India now has 3 women who have won the Miss Universe title. The first woman was Sushmita Sen in 1994, the second woman was Lara Dutta. After 21 years, Harnaaz Sandhu has brought back the crown home.
Ms Sandhu represented the country today at the 70th Miss Universe 2021 which was held in Eilat, Israel. The 21-year old from Punjab won the crown defeating Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira and South Africa’s Lalela Mswane. She was presented the crown by Andrea Meza who was the former Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico.
She was asked what advice she would give to young women to deal with the pressures they face, she answered “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. Stop comparing yourselves with others and let’s talk about more important things that are happening worldwide. This is what you need to understand. Come out, speak for yourselves because you are the leader of your life, you are the voice of your own. I believed in myself and that’s why I am standing here today “
Harnaaz Sandhu wins Miss Universe 2021 title; first from India in 21 years
She started her journey when she was just 17 and earlier she won the Miss Diva 2021, Femina
Ms Sandhu, who started her journey in pageantry at the age of 17, has previously been crowned Miss Diva 2021, Miss India Punjab 2019 and was among the top 12 at Femina Miss India 2019.
She has starred in Punjabi movies “Yaara Diyan Poo Baran” and “Bai Ji Kuttange”.
Earlier, during an interaction at Times Fresh Face 2021, Harnaaz stated ” I believe I am the only candidate who got the shortest time to prepare, but the team has been putting in a lot of effort to bring the best version out of India. And I am getting a lot of training, be it in terms of communication or putting myself out there confidently. I promise to each one of you that you will enjoy the process – all these efforts will not go in vain.”
For Harnaaz, big-time celebrations are waiting for her when she returns to India.
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