A 21-year-old Indian actress was crowned Miss Universe 2021 during a competition held in Eilat, Israel Sunday night (Monday morning, Manile time).
Harnaaz Sandhu bested 79 other empowered women for the coveted Miss Universe crown. She is the third Miss Universe from India, the first being Sushmita Sen who was crowned in the Philippines in 1994; and Lara Dutta (2000).
In her Miss Universe bio, Harnaaz said she draws her inspiration from her mother, who broke generations of patriarchy to become a successful gynecologist and led her family.
Driven to support other women the same way, Harnaaz grew up working with her mother at health camps addressing women’s health and menstrual hygiene.
Deeply conscious of the privilege her mother’s struggles have gifted her, Harnaaz today is a strong advocate for women’s empowerment, particularly their constitutional rights to education, careers, and their freedom of choice.
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 favorite 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,...
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