Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned the next Miss Universe in a glitzy ceremony in the Red Sea port of Eilat in the early hours of Monday morning, marking the 70th anniversary of the beauty competition.
Sandhu advanced to the finals out of 80 contestants from all corners of the world, just edging out Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira and Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane to take over the crown from the reigning Miss Universe, Miss Mexico Andrea Meza.