Maxine’s terno gaffe earns online facepalms, but also messages of support

Following Maxine Medina's incorrect statement during the Miss Universe preliminary competition that former first lady Imelda Marcos invented terno, viewers went straight on Twitter to express their thoughts.

Even Medina's fans cringed online.

May historial revisionism na naganap. I cringed when Maxine said that Imelda Marcos invented Terno. Gurl, naw. Siguro she meant popularized.

— Clyden Kho (@ClydeJayvy) January 26, 2017

Maxine: "Imelda Marcos invented the terno"
Philippines: pic.twitter.com/YYsWqU6Der

— upmpls2017plsbegood (@upmanilapls) January 26, 2017

Maxine: Imelda invented the terno.
Imelda:
Ferdinand:
Philippines:
World: pic.twitter.com/cZKKjdGNek

— ch (@Apostoool) January 26, 2017

Maxine Medina: Imelda Marcos invented the terno.

Us: pic.twitter.com/8Ddr8utV8v

— J????A????M (@jadypadge) January 26, 2017

Glorify true KWEENS like QUEEN MAGDALENA I (1928 Pasay Carnival), not the Iron Butterfly! #ImeldaIsNotTheTerno @maxinemedina #MissUniverse pic.twitter.com/8y6or7dt39

— Temperamental Brat (@TMPRMNTLBRAT) January 26, 2017

Maxine Medina, I'm rooting for you 100%. Pero kailan pa inimbento ni Imelda Marcos ang terno? Imbento ka. ???? #MissUniverse

— Jade Peñalosa (@jadepenalosa) January 26, 2017

Kung sino ma ang nagsabi kay Maxine na si Imelda ang nag-invent ng terno - Teh, kulang ka sa kulot!

Magnanakaw, hindi imbentor si Imelda!

— raffy magno (@raffymagno) January 26, 2017

Maxine just helping you out girl. Don't even try to mention anything marcos. Really waley yung imelda invented the terno #WearTheCrown

— Mark C. Lacsamana (@emkey) January 26, 2017

Others, however, emphasized their continued support for the Philippines' bet.

Here are some of their words of encouragement:

nkakagulat lang sinabi ni Maxine si Imelda daw nginvent ng terno #MissUniverse #Philippines anyway laban pa din!

— maalagang_btm (@edger4u2017) January 26, 2017

WAAAH GO MAXINE PAK NA PAK KA GERL ((kahit sinabi mong si imelda nag-imbento ng terno kaloka)) #65thMissUniverse #GoPhilippines

— angela (@gellaldon) January 26, 2017

GIrl, Maxine, di po si Imelda Marcos nag invent ng terno.
Pero galingan mo sa coronation ha, labyu! #MissUniverse #Philippines

— ALDUB Infinitum (@aldubinfinitum) January 26, 2017

Aminin niyo, medyo oks yung delivery ni Maxine nung interview na yun na sinabi niya na si Imelda naginvent ng terno! Pangit nga lang message

— Temperamental Glass (@_terentado) January 26, 2017

Huhuhuh Imelda Marcos did not invent the terno :(
Aren't there researchers in @MissUniverse?

Pero ginalingan pa din ni Maxine sa rampa.

— Mahri (@iammahriit) January 26, 2017

In a video shown during the pageant's preliminary competition Thursday evening, Medina said, "The terno was actually invented by our former first lady, Imelda Marcos. She invented these butterfly sleeves and they use it [to] cover their face."

Watch the Miss Universe coronation event live on GMA on January 30, 8 a.m. — Anna Felicia J. Bajo/BM, GMA News