 Esser was criticized by media, mocked by Craig Carton, Don Geronimo, Lili Estefan, Perez Hilton, Pablo Ramírez, Raul De Molina, amongst other personalities for her incomprehensible response and a video of her final question and answer became popular on YouTube.Her answer was even compared to Caitlin Upton's infamous response to her final question.In 2013, Irene was cast to star in the Venevisión telenovela titled "Corazón Esmeralda" alongside Luis Gerónimo Abreu.