THE UNIVERSE IS HEALING: Former pageant rivals Pia Wurtzbach and Ariadna Gutierrez reunite in Paris


At a glance

  • On Facebook on Sept. 26, Pia shared photos with Ariadna as they walked the streets of Paris in France. It was captioned: "The reunion you’ve all been waiting for."


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Pia Wurtzbach (right) and Ariadna Gutierrez (Images courtesy of Facebook)

2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach reunited with former Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez eight years after participating in the most unforgettable edition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Facebook on Sept. 26, Pia shared photos with Ariadna as they walked the streets of Paris in France. It was captioned: "The reunion you’ve all been waiting for."

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Pageant fans were thrilled at the photos. Some comments:

"Omg!!!! Yay!!!! I hope that they did a vlog!!!!!'

"The Universe is healing"

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Ariadna (left) and Pia (right) during the 2015 Miss Universe fiasco (Manila Bulletin file photo)

"Pia is more like Heart now in both makeup and fashion sense!!!"

"Omg queen Pia Wurtzbach, your outfit is giving. Why you are so indeed perfect and stunning when it's black. Likeeee ate and left no crumbs"

"WOW from rivals to best friends na ba this miss P????"

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Pia (right) and Ariadna pose in swimsuit at the 64th Miss Universe Competition (Manila Bulletin file photo)

Based on the photos, it appears that the former beauty queens have moved on from the controversy.

Pia and Ariadna were pageant rivals at the 64th Miss Universe Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the global broadcast of the beauty contest on Dec. 20, 2015, pageant host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced that it was Ariadna who won the pageant when, in fact, it was Pia.

That time, Pia's victory ended the drought for the Philippines in the Miss Universe pageant after 42 years. Ariadna had to relinquish her crown, which made her the first runner-up. Pia then became the third Filipino to win the prestigious crown.

There were calls for the two queens to share the crown but it never happened. Pia kept the crown and became one of the most successful Miss Universe winners. The rest is history.

For the 70th year of Miss Universe, pageant fanatics voted for the coronation of Pia in 2015 as the top Miss Universe crowning moment of all time.