The Miss Universe 2015 is nothing short of controversy.
Roughly two weeks after the Miss Universe blunder, it seems that some Colombians might not yet be ready to move on.
A video posted in Facebook by a certain Noider Almanza Barraza showed Colombians burning effigies of Miss Universe 2015 winner Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and pageant host Steve Harvey in celebration of New Year.
Noider was also seen smiling and waving in the video along with the cheers of other people and festive background music.
There were also some who posted on Twitter the effigies of Pia and Harvey which they made before New Year's celebration.
According to the report by CNN, the burning of effigies is part of the Colombians' tradition to fend off bad luck. The said tradition is also being observed in Colombia as a sign of leaving behind what happened in the previous year in order to begin a new year.
The report cited that the video has since gone viral, being shared more than 2,000 times.
Some Filipino reacted on the video, calling it "distasteful." Others commented that it was not Pia's fault and suggested that Colombians should already move on from what happened as nothing can be done to change the results.
On the other hand, Noider already apologized for the video. In a translation of his post on Facebook, Noider said that it was not his intention to offend the "people of the Philippines." He pointed out that he is not the only one who burned that kind of effigies and it was just a tradition in Colombia in order to leave everything that happened in 2015.
Noider admitted that he was very sad and that he already taken down the video he uploaded. He also apologized for the copy of the videos that were on the news and on YouTube.
As reported previously by Latinos Post, during the recent Miss Universe pageant held at Las Vegas, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez and Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach were placed in an awkward position after Harvey, who is also a comedian and host of his own Morning show, declared Miss Colombia as the winner, when in fact it should be Miss Philippines.
Harvey, however, realized his mistake and immediately corrected himself, declaring Miss Philippines as the real winner. The host admitted that it was an "honest mistake" and he will take responsibility for the gaffe.
Nonetheless, the incident, which Miss Colombia said was 'humiliating', sparked furor among Colombians who claimed that they were robbed of the crown.
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