As Harnaaz Sandhu bring the Miss Universe 2021 Crown to home India, here's all Indian Miss Universe till now

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: December 13, 2021 11:39 AM2021-12-13T11:39:51+5:302021-12-13T11:44:41+5:30

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India's Harnaaz Sandhu has made the entire country proud by bringing home the crown at the 70th Miss Universe 2021, held in Eilat, Israel. Mexico's Andrea Meza, the reigning queen, passed on her crown to the new successor. After being crowned, Harnaaz could be seen celebrating on the stage with her fellow contestants. Expressing pride in the country's win, Harnaaz said, "Chak de phatte India, chak de phatte". Harnaaz edged out the first runner-up Paraguay and the second runner-up South Africa. Winning a beauty contest is not all about how you look or how you present yourself, but it is also about your inner beauty, which is more important than outer beauty, that's why the beauty contest also held question and answers rounds so, we can show who we really are and whats does our hearts says. Harnaam Sandhu brought the Miss Universe 2021 trophy at home and became the third lady to bring Miss Universe Crown in India after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta. So on this special day let's recall the former Miss Universe of India, how they won the heart of judges with their answers.

Sushmita Sen is the role model for many girls in the country and the first lady to bring Miss Universe Crown to India. But do you know, she won the of World with not only looks but by her inner beauty, her one answer won the heart of many, In Top 6 round singer-actress, Florence LaRue asked her, “If you had the time and money to embark upon a great adventure, what would it be?” To which the actress replied, “Well I think adventure for me is what I enjoy from within me and children are little things that could bring a lot of adventure in your life. If I had the time and the money, I could do something, I wouldn’t say I would do something for the children who are downtrodden, any child is worth its while. I would do something for the children, go out with them and have a great time.” In the final round, she was asked “What for you is the essence of being a woman?” to which the diva replied "Just being a woman is a gift of God that all of us must appreciate. The origin of a child is a mother, who is a woman. She shows a man what caring, sharing, and loving is all about. That’s the essence of being a woman."

"Beauty with Brain" this title is purely made for former Miss Universe Lara Dutta, who won the Crown and bring it to home India in 2000. It was the time when beauty pageants were greatly criticized for using women as objects, to which judges asked Lara Dutta and other finalists about their views on it, the judges asked "Right now there is a protest going on right outside here calling the Miss Universe Pageant disrespectful of women. Convince them they are wrong," to which Lara replied, "I think pageants like the Miss Universe pageant gives us young women a platform to foray in the fields that we want to and forge ahead, be it entrepreneurship, be it the armed force, be it politics. It gives us a platform to voice our choices and opinions and makes us strong, independent that we are today." And this answer won the heart of all judges rest the results, we know.

Harnaaz Sandhu who became the Miss Universe 2021 and bring the crown to home India, is just 21 years old. This 21-year-old girl's answer surprised everyone. As part of the final question round, the top three contestants were asked, "What advice would you give to young women watching on how to deal with the pressures they face today?" To this, Harnaaz, delivering her final statement, said, "Well, I think the biggest pressure the youth of today is facing is to believe in themselves. To know that you are unique and that's what makes you beautiful. Stop comparing yourselves with others and let's talk about more important things that are happening worldwide. I think this is what you need to understand. Come out, speak for yourself, because you are the leader of your life. You are the voice of your own. I believed in myself and that's why I am standing here today. Thank you."