Story By: Lee Bullen,Sub Editor: Joseph Golder,Agency: Central European News

Video Credit: CEN/@paulinavegadiep

This is the moment former Miss Universe Paulina Vega falls flat on her bum while filming in a studio.

Gorgeous 26-year-old model Paulina Vega, won was crowned Miss Colombia in 2013 and subsequently Miss Universe in 2014, shared the blooper on Instagram for her 5 million followers.

The dreamy brunette posted the video alongside the message: “The beauty of falling!”

In the short clip, Vega, who became her country’s second ever Miss Universe five years ago, is seen in a studio while being filmed by a cameraman.

The leggy model suddenly slips and lands hard on her bum as onlookers gasp.

Clearly in some pain, Vega is heard groaning as colleagues rush to help her up.

Earlier this year, the former Miss Universe claimed that her New York agency categorised her as “plus-sized” after she gained a single kilogramme (2.2 lbs) in weight.

The Colombian pageant queen wrote: “I am going to tell you what happened to me a year and a half after ending my reign as Miss Universe.

“I was looking at opportunities in the United States and had been hired by a fashion agency in Miami which later wanted to add me to its branch in New York.

“Happily, I signed with the agency. I kept on travelling and working. I felt healthy and happy with my body. Three months later I went back to the agency.

“Apparently, I had gained one kilogramme. In the meeting, I was told that they were not considering me as a catwalk editorial fashion model, that I was not among the ‘thin’ ones, and that I would be categorised as a plus-size model.”

Vega added: “It was a real wow moment!”

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