Pia backs Steve Harvey as Miss Universe host
Days after President Duterte said that he does not want Steve Harvey to host the Miss Universe pageant in Manila, reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach hinted that the American celebrity should host the prestigious beauty contest in Manila on January 30, 2017.
“#TBT to the night that changed my life. @iamsteveharveytv let’s do it again and change someone else’s life,” said Wurtzbach, in an Instagram post of a picture that showed her being interviewed by Harvey during the question-and-answer portion of the 2015 Miss Universe contest.
The Filipino-German beauty queen from Cagayan de Oro City, now based in New York during her entire reign, has campaigned for the staging of the Miss Universe contest in the Philippines.
Harvey drew global flak when he erroneously declared before a worldwide audience Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the new Miss Universe in December 2015, contrary to what was clearly stated on his cue card.
Harvey has repeatedly apologized for the fiasco. He even described Wurtzbach “an absolute class-act.”
But the old issue was revived when Duterte said that he wanted Harvey out of the Miss Universe contest in Manila, according to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, during a press conference in Malacañang recently.
Teo, however, remains upbeat.
“Miss Universe Pageant is four months away. That’s more than enough time to assuage President Duterte about his hesitation on Mr. Harvey’s hosting the event. I’ve known him for many years as our Davao City Mayor with a big heart for well-meaning people like Mr. Harvey, who did not hesitate to correct his mistake,” Teo said.
Teo added that she will personally discuss the matter with the President and may even ask the help of Wurtzbach to convince him to give Harvey the chance he deserves. (With a report from Charina Clarisse L. Echaluce)
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