Miss Universe: Language barrier took spotlight

Published December 20, 2012 11:06pm ET



LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss Venezuela came in third in the Miss Universe contest, a disappointment for the South American nation that has won more crowns in the pageant than any other country besides the U.S.

But Irene Sofia Esser Quintero was the talk of the Internet on Thursday after she attempted to answer a question in English during the pageant’s finals. Her answer was unintelligible at times — one of several examples where the language barrier came to the forefront during the pageant.

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