Indian women who are beautiful, tall, physically fit, smart, talented and clever
take part in various pageant shows.
Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India
Winners are then selected to represent India at Miss World.
The Femina Miss India and Miss Diva is being held separately since 2013 in India.
Femina Miss India sends its winner to the Miss World pageant.
While the Miss Diva send the winner to the Miss Universe.
There are many such beauty pageants across the world.
It is a proud moment for all of us as the Miss Universe title has been won by India!
Harnaaz Sandhu from Chandigarh, Punjab has been crowned Miss Universe. She is just 21 years old!
Miss Universe 2021 is the is 70th edition of the franchise and now Harnaz has won it.
In 1994 actress Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title. After her actress Lara Dutta won the title in 2000.
21 years later India has won the Miss Universe title for the 3rd time!
The event was in Eilat, Israel. The pageant was broadcasted live across the world.
However it was not at all easy!
Towards the end, judges shortlisted the top 3 participants.
They belonged to India, Paraguay & South Africa.
These girls had the most beautiful physique. They were clever, talents and had the most wonderful smiles.
It became very difficult to select a winner.
The judges then told all the contestants had to answer the same question.
Harnaz was crowned Miss Universe as hers was the best answer.
Andrea Meza, former Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico, crowned Harnaaz at the event.
Let me tell you how she won.
The judges asked a simple question.
They asked, "What advice would you give to young women watching on how to deal with the pressures they face today?"
Paraguay & South Africa's answers were not impressive but India's answer was the best. She said,
"Nowadays there are many youngsters who are distressed.
The only way to get over this is to believe in yourself. People are stressed because they do not believe in themselves.
If you do not believe in yourself it can be a major problem.
Constantly comparing yourself to others will create a lot of pressure and you will not be able to manage your life.
This will automatically create stress and lead to negativity.
Believing in yourself and accepting your flaws is extremely important.
By doing this you will surely find your way to success.
I am here because I believed in myself despite my troubles and did not compare myself to anyone.
It helped my manage my problems and be successful. This was all because I believed in myself. Thank you."
Judges were very impressed by her impactful statement and hoped youngsters would learn from her.
This is why she won the crown and it is proud moment for India.
Harnaaz started her beauty pageant journey when she was just 17.
She has previously been crowned Miss Diva 2021, Femina Miss India Punjab 2019.
Along with pageantry she is also pursuing her MA.
She has also worked in these two Punjabi films.
We applaud her determination and hope people follow her example.