Steve Harvey not the first to crown the wrong beauty pageant winner

The Miss Universe pageant hosted by Steve Harvey isn't the first time the wrong contestant was crowned. Check out the wild end of the 2006 Mrs. World pageant, which actor Alan Thicke hosted.

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Harvey's friend and frequent collaborator Rickey Smiley ( check out their hilarious church-lady skit ) unearthed this ancient clip, dating to an era before Twitter and Facebook ubiquity.

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