Pageant Contestant Suffers Awkward Blunder on Stage in Viral Moment Zoey LyttleOctober 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM 0 GrandTV/Youtube Miss Panama Isamar Herrera at Miss Grand International pageant.
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Zoey LyttleOctober 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Miss Panama Isamar Herrera at Miss Grand International pageant. -
A pageant contestant has gone viral after she mistakenly believed she was named a finalist at the Miss Grand International competition on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Bangkok
In footage from the event, Miss Panama Isamar Herrera can be seen celebrating and walking up toward the other finalists, despite the fact that the emcee said Miss Paraguay Cecilia Romero
Per her recent Instagram activity, Herrera seems to be taking the widespread attention in stride
An awkward moment at an international pageant has gone viral after one contestant mistakenly believed she was named a finalist.
The Miss Grand International competition was hosted in Bangkok on Saturday, Oct. 18, and finalists were named about midway through the event. Host Matthew Deane called out each successful contestant by their title; however, Miss Panama Isamar Herrera appeared to mishear her own country being called over the speaker.
Despite the emcee naming Miss Paraguay Cecilia Romero as one of the women who made the cut, Herrera could be seen shaking her fists and clapping as she walked to the center of the stage. She smiled broadly before proceeding down the catwalk to stand with the other finalists.
Isamar Herrera/Instagram
Miss Panama Isamar Herrera.
After a prolonged pause, during which Herrera held her pose, Deane corrected the confusion and said, "Uh, I beg your pardon. I announced Miss Grand Paraguay."
In a possible attempt to explain the situation, he added, "There is a lot of noise in this hall packed full with fans from all over the world." Meanwhile, the Panama representative walked back to the larger group as Paraguay's Romero took her place amongst the other finalists.
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Despite her widely viewed slip-up, Herrera has seemingly taken the attention in good humor. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, she reposted a screen-recording of the moment's widespread media coverage on her Instagram Stories, adding giggling emojis.
She also reshared a post with a quote that read, "The fact that you're handling things better than before is already a huge step forward. Give yourself credit. Life is evolution, not perfection."
While she didn't explicitly connect the sentiment with her on-stage blunder, she wrote in overlaying text, "I love how things take their course beautifully effortlessly and in the end it all turns out better than I imagined."
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