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Miss India, Harnaaz Sandhu, is crowned Miss Universe during the 70th Miss Universe beauty pageant in Eilat, Israel’s southern Red Sea coastal city, on December 13, 2021. (Menahem KAHANA/AFP)
India’s representative, Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe 2021. The culmination of the 70th beauty pageant took place at the Universe Dome, Port of Eilat in Eilat, Israel on Sunday, December 12, 2021 local time.
Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza wears Harnaaz Sandhu the winning crown. This 21-year-old young woman successfully outclassed two competitors of the Top 3 Miss Universe 2021, namely 1st Dauphine Nadia Ferreira (Paraguay) and 2nd Dauphine Lalela Mswane (South Africa).
Quoted from the official Miss Universe page, Monday, December 13, 2021, Harnaaz was inspired by her mother, who broke the patriarchal generation to become a successful gynecologist and lead her family. Encouraged to support other women in the same way, Sandhu grew up with her mother in a health camp that deals with women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
Sandhu is well aware of the privileges granted by her mother’s struggles that made her today a strong supporter of women’s empowerment, especially their constitutional rights to education, career and freedom. of choice. Professionally, Sandhu is an actor with two Punjabi LMSs scheduled for release in 2022.
The 21-year-old hopes to write characters in LMS that break stereotypes about women. Her favorite actress is Priyanka Chopra and is inspired by her work.