New Delhi: Harnaaz Sandhu brought home the Miss Universe crown, two decades after Lara Dutta won the title in 2000. The 21-year-old bagged the coveted pageant at the 70th edition of the event held in Eilat, Israel.

Crowning moments: #HarnaazSandhu from India crowned #MissUniverse 2021 | Read more at: https://t.co/Jf85hRB7eK pic.twitter.com/LM4akVPLq0

— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) December 13, 2021

Harnaaz Sandhu Born and raised in Punjab her schooling Shivalik Public School and Post Graduate Government College for Girls, both in Chandigarh. Harnaaz began competing in pageantry at the age of 17 and has won titles such as Miss Chandigarh 2017 and Miss Max Emerging Star India 2018.

Desempeño de Miss India (@HarnaazSandhu03 ) en la preliminar de Miss Universo 2021. 🇮🇳👑✨

Si hoy fuera la final, India era la ganadora. 🔥👏🏽#India #MissIndia #missuniverse #missuniverse2021 #missuniverso #missuniverso2021 #preliminar #preliminarycompetition #harnaazkaursandhu pic.twitter.com/MuTaHTcZot

— Mr. Harry Rodz (@rodz_harry) December 11, 2021

Now Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu will reside in New York and participate in a number of events globally.