015
SHOW ME MISS COLOMBIA! pic.twitter.com/3o7aw3u4t5
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) December 21, 2015
If Harvey is in hot water, Kenan Thompson seems like he's in a happy place. The comedian has, after all, impersonated the host a couple of times and he has enough material to last him for at least maybe a year or at least when the latest television blunder airs. The Internet called that out, too:
Just saw the end of Miss Universe, if @officialkenan isn't the most excited man on the planet tell me who is? pic.twitter.com/gKwCBfudbm
— Joel Cornette (@joelcornette) December 21, 2015
Some users have also displayed their own comedic genius about Harvey's blunder:
The face you make after ruining the 2015 Miss Universe pageant pic.twitter.com/eoBXlynIjM
— Busted Coverage (@bustedcoverage) December 21, 2015
Lmfao aww boy Steve yuh did her wrong #MissUniverse pic.twitter.com/3VDP38SN5m
— Brandon V-Parris (@brandon_vparris) December 21, 2015
There is also this "edited" Wikipedia page on Steve Harvey:
*updates Steve Harvey's wikipedia page* pic.twitter.com/k2WyteB5Jl
— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) December 21, 2015
One of the most popular memes circulating online is the one below, where the Justin Beiber lyric from "Sorry" seems to be appropriate.
Is it too late now to say sorry? - Steve Harvey #MissUniverse pic.twitter.com/2WsVypFPIi
— Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) December 21, 2015
Some even went beyond the Miss Universe pageant, and created memes involving Steve Harvey, Leonardo DiCaprio and the Oscars.
So Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the winner of Miss Universe...
https://t.co/Inn9R5xblQ pic.twitter.com/xDalv7Bu4c
— 9GAG (@9GAG) December 21, 2015
Steve Harvey has already apologised on-cam and on Twitter, and even went backstage to personally say sorry to Miss Universe Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, as reported by Us Weekly.
The newest Miss Universe starts her reign with a visit to New York City, which will jumpstart a worldwide media tour.