Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu arrives in New York


Three weeks after her coronation at the 70th Miss Universe competition in Israel, India's Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu has finally arrived at her apartment in New York.

The 21-year-old beauty went back to her home country and stayed there for three weeks following her victory. She will now be based in the "Big Apple" during her reign as Miss Universe 2021.

Here's a short arrival video at her "newly designed" apartment in NYC courtesy of the Miss Universe Organization:

Photo: Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu / Instagram

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