Miss Universe SNAFU

[rah]

My wife was watching this while I was catching the Football game and I heard her start yelling OMG. I went in and she was laughing that they had screwed up announcing the winner.

http://my.xfinity.com/articles/entertainment/20151221/US-Miss-Universe-Pageant/?cid=hero_media

I feel sorry for the Colombian contestant and for Steve Harvey.

I love Trump saying afterwards that this would never have happened under his watch.
Very Presidential.

[Lorizael]

Kinda means Miss Universe has some integrity. If the judges didn't think it was at least kind of a real contest, then there would have been no incentive to correct the SNAFU.

[rah]

I wonder if Steve hadn't caught it so quick and asked the producers, they might have decided to just go with it.

But you're probably right.

[Aeson]

A big topic around here of course ... didn't think I'd see it on Apolyton too. My first thought was publicity stunt. Then I went and binge watched Heroes on Netflix.

[rah]

While they always say, there's no such thing as BAD publicity, I don't think Steve Harvey feels that way this morning. He's NEVER going to hear the end of it. At least he's a comedian so he can pretend to laugh it off.

[giblets]

Clearly someone who can run a beauty pageant is qualified to be President.

[rah]

Why not. I'm sure he didn't actually run it, he just delegated/outsourced it.

Sounds like the Reagan. (not exactly sure if that counts as proof )

[giblets]

Someone found Miss Universe Canada's totem pole triggering:

Miss Universe Canada’s National Costume – Cultural Appropriation

Spoiler:

[Aeson]

The location of the blue nose is troubling...

Most of the political question/answers in the Miss Universe pageant ended up with better answers than what I've seen from many of the presidential candidates.

[rah]

That's quite a high standard.

[The Mad Monk]

If the judges didn't think they'd have to pay back the bribes, then there would have been no incentive to correct the SNAFU.

FTFY

[giblets]

Do the contestants pay bribes in cash?

[rah]

If you were a judge, would you want cash? (assuming you were a man)

[BlackCat]

If you were a judge, would you want cash? (assuming you were a man)

Molly Bloom, Asher ?

[Uncle Sparky]

Canada was not represented this year. Miss Canada was born I China, and has been a critic of China's horrible human rights record. She was denied a visa.