Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach posted a gracious message thanking fans and paying tribute to Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez: " Ariadna, you are an amazing woman and we are now bonded together forever by a unique experience." 

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Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega, center, removes the crown from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, left, before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, right, at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. Gutierrez was incorrectly named the winner before Wurtzbach was given the Miss Universe crown. AP Photo/John Locher

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"In the last 3 weeks we were together, I saw how strong and beautiful you are inside and out," Wurtzbach's message on the official Miss Universe Facebook page continued. "You represented your country with honor and I know how proud everyone must be of you. Fate has a plan for you, and I’m excited to see what’s ahead."

Miss Universe, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

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She also called for an end to bickering over the gaffe, when Steve Harvey mistakenly announced the wrong winner.

Both of the beauty queens have acquitted themselves graciously in the days after Steve Harvey mistakenly crowned the wrong one.

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