India's Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe

Professionally, Harnaaz is an actor with two Punjabi LMS slated for release in 2022 and hopes to essay characters in LMS

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Dec 13, 2021 06:05
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India's Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe

Tel Aviv: After 21 years, India's Harnaaz Sandhu brought home, Miss Universe Crown, beating contestants from 79 other countries in the pageant held in Eilat, Israel.

Actor-model Harnaaz Sandhu won the 70th Miss Universe Crown since Lara Dutta claimed the crown in 2000. Paraguay's Nadia Ferreira was first runner-up and South Africa's Lalela Mswane was named second runner-up. Sandhu advanced from the initial pool of 80 contestants into the top sixteen, later advancing to the top ten, top five, and top three, before being crowned as the winner

Professionally, Harnaaz is an actor with two Punjabi LMS slated for release in 2022 and hopes to essay characters in LMS that break stereotypes that the world has of women. Her favourite actor is Priyanka Chopra, and she draws inspiration from her body of work.

In her spare time, Harnaaz enjoys the company of friends, loves yoga, dancing, cooking, horse riding, and playing chess. She is a water baby and never misses a chance to jump into a pool to rejuvenate herself. 

She believes in the saying - “Great things happen to those who don’t stop believing, trying, learning, and being grateful."  She is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss Universe. Sandhu had been previously crowned Miss Diva Universe 2021. Sandhu has been additionally crowned as Femina Miss India Punjab in 2019, and placed as a semifinalist at Femina Miss India 2019.

As Miss Universe, Sandhu will reside in New York City and participate in a number of events around the world.