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21 after 21: Why Sushmita Sen believes Miss India was ‘destined’ to become Miss Universe 2021

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen and Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu. Instagram: @sushmitasen47, @missuniverse" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/12/13/20211213-miss-u.jpg"/><figcaption>Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen and Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu. <em>Instagram: @sushmitasen47, @missuniverse</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen believes the crowning of her compatriot Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu as the 2021 titlist is “destined.”</p><p>In congratulating Sandhu on being crowned Miss Universe 2021, Sen specified the number of years since India last took home the title, and the new winner’s age.</p><p>Addressing Sandhu, Sen wrote: “Thank you for representing India so beautifully, for bringing back the Miss Universe crown to India after 21 years (by a 21-year-old, you were destined).”</p><p>While Sen did not mention it, her followers pointed out that Sandhu also happens to be the titlist for the year 2021, making the numeral coincidence three-fold.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/sushmita.sen.777/posts/5065140423516537" data-width="auto"> </div><p>India’s most recent Miss Universe titlist before Sandhu is Lara Dutta Bhupathi, who was crowned in 2000.</p><p>Bhupathi, like Sen, brought up the long wait for India, in her congratulatory message for Sandhu.</p><p>“Congratulations, @HarnaazSandhu03! Welcome to the club! We’ve waited 21 long years for this! You make us so, so proud! A billion dreams come true!” she tweeted.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/HarnaazSandhu03?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HarnaazSandhu03</a> !!!! Welcome to the club!!! We’ve waited 21 long years for this!!! You make us SO SO proud!!! A billion dreams come true!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/MissDivaOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MissDivaOrg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MissUniverse</a></p>— Lara Dutta Bhupathi (@LaraDutta) <a href="https://twitter.com/LaraDutta/status/1470227861164511235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Sen, in her greeting, also told Sandhu: “May you enjoy every moment of learning and sharing this incredible global platform Miss Universe will provide you… May you reign supreme!”</p><p>Sen, who is now a popular Bollywood actress, was crowned in the Philippines when the pageant was held here in 1994. She has since repeatedly said the country holds a special place in her heart. In 2016, she returned to Manila as one of the judges for the 65th edition of Miss Universe.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PEYzRp_tWw4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen believes the crowning of her compatriot Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu as the 2021 titlist is “destined.”