Miss Jamaica a big winner with netizens despite not getting crown

Before Miss Colombia Paulina Vega was crowned this year's Miss Universe, the crowd at Florida International University Arena and netizens across the world already expressed their dismay that Miss Jamaica was picked fourth runner up. 

 

The audience at the FIU Arena booed when Miss Jamaica Kaci Fennell was included in the top five of the pageant. 

 

Pageant director and "Pageant Guy" blogger Will Henderson also posted on his Twitter and Vine accounts that the crowd started chanting, "Jamaica, Jamaica!" after the beauty queens were crowned.

Half of the #MissUniverse contestants cheering & lifting up Jamaica immediately after crowning. Crowd yelling Jamaica pic.twitter.com/kbaPJJfZnv

— the Pageant Guy (@thePageantGuy) January 26, 2015
 

Interesting moment after crowning...half the #MissUniverse contestants goto greet Columbia and the other half surround Jamaica, crowd erupts

— the Pageant Guy (@thePageantGuy) January 26, 2015

 

On the Miss Universe Facebook account, pageant fans also expressed their support for Fennell, saying she is the real winner in their hearts. 
 

 

 

Netizens also shared the same sentiments on Twitter.
 

@gmanews Di man lang ginawang 1st runner-up si Jamaica para kapanipaniwala. #LutongDoral

— Testosterone Boy (@testosteroneboy) January 26, 2015
 

@the_ydz @neelable boycott! haha ganda ni JAMaica! hahahaha

— jam manzano (@letsjam0714) January 26, 2015
 

Clearly the other girls and the crowd saw how amazing she was... #MissJamaica #MissUniverse pic.twitter.com/9MS50VnPBB

— Mandy Schendel (@MandySchendel) January 26, 2015
 

Never heard the audience boo like that at the #MissUniverse 2015 pageant !! Who else, other than me, felt like #MissJamaica was wronged?!

— nishii? (@dashING_datta) January 26, 2015
 

So disappointed with the answers of #MissUniverse questions. The best one was clearly #MissJamaica !!

— im friendly, i swear (@Odaxelagnia13) January 26, 2015
 

,MissColumbia, Imma let you finish, but ,MissJamaica shoulda won though. ,MissUniverse ,YeezyCrashesMissUniverse pic.twitter.com/cvNy4n6n9v

— Miss Universe 2014 (@MsUniverseCrown) January 26, 2015
 

How did she not win ???? #MissUniverse #MissJamaica was the best in my eyes! She got the crowd not crown pic.twitter.com/47H0JB4MKD

— Flo_Mac (@jaxx_flores) January 26, 2015
 

HOW IN THE HELL DID THIS GODDES OF A WOMAN NOT WIN #MissJamaica #MissUniverse2015 pic.twitter.com/ZJpLYh763Q

— Kevin Escobar ?? (@KevinSalesDope) January 26, 2015
 

#MissJamaica wins the hearts of the world, all the Colombia girl gets is a rhinestone tiara

— Raymond Pryce (@RaymondPryce1) January 26, 2015
 

I feel like @realDonaldTrump and #MissUniverse owes everyone an explanation. #MissJamaica was stunning with the best gown & answers!

— Kimberly Klacik (@PotentialMeNonp) January 26, 2015
 

#MissUniverse2015 had the rare chance to break beauty conventions & award the crown to favorite #MissJamaica - instead, the usual suspect

— Flora Charner (@FloraCharner) January 26, 2015

 

But it looks like Fennell had already accepted the results hours before the winners were even announced. 
 

Matters not what the outcome may be, because tonight marks only the beginning

— Kaci Fennell (@KaciFen) January 25, 2015

 

Aside from the pageant results, Filipino netizens also expressed their disappointment at Binibining Pilipinas head Stella Marquez-Araneta for letting Philippines' representative wear foreign-made costumes and gowns for the pageant. — Trisha Macas/JDS, GMA News