June 19, 2026 08:13 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

Events

Fortuner torched, BJP leaders burnt alive: Sand mining feud ends in triple murder in Chhattisgarh | 'If Modi is the leader and India is attacked, we'll be there': Trump's strong assurance at G7 | 'Safety of Indian seafarers of utmost importance': PM Modi's strong message to Trump at G7 | Trump says Iran deal 'not final', threatens fresh strikes if Tehran ‘doesn’t behave’ | G7 declares war on global drug cartels, unveils major anti-trafficking plan | India, Canada launch security pact talks, target trade deal completion in 2026 | PM Modi flags seafarer safety at G7, calls for secure maritime routes amid Hormuz tensions | Messi makes history with first World Cup hat-trick, equals Klose's all-time record in Argentina's 3-0 win | Tragedy in the skies: Five IAF personnel killed in AN-32 crash in Assam | 'Ask probe officers whether I hid anything': Abhishek Banerjee hits back after pre-dawn police search

Harnaaz Sandhu

Harnaaz Sandhu Instagram page

India's Harnaaz Sandhu wins Miss Universe title

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Dec 13, 2021, at 02:54 pm

Twenty-one years after Lara Dutta won the crown, India's Harnaaz Sandhu brought it back by winning the Miss Universe title on Sunday.

The 70th Miss Universe event was held in Eilat city of Israel.

The Punjabi model won the showpiece event by beating Paraguay's Nadia Ferreira and South Africa's Lalela Mswane.

WHO ARE YOU? #MISSUNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/YUy7x9iTN8
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 13, 2021

Andrea Meza, former Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico, presented the title to her.

The new Miss Universe is...India!!!! #MISSUNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/DTiOKzTHl4
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 13, 2021

Earlier, Sushmita Sen (1994) and Lara Dutta (2000) had won the pageant.

#MissUniverse #HarnaazSandhu

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.