At least five candidates of the Miss Universe pageant suffered major falls during the swimsuit preliminaries last Friday night (Saturday morning, PH time).
According to a report by the Philippine Entertainment Portal (Pep), among those who slipped were Miss France Maëva Coucke, Miss Malaysia Shweta Sekhon, Miss Indonesia Frederika Alexis Cull, Miss Malta Teresa Ruglio, and Miss New Zealand Diamond Langi.
slippery floor during swimsuit competitions, on the same spot??♀️
it's okay lady, its not your fault!#MissUniverse2019 pic.twitter.com/8KSM3vz2Up— Auliasftr (@messygurlxo_) December 7, 2019
The stage at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in Georgia, USA was said to be slippery that there was a point when the competition was interrupted to give way for a “sweep break”.
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray who witnessed what happened lauded the contestants for standing up in spite of their fall.
She also thanked the audience for cheering them.