(Eagle News)–Gazini Ganados won Best National Costume at the Miss Universe 2019 beauty pageant held in Atlanta, USA, after all.
This was the clarification issued by the Miss Universe organization on its Twitter account.
“@iAmSteveHarvey had it right: Miss Universe Philippines Gazini Ganados is the winner of the #MissUniverse2019 National Costume competition! Congratulations, Gazini,” the organization said.
Earlier, Harvey announced Ganados as the winner of the award.
A picture of Ganados wearing the Philippine eagle-inspired costume was flashed in the screen, but Miss Malaysia Shweta Shekhon, who was standing beside Harvey at that time, took the microphone from Harvey and said it was she who had won.
Harvey said the mix-up was the teleprompter’s fault.
