everyone has that one thing in their past that mortifies them just thinking about you might have fallen down the stairs in front of people or slipped over in public but what about doing that in front of tens of millions of people number 15 2012 miss universe falls many people often wake up covered in cold sweat after a nightmare about falling on stage in front of thousands of people for the 2012 miss universe contestant rakaya boyer of goyana that nightmare was a reality rikaya spent three months away from her homeland of goyana to attend the miss universe 2012 pageant in las vegas nevada she felt immense pride and privilege to be able to represent her country and wore a beautiful dress designed by dr kurt stevenson which combined the country’s diverse fauna and patriotic colors all was going to plan until she slipped on some water on the stage and fell over ricaya was quick to get back up on her feet with as much grace as possible but the damage was done but was it actually damage rakaya thinks not in fact she believes the fall dramatically improved her confidence boosted her fan base and even scored her a standing ovation from the preliminary judge and 2008 miss usa crystal stewart rickia says that while she felt immense embarrassment for around 10 minutes after the fall especially as millions of people from around the world were watching she quickly got over it she found hilarity in remembering the mantra taught during pageant training of every girl wants to be me and every man wants to marry me she probably felt that at the time that wasn’t even close to the truth in the days and weeks after her fall rakaya greatly benefited from it she felt more confident stronger and more well-known as a result given her grace at returning to her feet some people even thought that she had staged it to that rakaya said number 14 2012 miss india wardrobe malfunction there’s no denying that nahal chudasama who was a miss universe india 2018 candidate was a beautiful woman she more than deserved to be in the running for the miss universe crown and gained fame on the world stage on her own merit however a wardrobe malfunctioned during the swimsuit preliminaries put her in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons when she’s introduced to the audience nahal raises her arms while wearing a beautiful white dress the strapless dress then reveals a part of her chest that is potentially not suitable for the global stage nahal didn’t appear to notice but the audience and everyone watching at home on tv sure did consequently nahal chudasama went from miss universe india 2018 to miss universe india wardrobe malfunction regardless nahal was quick to thank her supporters who had encouraged her every step of the way while in the running for miss universe she is the proud winner of the miss diva miss universe india 2018 and is an indian model fitness consultant and now beauty pageant title holder her embarrassing miss america moment fortunately doesn’t appear to have impacted her life number 13 2009 miss venezuela the falling crown while possibly not the most embarrassing thing to happen to a miss universe contestant it’s still not the ideal way to celebrate your win a miss universe winner from venezuela had to crown her 2009 successor who was also from venezuela not only did the crown fall off the first time but the second as well stefania fernandez was crowned as the 2009 miss universe in the bahamas with diana mendoza delivering the goods stefania was dressed in a beautiful red gown and embraced her runner-up as they both stood on the world in front of a world audience as diana placed the crown on stefania’s head it immediately fell to the ground due to her excitement the video shows no one’s great haste to retrieve the tiara from the ground either when it comes to miss universe pageants venezuela knows how to pull one out of the bag the south american country has won miss universe six times but the tiara falling saga is possibly one of the few embarrassing moments the country has seen from its pageant winners number 12 2013 miss usa transformer costume the parade of the national costumes is an integral part of the miss universe pageant it’s the event where each contestant proudly struts their stuff in a costume that represents her country while most countries go for outfits that represent their flag heritage and ancestors the 2013 miss usa contestant aaron brady entirely bucked the trend instead of going for that national treasure attractive look erin dressed as the first miss usa transformer it was anything but attractive according to many viewers around the world according to erin she wanted to wear something that would empower women and felt that a transformer was the way to go about that she referred to the united states as a transforming country that’s made up of so much and that’s what inspired her the costume wasn’t entirely against the tradition of national attire however ferd was emblazoned with the colors of the usa flag victoria’s secret costume designer martin izquierdo is the man behind the transformers costume and it gained a mixed reception by audiences some people went so far as to say the outfit was unfit to represent america while the 2013 miss usa costume might have been amiss there’s no denying that aaron brady herself is a worthwhile miss usa candidate she was a financial accountant and also had a degree in finance and a minor in criminal justice she also plans to gain her mba and maybe even look at her options in broadcasting and hosting this might not be the last we hear of the name aaron brady number 11 2003 miss serbia answers the question miss universe pageant candidates are often required to answer the tough questions or the easy questions but that appear tough when you’re answering them in front of possibly millions of adoring fans we’re not sure whether the pressure got to her or she simply didn’t know how to answer but miss serbio