The 10 best Steve Harvey Miss Universe memes*
If the Internet has its say, Steve Harvey will not forget his primetime gaffe for a very long time.
Though he quickly apologized after mistakenly naming Miss Colombia as the winner of the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant on Sunday night, Harvey has become the subject of critical web users everywhere who are capitalizing on his miscue to immortalize the “Family Feud” host in meme culture.
Here are a handful of the best from around the Web, taking shots at the “Family Feud” host:
Harvey could wreak havoc on the Democratic National Convention if he's tapped to announce the party nominee next year.
One way to mess up Dems' presidential nomination, @varvel says: Have Steve Harvey be emcee, https://t.co/aFDUJwfHkT pic.twitter.com/rl23jwVJoL
— Linda Dono (@LindaDono) December 22, 2015
Leonardo DiCaprio was a popular theme among the memes.
If I go down-you know I'm going down w some rosé -- my fave #MissUniverse2015 #SteveHarvey meme pic.twitter.com/V2MKSeYPfF
— Andrea Feczko (@AndreaFeczko) December 22, 2015
Best Steve Harvey meme out there? - @RobDanielsOnAir pic.twitter.com/a17KsjmAsy
— 91.5 The Beat (@915theBeat) December 22, 2015
Clever people even tied Harvey's mistake to another famous award show gaffe.
Funniest #MissUniverse meme so far. I feel for #SteveHarvey could have happened to anyone pic.twitter.com/HlpoFsrNrP
— Linsey Davis (@LinseyDavis) December 21, 2015
The sports world was also shocked by the mistake.
I can't 😂 repost from patsmilitia #NewEnglandPatriots #seahawks #superbowl #superbowlchamps #pats #PatsNation #Patr… pic.twitter.com/yASCfTaB0K
— Miss Universe 2014 (@MsUniverseCrown) December 22, 2015
Steve Harvey's disastrous Miss Universe announcement gave us amazing sports tweets: https://t.co/e8iUyLUGAe pic.twitter.com/u9C0yq5dQS
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 21, 2015
One of the best #SteveHarvey memes of the day pic.twitter.com/ZOwtUiXin8
— Drew Casey (@Drew__Casey) December 22, 2015
MEME. #MissUniverse2015 #SteveHarvey 😂. @MiDiarioPanama pic.twitter.com/lxhAF5VFCJ
— Rony Vargas Vargas (@RonyVargasV) December 21, 2015
In a sign that Harvey memes have reached epic status, he's linked to other popular ones.
STEVE HARVEY OUT HERE LIKE pic.twitter.com/BwmqjFRVa0
— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) December 21, 2015
Sorry! We would like to apologize, we read the headline wrong, we are actually posting the 15 best Steve Harvey memes (See, it can happen to anyone!)
Steve Harvey announcing the winner at Westminster Dog Show pic.twitter.com/E6qE1NMVCL
— chris johnson (@yochrisjohnson) December 21, 2015
Yay! I got my Christmas bonu....nope never mind. Thanks Sallie Mae. #missuniverse2015 #missbroke2015 pic.twitter.com/wUrhdxf0ke
— Miss Universe 2014 (@MsUniverseCrown) December 22, 2015
#MissUniverse2015 Gotta Be Quicker Than That. pic.twitter.com/ynlZ32c8Sg
— Mikhael Ricks (@MRSPFitness) December 21, 2015
Burger King managed to seize the opportunity for some shameless self-promotion.
At BK everyone gets to keep their crown. pic.twitter.com/vrRKG3dMs7
— Burger King (@BurgerKing) December 21, 2015
And if Harvey is unable to host next year, the Internet already has its pick submitted.
Next year's host @MissUniverse! #MissUniverse2015 @Oprah #yessgawd! 👑👑 @IAmSteveHarvey #SteveHarvey pic.twitter.com/2IHget5CUw
— DragcentricDeb (@DragcentricDeb) December 22, 2015
As for spoofs, it didn't take long for someone to duplicate Harvey's mishap. During its annual Slammys Award show on Monday Night Raw, the WWE decided to parody the pageant, putting its own spin on things.