Harnaaz Sandhu Biography – Harnaaz Sandhu Wiki
Harnaaz Sandhu born Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2021. She had been previously crowned Miss Diva Universe 2021 and is the third entrant from India to win Miss Universe. She was additionally crowned as Femina Miss India Punjab in 2019 and placed as a semifinalist at Femina Miss India 2019.
She started competing in pageantry as a teenager, winning titles such as Miss Chandigarh 2017 and Miss Max Emerging Star India 2018. At first, 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. After winning the title of Femina Miss India Punjab 2019, Sandhu competed in Femina Miss India, where she ultimately placed in the Top 12.
On August 16, 2021, she was shortlisted as one of the Top 50 semifinalists of Miss Diva 2021. Later on August 23, she was confirmed as one of the Top 20 finalists that would compete in the televised Miss Diva competition. During the preliminary competition held on September 22, Sandhu won the Miss Beautiful Skin award and became a finalist for Miss Beach Body, Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Photogenic, and Miss Talented.
She was selected in the succeeding round of the competition. During the final question and answer round, the top 5 contestants were each given different topics to speak about, which the contestants themselves picked through a draw. Sandhu had selected “Global Warming and Climate Change”, to which she conveyed:
“One day, life will flash before your eyes, make sure it’s worth watching. However, this is not the life you want to watch, where the climate is changing and the environment is dying. It is one of the fiasco that we humans have done to the environment. I do believe that we still have time to undo our irresponsible behavior. Earth is all we have in common and our small acts as individuals when multiplied by billions can transform the whole world. Start now, from tonight, switch off those extra lights when not in use. Thank you.” At the end of the event, she was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Adline Castelino.
As Miss Diva 2021, she received the right to represent India at Miss Universe 2021. The competition was held on December 12, 2021, in Eilat, Israel. 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. After her win, she became the third Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe.
She attended Shivalik Public School and the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, both in Chandigarh. Before becoming Miss Universe, Sandhu was pursuing a master’s degree in public administration.
Harnaaz Sandhu Age
She was born on March 3, 2000, in Chandigarh, India.
Harnaaz Sandhu Family
She was born in the village of Kohali in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, close to the city of Batala, to parents Pritampal Singh Sandhu and Rabinder Kaur Sandhu. Her father is a realtor and her mother is a gynecologist, while she also has an elder brother named Harnoor. She was raised in a Jat Sikh family.
In 2006, her family moved to England, before returning to India two years later and settling in Chandigarh, where she was brought up.
Harnaaz Sandhu Miss Universe 2021
As Miss Diva 2021, Sandhu received the right to represent India at Miss Universe 2021. The competition was held on December 12, 2021, in Eilat, Israel. 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. After her victory, she became the third Indian woman to be crowned Miss Universe.
Harnaaz Sandhu Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 9+1⁄2 inches (1.76 meters) tall.
Harnaaz Sandhu Nationality
She is of Indian nationality. She was brought up in a Jat Sikh family.
Harnaaz Sandhu Instagram
Her Instagram handle is @harnaazsandhu_03.
