The 70th Miss Universe beauty pageant was held on 12th December at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. And with that, India received its third Miss Universe winner. This year’s Miss Universe is an extremely beautiful Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu who stole everyone’s heart with her beauty. This 21-year-old Indian beauty has been crowned 70th Miss Universe by her predecessor, Andrea Meza. Harnaaz is the third Indian woman to become Miss Universe after Lara Dutta in 2000 and Sushmita Sen in 1994. She was also crowned as the Miss Diva 2021 and was one of the top 12 contestants at Femina Miss India 2019.
On the evening of the 70th Miss Universe 2021 finale, Harnaaz’s final question was, “What advice would you give to young women on how to deal with the pressure they face today?”. To that, she replied with a remarkable answer.
The Miss Universe beauty pageant is an international beauty pageant that has been held every year since its beginning in 1952. The beauty pageant is organized by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization and is one of the big four prestigious international beauty pageants, including Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. Each year Miss Universe beauty pageant has been producing one Miss Universe to represent the womanhood and women of all cultures and backgrounds and to empower them. Let’s take a look at all the Miss Universe winners from 1952 to 2021.
Miss Universe Winners List
| Year | Miss Universe Winners | Country |
| 1952 | Armi Kuusela | Finland |
| 1953 | Christiane Martel | France |
| 1954 | Miriam Stevenson | USA |
| 1955 | Hellevi Rombin | Sweden |
| 1956 | Carol Morris | USA |
| 1957 | Gladys Zender | Peru |
| 1958 | Luz Marina Zuluaga | Columbia |
| 1959 | Akiko Kojima | Japan |
| 1960 | Linda Bement | USA |
| 1961 | Marlene Schmidt | Germany |
| 1962 | Norma Nolan | Argentina |
| 1963 | Idea Maria Vargas | Brazil |
| 1964 | Corinna Tsopei | Greece |
| 1965 | Apasra Hongsakula | Thailand |
| 1966 | Margareta Arvidsson | Sweden |
| 1967 | Sylvia Hitchcock | USA |
| 1968 | Martha Vasconcellos | Brazil |
| 1969 | Gloria Diaz | Philippines |
| 1970 | Marisol Malaret | Puerto Rico |
| 1971 | Georgina Rizk | Lebanon |
| 1972 | Kerry Anne Wells | Australia |
| 1973 | Margie Moran | Philippines |
| 1974 | Amparo Munoz | Spain |
| 1975 | Anne Marie Puhtamo | Finland |
| 1976 | Rina Messinger | Israel |
| 1977 | Janelle Commissiong | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 1978 | Margaret Gardiner | South Africa |
| 1979 | Maritza Sayalero | Venezuela |
| 1980 | Shawn Weatherly | USA |
| 1981 | Irene Saez | Venezuela |
| 1982 | Karen Baldwin | Canada |
| 1983 | Lorraine Downes | New Zealand |
| 1984 | Yvonne Ryding | Sweden |
| 1985 | Deborah Carthy–Deu | Puerto Rico |
| 1986 | Barbara Palacios Teyde | Venezuela |
| 1987 | Cecilia Bolocco | Chile |
| 1988 | Porntip Nakhirunkanok | Thailand |
| 1989 | Angela Visser | Holland |
| 1990 | Mona Grudt | Norway |
| 1991 | Lupita Jones | Mexico |
| 1992 | Michelle McLean | Namibia |
| 1993 | Dayanara Torres | Puerto Rico |
| 1994 | Sushmita Sen | India |
| 1995 | Chelsi Smith | USA |
| 1996 | Alicia Machado | Venezuela |
| 1997 | Brook Lee | USA |
| 1998 | Wendy Fitzwilliam | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 1999 | Mpule Kwelagobe | Botswana |
| 2000 | Lara Dutta | India |
| 2001 | Denise M. Quiñones | Puerto Rico |
| 2002 | Justine Pasek | Panama Previously 1st runner up. |
| 2002 | Oksana Fyodorova | Russia Dethroned. |
| 2003 | Amelia Vega Polanco | Dominican Republic |
| 2004 | Jennifer Hawkins | Australia |
| 2005 | Natalie Glebova | Canada |
| 2006 | Zuleyka Riviera Mendoza | Puerto Rico |
| 2007 | Riyo Mori | Japan |
| 2008 | Dayana Mendoza | Venezuela |
| 2009 | Stefanía Fernández | Venezuela |
| 2010 | Ximena Navarrete | México |
| 2011 | Leila Lopes | Angola |
| 2012 | Olivia Culpo | USA |
| 2013 | Gabriela Isler | Venezuela |
| 2014 | Paulina Vega Dieppa | Colombia |
| 2015 | Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach | Philippines |
| 2016 | Iris Mittenaere | France |
| 2017 | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters | South Africa |
| 2018 | Catriona Gray | Philippines |
| 2019 | Zozibini Tunzi | South Africa |
| 2020 | Andrea Meza | México |
| 2021 | Harnaaz Sandhu | India |
