Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez is impressed of Paolo Ballesteros' latest makeup transformation, in which the "Eat Bulaga" co-host channeled his inner beauty queen, "Ariadna Guchenez."
According to Kicker Daily, Gutierrez herself saw the photo and commented, "Omg... love it." At the time of writing, the post had more than 62,000 likes and 2,000 comments.
While most of the feedback was positive, commending Ballesteros for his makeup skills, some saw this an opportunity to bash Gutierrez. They pointed out that the host looked much better than the beauty queen. They added that this only proved that Pia Wurtzbach was more deserving of the crown.
In an interview with Colombia’s W Radio, Gutierrez called the entire Steve Harvey mishap a “great injustice.” She added that it was very humiliating to see the crown taken off her. She explained that it has always been her dream to become Miss Universe and to see it all being taken away was just humiliating.
Gutierrez pointed out that there were a “thousand ways” that they could have handled it.
“They could have done it, I don’t know, the next day in a press conference or a press release… They did not do things the right way,” she pointed out.
Meanwhile, Gutierrez and Wurtzbach have agreed to guest on “The Steve Harvey Show” for a two-episode special titled, “Miss Universe: The Truth.” In the promo clip, both of them were asked if they had already forgiven Harvey for the blunder. Unfortunately, it was cut before they got to answer the question.
Harvey admitted that he and his family received several death threats from angry fans. The host said that there was a time when they were all afraid to go out in public.
Following the incident, Harvey said that he could not sleep for days. He said that he decided against interviewing other people until he gets the chance to talk to Wurtzbach and Gutierrez. The host said that he was thankful for the opportunity to finally apologize to them and have a moment of closure.
“No matter how tough it was for me, I can't imagine how it was for these two women,” Harvey said.