Pia Wurtzbach takes "first walk" as Miss Universe 2015 in American talk show
Pia recounts the night she was crowned as Miss Universe in detail.
By BEA RODRIGUEZ
Pia Wurtzbach never had the chance to take her famous “first walk” as Miss Universe 2015, but she got the chance to do it during her interview on 'LIVE with Kelly and Michael' yesterday (January 4).
WATCH: Pia Wurtzback's "first walk" as Miss Universe at an American talk show
The actress-model also recounted the moment she was mistakenly crowned as the pageant’s first runner-up in the said show, “[It’s] okay, I made it this far. I’m pretty sure I made my country proud, and that’s good enough for me. I know I did everything I could, I did very well.”
When host Steve Harvey announced that he made a mistake and that the title belonged to her, it felt surreal for Pia. “When he announced that I was in fact the winner, of course I was even more excited! I mean, I joined Miss Universe because I wanted to win, and I finally got it. It took me a long time to get here, it took me three attempts in Miss Philippines to join Miss Universe.”
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Many don’t know it, but the newly-crowned Miss Universe cried her heart out upon knowing she won the title, despite the confusion that happened on stage.
“Everything was happening so fast, but backstage I kept asking my manager Esther, ‘Did I really win [or] are they [going to] come back and take the crown from me?’ They reassured me that, ‘Yes, you are the winner. You are Miss Universe.’ That’s when I had my good cry backstage, [and] that’s when it finally [sunk] in,” she said.
The Filipino-German beauty has been busy touring around New York City for guesting and interviews. She described her experience on the show as “exhilarating.”
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