In case you missed it the Miss Universe Pageant took place this past Sunday. The winner turned out to be Riyo Mori of Japan, but that didn’t stop our own Miss USA, Rachel Smith, from grabbing the spotlight for at least a little while. During the evening gown portion of the event Smith’s feet slide right out from under her. Loud chants from the audience followed her for the rest of the night as you can hear in the video below.

The Wiki page for Miss Universe 2007 has the details on the audience’s reaction:

Rachel Smith, Miss USA, was booed during and loudly jeered during her final interview. As she answered her question, there were loud shouts of “Mexico! Mexico!”, which continued until she answered in Spanish. This followed a similar incident during Miss Universe 1993, when that year’s Miss USA, Kenya Moore, was also booed. This may have been due to Miss USA making the top five despite slipping and falling during the evening gown competition, whilst home crowd favourite Mexico did not. It has also been attributed to political issues between the two countries.

Pulling 5th place after landing on your bum in the middle of the event isn’t too bad. But when I fall down at my job suddenly it’s all about how I’m drinking too much and creating a dangerous work environment. That’s cool. I see how it is.