Miss Universe pageant is another name for controversies and gaffes it seems. In a video aired on Thursday, Maxine wrongly said that the former First Lady of Philippines Imelda Marcos invented the terno. The blunder occurred at a recorded video that was aired during the live preliminary round of Miss Universe 2016. The short clip as recorded during the candidates’ visit to Vigan, where the girls modelled ternos.

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The video went viral and there have been comments on the same as well. But one person immediately came in support of Maxine and defended the Philippines’ bet from all the criticism. In an interview with CNN Philippines, the reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach said: "It's a mistake. It wasn't done intentionally. She honestly did not know. Are we really going to put our girl down because of a statement like that?" Wurtzbach said that although Maxine should have been careful with her facts, but at the same time people should also give her a break from all the criticism.

"We should be celebrating because she's made it so far already. This girl has been training for months and months leading up to the competition, and what she really needs now is encouragement, along with the other candidates," Pia added.

On the other hand, Maxine apologised for her mistake and said that she should have said “popularized” instead of “invented”.

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Maxine, who was initially deemed as a weak contender of Philippines for the Miss Universe, has proved everyone wrong with her talent and hard-work. The beauty queen has been going really well and she hopes to bring a back to back victory for Philippines at the Miss Universe pageant.

The finale of Miss Universe 2016 is slated to be held on 30th January 2017. Who do you think will win the coveted crown this year?