Miss Columbia hugs Steve Harvey after last year's gaffe

Miss Columbia hugs Steve Harvey after last year's gaffe

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Miss Columbia showed there no hard feelings after she hugged Steve Harvey, just over a year after his infamous gaffe when he incorrectly announced the winner of the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.

Ariadna Gutierrez, Miss Colombia 2015, was left in floods of tears after Harvey crowned her as Miss Universe - only to crown another contestant Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, the winner moments later.

The excruciating moment was matched by millions and sparked an angry backlash against the host who swiftly took to Twitter to apologize.





But it appears that Harvey has now put all that behind him.



During the dress rehearsals for the 65th Miss Universe which will air live on ABS-CBN tomorrow, he shared a hug with the new Miss Universe Colombia 2016, Andrea Tovar.

'Steve, no more mistakes,' Tovar joked after their embrace at the Mall of Asia Arena Sunday, ABS reports.



Harvey has described the moment he announced the wrong winner in December 2015, as 'four minutes of pure hell.'

Gutierrez was still blowing kisses and waving to her adoring fans when Harvey, who realized his terrible error, was forced to break the news.

'Folks, I have to apologize,' he told the crowd, the shame already evident on his face, 'The first runner-up is Colombia.

Miss Philippines stared wide-eyed at the audience, her lip quivering as Miss USA whispered into her ear and she realized what exactly those words meant.



'Miss Universe 2015,' Harvey then dramatically clarified, 'Is Miss Philippines.'

The crowd, and audience viewing the event on TV, watched in heartbreak and horror as the crown had to be removed from Gutierrez and placed on Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach's head.

Harvey immediately tweeted after the show, spelling both women's countries wrong as he tweeted: 'I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia.

He then deleted the tweet and re-wrote it, saying he felt terrible and apologized 'wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines' for his 'huge mistake'. 'Secondly, I'd like to apologize to the viewers at that I disappointed as well,' he wrote in a separate tweet. 'Again it was an honest mistake.'

'This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful.'

'I don't want to take away from this amazing night and pageant. As well as the wonderful contestants. They were all amazing,' he continued to tweet, before once again 'emphatically' apologizing to Gutierrez and Wurtzbach.



Social media exploded with criticism for Harvey over the incident.

Even fellow celebrities took aim at the host's mistake.

Just a few weeks later, Jamie Foxx pretended to announce the wrong movie at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in January 2016.

The 48-year-old jokingly named Straight Outta Compton as the winner for the category, Best Original Score for a motion picture, while presenting at the awards show on Sunday in Beverly Hills.

Before opening the envelope, the actor said: 'And the winner is...Straight Outta Compton,' even though the the film was not nominated.

His co-host and the audience burst out laughing at the nod to Harvey's infamous gaffe.

The 65th Miss Universe, presented by Harvey and model Ashley Graham, will air live tomorrow.