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Colombia leader Tweets about Miss Universe error

Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega, center, takes away the flowers and sash from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, left, before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, right, at the Miss Universe pageant Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. According to the pageant, a misreading led the announcer to read Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner before they took it away and gave it to Miss Philippines.(AP Photo/John Locher) Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega, center, takes away the flowers and sash from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, left, before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, right, at the Miss Universe pageant Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. According to the pageant, a misreading led the announcer to read Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the winner before they took it away and gave it to Miss Philippines.(AP Photo/John Locher)

By Associated Press December 21, 2015 1 min read

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – 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.”