Harnaaz Sandhu, of India, was named Miss Universe on Monday (December 13) within the Israeli resort of Eilat throughout a ceremony marking the seventieth anniversary of the worldwide pageant.
“I really feel overwhelmed as a result of it has been 21 years since India obtained Miss Universe crown and it’s taking place (once more) proper now.. I’m able to take the duty of the crown now,” Sandhu, who represented India within the pageant, stated.
Israel hosted the competition within the Pink Sea resort of Eilat amid a surge in COVID-19 circumstances and after imposing journey restrictions to attempt to stave off the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Sandhu urged individuals around the globe to get vaccinated to assist hold the borders open.
“With the assist of Israel’s nation we had been in a position to organise this contest and I feel wherever we go proper now we now have to make this stuff obligatory as a result of that is the brand new regular. We have to handle our vaccinations, concerning the COVID studies, as a result of that’s how it’ll be and that’s how we will journey,” she stated.
Within the weeks main as much as the competitors, contestants toured varied websites in Israel, together with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and Judaism’s Western Wall.
Israel’s tourism ministry stated that journey restrictions restricted media and fan attendance on the pageant.