- Title: Celebrations at home as India's Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Miss Universe
- Date: 13th December 2021
- Summary: CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, INDIA (DECEMBER 13, 2021) (ANI - No use India) SIGN OUTSIDE FAMILY HOME OF MISS UNIVERSE HARNAAZ SANDHU, READING (English): "SANDHU"
- Embargoed: 27th December 2021 10:47
- Keywords: Harnaaz Sandhu India Israel Miss India Miss Universe beauty pageant
- Location: CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA / INTERNET
- City: CHANDIGARH, PUNJAB, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA / INTERNET
- Country: India
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Arts/Culture/Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA001F7VCWUL
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: FOR ANNOUNCEMENT OF HARNAAZ SANDHU WINNING MISS UNIVERSE, PLEASE LOOK FOR EDIT 1121-ISRAEL-MISSUNIVERSE/ SENT ON DECEMBER 13
Celebrations broke out in India's northern city of Chandigarh, the hometown of Harnaaz Sandhu after she was crowned the winner of the 70th Miss Universe pageant on Monday (December 13).
"She has made me and the entire family proud, the Sandhu family is very proud. I'm unable to handle my happiness, unable to think," Sandhu's mother, Ravinder Kaur, told reporters in their family home.
Students at the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, where 21-year-old Sandhu is pursuing a master's degree in public administration, marked the occasion with dancing and singing.
Israel hosted the contest in the Red Sea resort of Eilat amid a surge in COVID-19 cases and after imposing travel restrictions to try to stave off the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Harnaaz's victory brings the crown to India after a gap of 21 years, the earlier titles were won by Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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