Pia Wurtzbach Finally Gets Long Overdue Miss Universe Walk

By Steph Tortogo | Jan 06, 2016 12:10 PM EST

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As a mark of the beginning of her reign, Miss Universe and Filipina beauty Pia Wurtzbach has been doing a lot of interviews and shows in the US. After being robbed of her crowning moment during the pageant, Wurtzbach was given the chance to do her deserved walk as Miss Universe 2015 sans the gown on the show Live with Kelly and Michael.

The host Kelly Ripa even asked Wurtzbach if ever she wanted to do the 'famous walk' for the world since she never got her chance to, to which Wurtzbach obliged as the other host Michael Strahan said: "Everybody, please welcome Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach from the Philippines!" Wurtzbach gracefully walked the stage with her Karen Millen dress and pumps.

Wurtzbach once again recalled the events that took turn during the event after host Steve Harvey mistakingly announced Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner. Wurtzbach said that she was telling herself that it was okay because she knew she did everything she could, she did everything very well and was pretty sure that she had made her country proud and that was good enough for her. Her manager had to reassure her that she really was the winner to which she had a "good cry" upon hearing. The beauty queen also shared to the television show her New Year's Eve experience in New York City where she was able to witness the ball drop at Times Square. 

In her first sit down interview with Good Morning America, Wurtzbach finally gave her two cents on Donald Trump's proposal of crown sharing, to which she responded with her firm belief that it would only make things more complicated than they already are. Meanwhile, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez, suggestive of the idea of crown sharing as well, slams Miss Universe in an interview with Univision with the Spanish-language network, saying that she felt like the feelings of a girl worked her whole life for a dream didn't matter to them. 

Watch Wurtzbach's interview with Kelly and Michael here.

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