and montenegro sanja papik has a few absurd things to say during the 2003 miss universe pageant the burning question pardon the pun was if you could be either water or fire which would you be and why most people when given such a question would most likely offer an in-depth metaphorical analysis on whether their personality and goals aligned with that of hot or cold fire or water but not sanja she said well i’m a human being and i don’t know how it is to be a fire or a water that seems to be a given we’re gonna go out on a limb here and say most people don’t know how to be fire or water she continued and for that reason i really don’t have an answer on this question because i’m a human being i’m a girl which has an emotion and fire and water doesn’t have her literal answer in nearly perfect english to a very metaphorical question didn’t seem to have all that much of an impact however for she still came as third runner-up number 10 2012 miss venezuela awkward answer there’s a time and a place to practice a new language sometimes it’s in front of a mirror or a friend rarely is it in front of millions of people as you try to win the title of miss universe the 2012 miss venezuela irene sophia s or quintero learned that the hard way when she tried to answer a question put forward to her at the pageant finals in english her native language is spanish even though irene was provided with a translator so that she could understand the question she was being asked she tried to impress her audience by answering in english as it turns out she hasn’t quite mastered her second language irene was asked if you could change one law what would it be and why how she meant to respond and how she did are two very different things she said i think that any lays meaning laws that are in constitution or in life are already made i think that we should have a straight way to go in our similar or in our lives as is this for example i’m a surfer and i think that the best wave that i can take is the wave that i wait for it so please do our only law that we can do thank you vegas the internet went crazy twitterers slammed her for the nonsensical language while others called her brave for tackling a foreign language in the spotlight her home country however was less than impressed venezuela is known for its beauty pageants and has produced many miss universe finalists by not winning she became front page news newspapers were quick to state her loss was due to her answer even though the pageant scores aren’t released to the public an online poll also saw a 90 rating for no when asked if they liked her response good effort but failed execution number nine 2008 miss usa falls down we now know why 2008 miss usa crystal stewart gave goyana contestant rakaya boyer a standing ovation when she fell on the stage during the 2012 miss universe she had been there before so had the miss usa before her it seems to be a bit of a trend but crystal stewart wasn’t the first and certainly won’t be the last the texan woman walked out on stage in vietnam tripped on the step got her dress caught on her shoe and fell as if she were on roller skates then she got back up threw on her best glowing smile and made a motion with her hands as if to say i meant to do that crystal was asked if she had been thinking about the previous miss usa rachel smith who took a tumble the year before but she swears she wasn’t it was pure coincidence and she laughed as she wondered whether there might be stray marbles rolling around the place while it wasn’t her finest moment crystal says your behavior and actions matter a lot she says you just have to pick yourself up as you would with hurdles in life she has some advice for other miss usa contestants though stay away from evening gowns and wear grippy shoes number 8 2018 co-host falls down the stairs it seems that miss universe and miss america contestants aren’t the only ones susceptible to trips and tumbles during the pageant so too are the co-hosts at the miss universe pageant in 2018 ashley graham who plays co-host to steve harvey fell down the stairs during a commercial break the model documented what happened on her instagram story she had been making some quick changes and was in a bit of a hurry when she fell down the backstage stairs in bangkok thailand she said she was okay and that the medics were tending to her she shared her injured leg on her instagram story which showed that it was red and purple it was apparently not as bad as it looked but she said it was throbbing ashley put on a brave face congratulated the night’s winner miss philippines and went backstage for further care she said it stings but it’s worth it number 7 2015 miss myanmar trips down the stairs there have been some pretty embarrassing miss america moments and the recurring theme is trips and falls it’s crazy how you can go months or years without ever falling over in public but put yourself on the world stage and your worst nightmare comes true during the 2015 miss universe preliminary competition it was miss me and mars turn to have her embarrassing moment may thaw was wearing a tight gown in high heels during the evening gown part of the event both of which she was struggling to walk in she slipped fell on her bottom but got back up may was also quick to gain her composure for she clapped and motioned for the audience to cheer for she then walked the length of the stage without tripping again at the time the host nick teplitz said it was a great recovery and we’re sure mae would agree number six 1999 miss philippines falls we often hear about pageant contestants tripping and falling in recent years but it seems that it’s not a new trend miss universe contestants have been tripping and falling for years mariam radito cayambo roberto 1999 miss philippines is a testament to that miriam was crowned miss universe philippines 1999 and was the first runner-up at miss universe 1999. throughout