{"id":2107574,"date":"2025-10-22T05:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2107574"},"modified":"2025-10-22T05:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T05:48:05","slug":"miss-panama-beauty-queen-isamar-herreras-awkward-onstage-blunder-goes-viral-leaving-viewers-mortified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/miss-panama-beauty-queen-isamar-herreras-awkward-onstage-blunder-goes-viral-leaving-viewers-mortified\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Panama beauty queen Isamar Herrera\u2019s awkward onstage blunder goes viral \u2014 leaving viewers mortified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F10%2Fnewspress-collage-gxtyjbswz-1761109904354.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261761095530\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Painful-to-watch footage of a beauty contestant has gone viral, after the young woman made an awkward onstage blunder that has left people mortified.<\/p>\n<p>Isamar Herrera, the representative for Panama, had been competing in Miss Grand International, a multi-week contest held in Thailand, when she made a blunder she\u2019ll likely never live down.<\/p>\n<p>During the pageant\u2019s coronation night, the 31-year-old hopeful was standing on stage alongside 76 other contestants from around the world, as a host called out the women who had made it to the final 22.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Herrera can be seen stepping forward, with the cameras focusing in on her as she smiles and celebrates her \u201cwin\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The young hopeful then proceeds to walk forward, as the crowd around is excruciatingly silent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Isamar Herrera represents Panama at the Miss Grand International competition in Thailand. <span class=\"credit\">Miss Grand International<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It quickly became clear why.<\/p>\n<p>In the chaos and excitement of the moment, there had been a terrible misunderstanding, with the announcer taking to his microphone to quickly clarify the mistake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAaah, I beg your pardon, I announced Miss Grand Paraguay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a lot of noise in this hall, packed full of fans from all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/ae07a3726bec0fc91a840dddea9d294c\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>She then has to awkwardly return to her spot as the real winner, Paraguay\u2019s Cecilia Romero, proceeded to walk the stage in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>The beauty contestant\u2019s mishap has since sparked an avalanche of support on social media, with one video on\u00a0TikTok\u00a0amassing almost 5 million views alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPanama, Canada, Paraguay, sound the same, don\u2019t condemn her,\u201d said one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe she didn\u2019t really understand because of language barrier,\u201d reasoned another.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The beauty contestant\u2019s mishap has since sparked an avalanche of support on social media, with one video on\u00a0TikTok\u00a0amassing almost 5 million views alone. <span class=\"credit\">Miss Grand International<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Paraguay\u2019s Cecilia Romero was crowned the real winner during the coronation ceremony of the event. <span class=\"credit\">Miss Grand International<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As someone else added: \u201cI\u2019m from Paraguay and I felt very sorry about what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others noted the video was \u201cpainful to watch\u201d before adding: \u201cHope she gets over it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were a good candidate, impeccable every time you came out, and you deserved the classification. I\u2019m sure better things will happen in your life,\u201d agreed one more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoor girl, wish someone had told her before she reached the front,\u201d mused another.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cecillia Romero beat out 76 other contestants including Thailand\u2019s Sarunrat Puagpipat as first runner-up, Spain\u2019s Aitana Jim\u00e9nez as second runner-up, Ghana\u2019s Faith Porter as third runner-up, and Venezuela\u2019s Nariman Battikha as fourth runner-up. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/ Cecilia Romero<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thankfully, she appears to have taken the mishap in her stride.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese things happen. It was a mistake and this is a competition,\u201d she said after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to know how to lose and recognise the triumph of others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emma Tiglao, 30, of Pampanga was crowned the eventual winner of Miss Grand International 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the winners were Thailand\u2019s Sarunrat Puagpipat as first runner-up, Spain\u2019s Aitana Jim\u00e9nez as second runner-up, Ghana\u2019s Faith Porter as third runner-up, and Venezuela\u2019s Nariman Battikha as fourth runner-up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Painful-to-watch footage of a beauty contestant has gone viral, after the young woman made an awkward onstage blunder that has left people mortified. Isamar Herrera, the representative for Panama, had been competing in Miss Grand International, a multi-week contest held in Thailand, when she made a blunder she\u2019ll likely never live down. 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