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Colombia leader Tweets about Miss Universe error

Associated Press
December 21, 2015 | 7:56am

BOGOTA — President Juan Manuel Santos has had to reverse a celebratory Tweet after discovering that Miss Colombia had been mistakenly named the winner of the Miss Universe contest in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before the error was discovered, Santos wrote: "Colombians! The most beautiful in the world. Miss Universe 2016!!!! What pride!"

But just seconds later it was announced that Miss Colombia Adriadna Gutierrez Arevalo was the first runner-up rather than the winner.

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was named the winner of the international beauty contest.

Santos wrote to Gutierrez in a subsequent Tweet: "For us you'll always be our Miss Universe. We feel very proud."

LAS VEGAS

MISS

MISS COLOMBIA

MISS COLOMBIA ADRIADNA GUTIERREZ AREVALO

MISS UNIVERSE

PIA ALONZO WURTZBACH OF THE PHILIPPINES

PRESIDENT JUAN MANUEL SANTOS

QUOT

SANTOS

UNIVERSE

WINNER
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