Harnaaz Sandhu

About

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (born 3 March 2000) is an Indian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2021. The third entrant from India to win Miss Universe, Sandhu was previously crowned Femina Miss India Punjab in 2019, and was a semifinalist at Femina Miss India 2019 pageant. Sandhu has since worked as an actress.

== Early life ==
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu was born in a Jat Sikh family of the Kohali village in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, to Pritampal Singh Sandhu and Rabinder Kaur Sandhu. Her father is a realtor and her mother a gynaecologist. She also has one sibling.
In 2006, she moved to England, before returning to India two years later and settling in Chandigarh.
She attended Shivalik Public School and the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, both in Chandigarh. Prior to becoming Miss Universe, Sandhu was pursuing a master’s degree in public administration.

== Pageantry ==

In 2017, Sandhu won Miss Chandigarh 2017, a regional contest. Subsequently, she participated in the Times Fresh Face Contest 2017, where she was adjudged as the 1st runner-up. She later won the title – Miss Max Emerging Star India 2018.
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