Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on hijab comments I just gave my perspective
Chandigarh Mar 30 PTI Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issueThe 24-year-old who won the coveted pageant earlier this year said the matter in question was something she felt she needed address because she believes in letting one live the way they choose toBeing the youth of my country Im a student of Masters in Public Administration its important to have your perspective about anything thats happening around the world Sandhu said at an event hereA clip of the model-actor went viral on social media last week in which a reporter can be seen asking Sandhu about her views on hijab The video was part of an event held in Mumbai on March 17 in the honour of the Miss Universe 2021s homecomingIn her response she had appealed to society to stop targeting girls including on the issue of hijab saying Let them live the way they choose to On Wednesday Sandhu reiterated her views adding after she spoke out people started suggesting that she was supporting the practice of hijabI think I just gave my perspective to it And at the end of the day that girl is dominated by the patriarchy system or if that girl is wearing a hijab thats her choice Even if shes getting dominated she needs to come and speakUntil she doesnt support herself how can I support her And if thats her choice then thats her choice Let her live the way she wants to live We are women of all colours we are women of different cultures we need to respect each other I think we all have different lives so why do you want to pressurise and dominate somebody else she addedSandhu also spoke about being body shamed on social media as she revealed that she has celiac disease an immune reaction to eating gluten a protein found in wheat barley and ryeIm one of those individuals who was first bullied that shes too skinny and now they bully me saying shes fat Nobody knows about my Celiac disease That I cant eat wheat flour and many other things she saidSandhu who has been globetrotting as part of her duties as the spokesperson of the Miss Universe Organization said ones body undergoes a lot of changes when they live across different citiesWhen you go to a village you see changes in your body And I went to New York for the very first time It is a whole other world altogether The Gurdaspur-born model said the noise around her body image doesnt hold any importance for herIm someone who believes in body positivity and one of the Miss Universes for the very first time is going through that On the platform of Miss Universe we talk about women empowerment womanhood and body positivityAnd if I am going through that I know there are a lot of people who are trolling me and its okay because thats their mindset their stigmas but there are a lot of other individuals who are trolled every day irrespective of their Miss Universe or not Im empowering them by making them feel that if I feel gorgeous you are beautiful too she saidIts in our minds how we perceive beauty Sandhu saidFor me everyone is beautiful Its about how you represent yourself and what kind of ideology you have Your features do not matter at one moment If you think that Im the most beautiful girl thats why I won Miss Universe Im sorry youre wrongI might not be the most beautiful girl but I might be the one of the courageous and confident girls who believes even if Im fat even if Im thin its my body I love myself I love the changes and you should appreciate it because not everyone can go through the changes So be happy if youre going through changes If you are facing challenges in life you should be thankful because that means something good is going to happen Sandhu also met Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at his official residence and said she was elated to come back to Chandigarh a city she represented as she won the Times Fresh Face pageant in 2017Talking about her journey to winning the Miss Universe 2021 pageant she said it was difficult for her to put the experience of winning the coveted crown after 21 years for the country into words She also thanked her family for being her constant pillar of supportAsked for her comments on The Kashmir Files Sandhu said she has heard a lot about the film but has yet to watch it owing to her busy schedule PTI RDS BK BK
Chandigarh Mar 30 PTI Days after her remarks on hijab made headlines Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu on Wednesday said as a youth of the country she simply shared her perspective when asked to comment on the issueThe 24-year-old who won the coveted pageant earlier this year said the matter in question was something she felt she needed address because she believes in letting one live the way they choose toBeing the youth of my country Im a student of Masters in Public Administration its important to have your perspective about anything thats happening around the world Sandhu said at an event hereA clip of the model-actor went viral on social media last week in which a reporter can be seen asking Sandhu about her views on hijab The video was part of an event held in Mumbai on March 17 in the honour of the Miss Universe 2021s homecomingIn her response she had appealed to society to stop targeting girls including on the issue of hijab saying Let them live the way they choose to On Wednesday Sandhu reiterated her views adding after she spoke out people started suggesting that she was supporting the practice of hijabI think I just gave my perspective to it And at the end of the day that girl is dominated by the patriarchy system or if that girl is wearing a hijab thats her choice Even if shes getting dominated she needs to come and speakUntil she doesnt support herself how can I support her And if thats her choice then thats her choice Let her live the way she wants to live We are women of all colours we are women of different cultures we need to respect each other I think we all have different lives so why do you want to pressurise and dominate somebody else she addedSandhu also spoke about being body shamed on social media as she revealed that she has celiac disease an immune reaction to eating gluten a protein found in wheat barley and ryeIm one of those individuals who was first bullied that shes too skinny and now they bully me saying shes fat Nobody knows about my Celiac disease That I cant eat wheat flour and many other things she saidSandhu who has been globetrotting as part of her duties as the spokesperson of the Miss Universe Organization said ones body undergoes a lot of changes when they live across different citiesWhen you go to a village you see changes in your body And I went to New York for the very first time It is a whole other world altogether The Gurdaspur-born model said the noise around her body image doesnt hold any importance for herIm someone who believes in body positivity and one of the Miss Universes for the very first time is going through that On the platform of Miss Universe we talk about women empowerment womanhood and body positivityAnd if I am going through that I know there are a lot of people who are trolling me and its okay because thats their mindset their stigmas but there are a lot of other individuals who are trolled every day irrespective of their Miss Universe or not Im empowering them by making them feel that if I feel gorgeous you are beautiful too she saidIts in our minds how we perceive beauty Sandhu saidFor me everyone is beautiful Its about how you represent yourself and what kind of ideology you have Your features do not matter at one moment If you think that Im the most beautiful girl thats why I won Miss Universe Im sorry youre wrongI might not be the most beautiful girl but I might be the one of the courageous and confident girls who believes even if Im fat even if Im thin its my body I love myself I love the changes and you should appreciate it because not everyone can go through the changes So be happy if youre going through changes If you are facing challenges in life you should be thankful because that means something good is going to happen Sandhu also met Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at his official residence and said she was elated to come back to Chandigarh a city she represented as she won the Times Fresh Face pageant in 2017Talking about her journey to winning the Miss Universe 2021 pageant she said it was difficult for her to put the experience of winning the coveted crown after 21 years for the country into words She also thanked her family for being her constant pillar of supportAsked for her comments on The Kashmir Files Sandhu said she has heard a lot about the film but has yet to watch it owing to her busy schedule PTI RDS BK BK
