international pageant that defied politics and the coronavirus pandemic.The 21-year-old titleholder said she was feeling “overwhelmed because it’s been 21 years since India got Miss Universe crown — and it’s happening right now.”Miss Universe 2021 Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned her successor in the contest set in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat.
The event took place the middle of the night — wrapping up at 5 a.m. local time (10 p.m. EST) to accommodate the lucrative US primetime schedule, the Associated Press reported.The Miss Universe production included the traditional displays of national costumes, swimwear and a series of interview questions putting contestants’ public speaking skills to the televised test.
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