Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu is an Indian model, actor, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2021.
Sandhu had been previously crowned Miss Diva Universe 2021.
Sandhu was born in the village of Kohali in Gurdaspur district, Punjab.
Sandhu began competing in pageantry as a teenager.
Sandhu won Miss Universe 2021 on 13 December 2021 in Eilat, Israel, beating 80 other contestants.
On 16 August 2021, Sandhu was shortlisted as one of the Top 50 semifinalists of Miss Diva 2021.
Harnaaz has 6.4 million followers on Instagram.
She became the third Indian winner following Sushmita Sen in 1994, and Lara Dutta in 2000.