the pageant she always looked to be the strongest competitor and the most likely to take the crown she was placing second consistently in the preliminary competitions and gained second place in the evening gown in swimsuit competitions too but it was during the evening gown preliminary round that she had her embarrassing moment and joined the masses of pageant competitors just like her miriam’s heel got caught in the trail of her evening gown as she walked and she slipped on the floor it could have all unraveled for miriam at that moment but she was misconsistency after all she gathered herself back up put on her most gracious walk and finished afterward miriam also used the fall as a way to signify falling in life she said that she felt she represented all women who had fallen not only on stage but in everyday life she also wanted to be an example to the rest of the women in the world number five 2010 miss philippines is perfect there have been very few occasions where failing to answer a miss universe question has resulted in a pageant win and the 2010 miss philippines is no exception her answer to the question what was the one big mistake that you did in your life and what did you do to make it right could be the reason she finished fifth instead of taking the win venus raj had all the makings of a winner and she was a favorite going into the miss universe competition however her answer to questions on a life’s mistake portrayed her as a person who didn’t think she ever made them venus said in her 22 years of existence there had been no major problem because she was confident in herself and her family she ended her answer with thank you for being here thank you thank you very much while to most it looked to be an embarrassing moment for miss philippines she was emphatic that it wasn’t she didn’t believe she had made a blunder and that pageant hopefuls shouldn’t memorize their answers but rather speak spontaneously she urged contestants to know themselves number four 1997 miss universe would eat everything twice brooke mahiolani leaf from hawaii became the seventh american to win miss universe in 1997. she also won miss hawaii usa on her first try and without much pageant experience snatched that coveted miss universe title as well brooke ended a dry spell for no miss usas had won the title of miss universe in 15 years being asked a question by a judge can go one of two ways it can end up as one of the most embarrassing miss america moments or it can shoot you straight into newspaper headlines for all the right reasons brook’s answer did the latter she was asked if there were no rules in your life for one day and you could be outrageous what would you do her answer was simple hilarious beautiful and a crowd favorite i would eat everything in the world you do not understand i would eat everything twice she went on to win miss universe 1997. number three 2007 miss usa falls and gets booed it’s bad enough to trip and fall in front of tens of thousands of onlookers but then to get booed that’s next level for the 2017 miss usa rachel smith tensions between mexico and the usa couldn’t have come at a worse time while she’s trying to earn that coveted miss universe crown rachel is from clarksville tennessee and during her interview during the pageant in mexico city mexicans in the crowd taunted and booed her the booing didn’t let up when she slipped and landed on her bottom while modeling her evening gown either while the taunts may have been hurtful for rachel it doesn’t appear to be anything personal donald trump who was the pageant co-owner at the time said usa policies at the time might have been the cause donald trump said rachel had been a great miss usa and she’s a really nice person and i don’t think they were booing rachel number 2 2008 miss guaraco unties bikini bottom even if you don’t actively follow miss universe pageants there will be very few people who haven’t heard of miss guaraco 2008. during the swimwear round of the pageant miss guaraco strutted her stuff down the stage wearing a cover up and bikini top once she got to the end of the walk she quickly untied the cover-up to reveal her bikini bottoms underneath but it all went wrong instead of pulling off the top layer she pulled off both thus revealing her yes to the entire audience if that doesn’t go down as one of the most embarrassing miss america moments then nothing will number one steve harvey announces the wrong winner in perhaps the most mortifying moment of pageant history co-host steve harvey announced the wrong winner of miss universe in 2015. when the hosts of the pageant are given the winner’s information it appears on a teleprompter and a card in their hand but the first runner-up also appears on the card steve misread the card which had the names of miss colombia and miss philippines he announced miss colombia as the winner but it was actually miss philippines steve says that when he walked off everything was fine but hell broke loose he could hear people saying that’s the wrong name and there’s mass confusion he admits his mistake to a live audience then attends a press conference to apologize while he’s managed to apologize to everyone involved including miss philippines he hasn’t been able to get in touch with miss colombia who won’t return his calls the new york daily news published a quote from miss colombia who said in four minutes they destroy your dreams they throw it in a bag and they throw it in the trash i feel like it doesn’t matter to them the feelings of a girl who has worked her whole life for a dream this is clearly the most embarrassing miss universe moment ever you wouldn’t be able to help but feel mortified for some of these poor girls which one do you think would be the most embarrassing to experience also check out our other cool stuff showing up on screen right now see you next time [Music] you
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