Indian is Miss Universe after 21 years |
India`s Harnaaz Sandhu, from Chandigarh, is the new Miss Universe 2021. She is crowned 21 years after Lara Dutta won the title in 2000. Ms. Sandhu represented India at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel. The 21-year-old from Punjab claimed the crown edging out Paraguay`s Nadia Ferreira and South Africa`s Lalela Mswane. Sandhu was crowned by the outgoing Miss Universe, Andrea Meza of Mexico, at a glittering ceremony held on 12th December night at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. She edged out Paraguay`s Nadia Ferreira and South Africa`s Lalela Mswane. This is India`s third crown after Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000. Sandhu`s final statement at the pageant was about the pressures that young people face across societies today. She said the biggest pressure the youth of today is facing is to believe in themselves, to know that you are unique and that`s what makes you beautiful. Sandhu, whose mother is a gynecologist, has a number of pageant titles to her name, such as Times Fresh Face Miss Chandigarh 2017, Miss Max Emerging Star India 2018, and Femina Miss India Punjab 2019. She has also starred in Punjabi films.
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