Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, 22, was crowned Miss Universe 2021. Photo: Getty Images
In December 2021, the 22-year-old representative of India, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, attended crowned Miss Universeand is the third Indian woman to receive this crown after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta.
The new Miss Universe is…India!!!! #MISS UNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/DTiOKzTHl4
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) December 13, 2021
Months later, the flattering comments have turned to bullying after his recent appearance at Lakmé Fashion Week, one of the most important events in his native country, where you can see a small bump that many say could be pregnancy.
And she’s home! @HarnaazKaur landed in Chandigarh and finally REUNITED with her family after 6 months! #HarnaazComesHome #homecoming pic.twitter.com/ACjQiTndiL
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) March 31, 2022
Comments have spiraled out of control as she also looks a little plumper in some photos than she did at December’s World Pageant.
With every photo released, the controversy grows so strong that some critics are calling for the crown to be removed, while others support the silhouette the model is also wearing.
Can not Hardly Wait! 🤩 @HarnaazKaur @MissDivaOrg #HarnaazComesHome #homecoming pic.twitter.com/fl7HsEBxCB
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) March 29, 2022
Some entertainment sites have even compared her to former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who went through a similar situation when she was a beauty queen.
Faced with such a situation, the organization has come to her defense and asked to stop bullying the beauty queen. “#Stopbullying,” the institution wrote in one of the posts published during its visit to India, stating that it does not endorse any display of disrespect or hateful comments.
Photo: Instagram shot
Some users of the networks are in favor of including the diversity of bodies and defend Harnaaz. The truth is that it looks beautiful.
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