"I
will
make
you
proud," Harnaaz
Sandhu's
mother
Ravinder
Kaur
Sandhu
recalled
the
promise
her
daughter
made
on
Sunday,
ahead
of
winning
the
coveted
Miss
Universe
2021
title
as
the
family
and
the
residents
of
Punjab's
Kharar
celebrated
the
21-year-old's
victory
at
the
pageant
on
Monday.
Harnaaz
Sandhu
made
history
on
Monday
as
she
was
crowned
Miss
Universe
2021
-
beating
contestants
from
79
countries
-
21
years
after
India
last
brought
home
the
title.
Her
parents
Pritam
Singh
Sandhu
and
Dr
Ravinder
Kaur
Sandhu,
and
her
brother
Harnoor
Singh
were
elated
after
she
was
adjudged
Miss
Universe
2021
at
an
event
in
Israel.
Only
two
Indians
before
Harnaaz
Sandhu
have
won
the
title
of
Miss
Universe
-
actors
Sushmita
Sen
in
1994
and
Lara
Dutta
in
2000.
The
70th
edition
of
the
event
was
held
in
Eilat,
Israel,
where
the
21-year-old
bagged
the
coveted
pageant.
Harnaaz
Sandhu's
mother
Ravinder
Kaur
Sandhu
said
she
spoke
to
her
on
Sunday
evening
to
wish
her
best
of
luck.
Kaur,
who
is
a
gynecologist,
said
that
she
had
advised
her
daughter
to
stay
focused
and
leave
everything
to
the
Almighty.
When
asked
what
Harnaaz
Sandhu
told
her,
Kaur
told
reporters
that
she
said,
“I
will
make
you
proud.”
She
also
asked
the
family
to
pray
for
her,
said
Kaur
who
was
praying
for
her
at
a
gurdwara
when
the
event
was
taking
place.
Harnaaz
Sandhu's
brother
Harnoor
Singh,
who
watched
the
event,
informed
his
mother
about
his
sister
bagging
the
crown
of
Miss
Universe
2021.
“We
were
fully
confident
that
she
would
make
the
country
proud,”
said
Kaur
at
her
residence
in
Mohali's
Kharar.
Harnaaz
Sandhu's
elated
father
Pritam
Singh
Sandhu,
whose
eyes
welled
up,
said
he
was
proud
of
her
achievement,
adding
that
they
completely
supported
her.
He
further
said
that
she
always
said
that
she
will
come
back
victorious.
She
worked
hard
and
always
stayed
focused,
Kaur
said
while
talking
to
reporters.
“It
is
a
proud
moment
not
only
for
us
but
for
the
country
also,”
said
Harnoor.
To
a
question
about
what
she
likes
in
food,
her
mother
Kaur
said
'makki
di
roti'
is
her
favourite,
which
she
will
be
served
when
she
returns
home.
Harnaaz
Sandhu
loves
yoga,
horse
riding
and
cooking,
said
her
mother.
Meanwhile,
Dr
Nisha
Aggarwal,
principal
of
Post
Graduate
Government
College
for
Girls
Sector
42
in
Chandigarh,
said
Harnaaz
Sandhu
was
a
bright
student.
“It
is
a
matter
of
immense
happiness
for
us.
Harnaaz
Sandhu
studied
BA
(IT)
and
now
she
is
pursuing
MA
public
administration,”
she
said.
Right
from
the
beginning,
she
was
a
very
bright
student,
said
the
principal.
“She
is
very
polite,
humble
and
an
obedient
student.
She
is
respectful
to
teachers,”
Aggarwal
said.
A
teacher,
who
taught
her,
said
Harnaaz
Sandhu
was
a
sincere
student.
Harnaaz
Sandhu
started
her
journey
in
pageantry
when
she
won
Times
Fresh
Face
in
2017,
representing
Chandigarh
at
the
age
of
17.
She
later
won
the
LIVA
Miss
Diva
Universe
2021
title.
Sandhu
has
also
worked
in
a
few
Punjabi
films,
including
"Yaara
Diyan
Poo
Baran" and
"Bai
Ji
Kuttange".