EXCLUSIVE: Miss Universe on Miss Colombia's 'Injustice' Comment: I'd Feel the Same Way
Steve Harvey's Miss Universe blunder certainly won't be forgotten any time soon -- if ever! ET spoke with the official winner, Pia Wurtzbach, who revealed she is still disappointed by the mix-up.
Pia said she knows it hurt Ariadna Gutierrez-Arevalo to have to give up the crown after Harvey mistakenly named her the winner, but she wishes the best for Miss Colombia and has faith in her talent.
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"I hope that she realizes that this will open doors for her," Pia told ET's Nischelle Turner. "I think that she will go far."
Pia also responded to a comment Miss Colombia made over the weekend, in which she called the gaffe a "great injustice."
"I understand if she feels that way," Pia said. "If the situation was the other way around, I think I would feel the same way. I think my supporters would feel the same way as well."
The beauty queen also expressed sympathy for Harvey, whom she said apologized to her backstage.
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"From an audience perspective, it was very surprising," Pia recalled. "You don't expect something like that to happen. It's a human mistake. It's live television. It happens, and Steve Harvey apologized for it right away. I respect him for that."
After the debacle, former co-owner of the pageant, Donald Trump, weighed in on what he would do if he was in charge of the contest, saying that he would have made them co-winners.
"I think that it would be a challenge for two girls to share a crown," Pia shared. "It's never been done before."
Despite the drama that Pia and Ariadna have gone through together, their bond remains intact.
"During Christmas Day, that was actually her birthday as well, I messaged her," Pia said. "I wished her happy birthday and merry Christmas. I wished her well. I said, 'I hope you're OK,' and she replied back. That was the only time I was able to talk to her. I didn't see her backstage."