Steve Harvey almost misnamed another Miss Universe contestant on Sunday.
Harvey, 64, hosted the 70th annual Miss Universe in Eilat, Israel, during which Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned the winner.
After he announced that Miss South Africa was the second runner-up, Harvey offered his congratulations to the top two, Miss Paraguay and Miss India.
However, he said "Congratulations Portugal" instead of Paraguay, leading to awkward laughter from Miss Paraguay, as a clip of the show on Yahoo! News shows.
Harvey blamed the teleprompter for the mix-up, saying that the screen actually said Portugal.
"They wrote Portugal on the damn sign, trying to play me again," he said. "They're trying to get me again. But I'm not going for it this year."
"Congratulations Paraguay," Harvey added. "They had Portugal on the damn sign. I looked dead at it. Y'all saw it. Don't try to blame this on me this year."
Harvey has a history of mixing up Miss Universe contestants, as he accidentally crowned the wrong winner at the 2015 competition.
He announced that Miss Colombia was the winner, but Miss Philippines actually won the 2015 crown.
Harvey had to correct his mistake, and Miss Colombia had to give the crown she thought she had won to Miss Philippines and take her spot as runner-up.
Harvey was also the subject of social-media chatter last night for a question he asked Miss India during the 2021 contest.
As Insider's Anneta Konstantinides previously reported, Harvey asked Sandhu to do animal impressions during the announcement of the top 16 finalists, while other contestants got to speak about their passions and accomplishments.
Sandhu is a women's-empowerment advocate and an actress.
Harvey did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
