Veteran
actress
Zeenat
Aman
congratulated
Harnaaz
Sandhu
on
being
crowned
Miss
Universe
and
extended
best
wishes
to
her
for
her
future
endeavours.
While
speaking
to
a
leading
daily,
Zeenat
said
that
she
is
elated
with
her
victory
and
it's
a
big
achievement
for
India.
"I
am
extremely
happy
that
another
one
of
our
country's
girls
has
been
crowned
Miss
Universe
2021.
It's
my
personal
opinion
that
Indian
women
are
extremely
pretty
and
they
always
stand
out
when
it
comes
to
beauty,
poise
and
confidence.
It
is
indeed
a
big
achievement
once
again
for
our
country," said
Zeenat
while
speaking
to
Times
Of
India.
The
Don
actress
also
said
that
she
is
quite
impressed
with
the
confidence
that
young
women
show
on
the
ramp.
She
said,
"When
you
watch
them
participating
in
a
pageant,
you
realise
that
they
have
got
it
all
right
-
the
correct
posture,
diction,
vocabulary,
communication
skills
and
confidence.
Everything
about
them
is
so
flawless,
which
shows
the
effort
that
goes
into
it."
Zeenat
who
won
the
Femina
Miss
India
pageant
and
Miss
Asia
Pacific
International
in
1970,
recalled
her
own
time
at
beauty
pageant
and
said,
"I
remember
doing
my
own
make-up
and
hair,
and
picking
my
own
costumes.
In
those
days,
we
did
not
have
such
support
systems.
We
just
put
our
best
foot
forward.
I
am
glad
that
the
girls
now
have
a
great
team
working
with
them."
When
asked
if
joining
film
industry
becomes
a
mandatory
option
for
all
the
pageant
winners,
Zeenat
said,
"No,
it
is
not
mandatory.
Reita
Faria
(Miss
World
1966)
was
a
doctor.
It
seems
that
most
prefer
to
join
showbiz,
but
not
all
want
to
become
actresses."
She
further
said
that
she
is
happy
that
the
youth
of
our
country
is
exposed
to
a
global
culture
through
various
digital
platforms
and
they
have
knowledge
of
a
lot
more
things
now.
She
further
said
that
she
hopes
that
the
young
men
and
women
of
our
country
continue
to
shine
and
make
the
nation
proud.
Sandhu
who
hails
from
Punjab,
won
the
Miss
Universe
2021
pageant,
beating
contestants
from
79
countries
to
bring
the
title
back
to
India
after
21
years.