It is the third time that India has won the beauty contest. The last was in 2000, the same year that Harnazz Sandhu was born. The model was a favorite to win since the beginning of the competition and a video of her imitating a cat went viral.
Model Harnazz Sandhu was elected Miss Universe 2021 this Monday at dawn at a ceremony held in Eilat, southern Israel, and presented by Steve Harvey. Miss Paraguay, Nadia Ferreira, and Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, took home second and third place respectively.