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Outrage from Miss Universe contestant, but not the one you'd guess

Miss Germany Sarah-Lorraine Riek. Photo: Miss Universe

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Miss Germany Sarah-Lorraine Riek. Photo: Miss Universe
By Jennifer Brett
Dec 21, 2015

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A Miss Universe contestant is spitting mad after Sunday's major mix-up - but maybe not the one you might think.

BREAKING: Miss Universe exec wants Steve Harvey back as host

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"I'm really not happy with the result and so are the other girls," said Sarah-Lorraine Riek - Miss Germany. "Because no one of us voted for Philippines."

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Here's the video clip of her interview:

Miss Germany Sarah-Lorraine Riek. Photo: Miss Universe

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UPDATE Donald Trump proposes Miss Universe solution

Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach received the crown after Steve Harvey incorrectly proclaimed Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez the winner. Wurtzbach  discussed the weird night in this video clip.

Meanwhile Miss Colombia is hanging onto the crown like a boss - on Instagram, anyway.

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