Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu
Biography
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (born 3 March 2000) is an Indian actress and winner of the Miss Universe 2021 pageant. She had been previously crowned Miss Universe India 2021 and is the third entrant from India to win Miss Universe.
Sandhu was previously crowned Femina Miss India Punjab in 2019 and was a semifinalist at the Femina Miss India 2019 pageant.
Sandhu was born in the village of Kohali in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, to parents Pritampal Singh Sandhu and Rabinder Kaur Sandhu. Her father is a realtor and her mother is a gynecologist. She also has one sibling. Sandhu was raised in a Punjabi Jat Sikh family.
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.
Before becoming Miss Universe, Sandhu was pursuing a master's degree in public administration. In addition to her native language Punjabi, Sandhu is also fluent in Hindi and English.
