Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Femina Miss India Punjab in 2019, and placed as a semifinalist at Femina Miss India 2019.
13 Facts About Harnaaz Sandhu
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Harnaaz Sandhu's father is a realtor and her mother is a gynecologist.
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Harnaaz Sandhu attended Shivalik Public School and the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, both in Chandigarh.
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Harnaaz Sandhu began competing in pageantry as a teenager, winning titles such as Miss Chandigarh 2017 and Miss Max Emerging Star India 2018.
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Harnaaz Sandhu participated in Miss Diva 2018 edition and was Chandigarh finalist.
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At first, Harnaaz Sandhu did not tell her father when she registered for her first pageant, and only informed him of her participation after she won; despite this, he was accepting of her decision to pursue pageantry.
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On 16 August 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu was shortlisted as one of the Top 50 semifinalists of Miss Diva 2021.
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Harnaaz Sandhu was selected in the succeeding round of the competition.
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Harnaaz Sandhu had selected "Global Warming and Climate Change", to which she said:.
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Harnaaz Sandhu represented India in the Miss Universe 2021 competition on 13 December 2021 in Eilat, Israel, beating 79 other contestants.
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Harnaaz Sandhu became the third Indian winner following Sushmita Sen in 1994, and Lara Dutta in 2000.
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Harnaaz Sandhu was announced Miss Universe 2021 by host Steve Harvey and crowned by the outgoing titleholder Andrea Meza of Mexico.
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On January 14,2023, Harnaaz Sandhu crowned R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States as her successor at the 71st Miss Universe pageant at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.