Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu: ‘We waited for this day for 21 years and it feels unbelievable'
The Times of India Mumbai|December 15, 2021
I’m glad I now have a platform to reach out to more women ready for change, says Harnaaz
Divya Kaushik
Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu: ‘We waited for this day for 21 years and it feels unbelievable'

Innumerable calls, congratulatory messages and a massive outpouring of love and wishes from all over the country, it has been an “overwhelming experience” for the newly crowned Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu. LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2021 Harnaaz won the coveted crown for the country after 21 years and she says that “all this is still unbelievable to me”.She adds, “The only word that comes to my mind to describe how I am feeling is ‘unbelievable’. To hear the name of India on that platform (when the winner was being announced) was a feeling I will never be able to put in words. I cried and everyone around me cried. We waited for this day for 21 years and I could not believe that it was all actually happening. It is still unbelievable to me,” says Harnaaz.

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