TMZ source claims Latin American candidates blame Pia for snafu

Gossip site TMZ on Tuesday quoted an unnamed source who claims that at least some of the Latin American candidates at the Miss Universe pageant were blaming Philippines bet Pia Wurtzbach for the announcement mix-up that occurred on coronation night.

Host Steve Harvey had proclaimed Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez the winner, when in fact it was Wurtzbach who had won. Harvey interrupted Gutierrez' victory walk, apologized and announced the correct result. The crown and sash were removed from Gutierrez and given to Wurtzbach.

In an inflammatorily-titled article, TMZ claims that the Latina contestants "were squarely and tearfully" blaming Wurtzbach for the gaffe instead of Harvey.

However, it added, "no one could coherently explain why the snafu was [Wurtzbach's] fault."

The article went on to claim that some of the Latin American contestants were "grousing" about the win backstage and snubbing Wurtzbach. — BM, GMA News