Pretty awkward.
A confusing moment ruined the celebration for one beauty queen after her competitor mistakenly took her spotlight in a viral, painful-to-watch mishap.
Isamar Herrera stood proudly among the 76 contestants for Miss Grand International stood on stage in Bangkok, Thailand, hoping to hear their country called and be named one of the 22 finalists, on Oct. 18.
The 31-year-old, who represented Panama, covered her face in surprise as she began to walk down the stage while the crowd and her fellow contestants looked in stunned silence.
Herrera made it to the front of the platform, striking a pose for ten seconds for her shining moment.
Isamar Herrera represents Panama at the Miss Grand International competition in Thailand. Miss Grand International
Miss Grand Panama’s moment was cut short when host Matthew Deane interrupted to fix the glaring error.
“Aaah, I beg your pardon, I announced Miss Grand Paraguay,” Deane said, drawing out the long, awkward silence.
“There is a lot of noise in this hall, packed full of fans from all over the world,” he added.
Herrera was forced to walk away from her position as Paraguay’s representative Cecilia Romero made her way to the front.
The beauty contestant’s mishap has since sparked an avalanche of support on social media, with one video on TikTok amassing almost 5 million views alone. Miss Grand International
Some of the contestants were left awkwardly looking around, while others gave supportive applause in an attempt to save the moment for Romero.
Ten more contestants were called to round out the 22 finalists as Herrera failed to make the cut.
The awkward onstage blunder resonated with viewers who shared remorse for both Herrera and Romero.
“Panama, Canada, Paraguay, sound the same, don’t condemn her,” one person wrote.
“Maybe she didn’t really understand because of language barrier,” wrote another.
Paraguay’s Cecilia Romero was crowned the real winner during the coronation ceremony of the event. Miss Grand International
Some fans offered support for Herrera and hoped she would toss the mistake out of her mind and return to competition.
“You were a good candidate, impeccable every time you came out, and you deserved the classification. I’m sure better things will happen in your life,” another comment read.
The 22 finalists represented Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Martinique, Mexico, Paraguay, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Venezuela and Zambia.
Cecillia Romero. Facebook/ Cecilia Romero
Emma Tiglao, of the Philippines, was crowned Miss Grand International after the multi-week contest.
It is the second year in a row the Southeast Asian county won the marking two years in a row the Southeast Asian country won the pageant.
The 30-year-old news anchor beat out first runner-up Sarunrat Puagpipat of Thailand Spain’s Aitana Jiménez as second runner-up, Ghana’s Faith Porter as third runner-up, and Venezuela’s Nariman Battikha as fourth runner-up.
With Post wires