Pics from the beauty pageant which was held at Eilat in Israel.
Glimpses of how Harnaaz inched closer and closer to the Miss Universe title.
Her finale look was created by fashion designer Saisha Shinde.
Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issue.
The beauty queen could not hold back her tears as she took to the stage one last time as Miss Universe.
Is winning a glamour contest, a beauty parade, a bigger achievement than getting to run one of the world's best known luxury brands or the IMF? asks Sandeep Goyal.
Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu looked fierce in a red halter-neck gown.
'Coming from a small city, you often feel that your dreams are impossible but there is no word as impossible.' 'If you know that you can do it, just believe so.'
Rachel Gupta had done India proud by winning the first ever Miss Grand International title for India in the 11 year old competition.
Divita made it to the Top 16 in the pageant.
'It is not about how one looks, but how they feel. It is about how beautiful we are on the inside.'
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Three days after she won the Miss Universe 2021 pageant in Eilat, Israel, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu arrived in Mumbai.
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'Even if you admire all the girls who have come before you -- from Sushmita Sen, Aishwarya Rai, me, Priyanka Chopra, Dia Mirza -- it is very important to retain your own personality.' 'All of us won because we were very individually different people.'
What makes this edition of the contest important were a few more events that happened for the first time at Miss Universe.
'I was always told that one day your beauty will fade.' 'Hence, what's important is how you make people feel and how you treat them.' 'Are you kind? Do you have good intentions?' 'If that quality is there in you, no matter what you do or where you are in your life, people will always remember you.'
The concluding part of the A to Z guide to a year that will soon become history.
Brand India's societal divisions and distortions have remained as much relevant in 'liberal' America and Europe as it still is in the structurally stratified Indian society of the 21st century, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
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