Pia Wurtzbach felt joy, concern over Miss Universe win

LAS VEGAS — Newly crowned Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines is apologizing on behalf of the Miss Universe organization for the mistake that led a contestant from Colombia to first believe that she had won the crown.

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Pia told reporters after the Miss Universe pageant that she had conflicting emotions when the mistake happened: joy when she was told she was indeed the winner and not first runner-up, concern for Colombia contestant Ariadna Gutierrez Aravelo, who had previously been mistakenly crowned, and confusion at the whole situation.

Wurtzbach says she tried to approach Aravelo onstage afterward but the Colombian was crying and surrounded by a crowd of women. She says she realized it was, "probably bad timing."

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Saying she's now the voice of Miss Universe she apologized for what happened on behalf of the organization.

She says the mistake wasn't done purposely and "it was an honest mistake."