Miss Universe 2021
| Miss Universe 2021 | |
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Winner Harnaaz Sandhu in 2022 | |
| Date | 13 December 2021 |
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| Venue | Universe Dome, Port of Eilat, Israel |
| Broadcaster | International:Official broadcaster: Yes |
| Entrants | 80 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Debuts | Bahrain |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Harnaaz Sandhu India |
| Best National Costume | Maristella Okpala, Nigeria |
Miss Universe 2021 was the 70th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel on 13 December 2021.
At the end of the event, Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 by Andrea Meza of Mexico. It was India's first victory in twenty-one years, and the third in the country's in the pageant history. Sandhu became the first ever Sikh to win the title.
Contestants from eighty countries and territories competed in the pageant. Steve Harvey returned as the host; Harvey last served as host during Miss Universe 2019. Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, and Carson Kressley served as backstage correspondents. JoJo, Noa Kirel, Harel Skaat, Valerie Hamaty, and Narkis performed in this year's pageant.
Fox returned as the official broadcaster of the show after being absent for the previous edition. It was broadcast to hundreds of millions of viewers in 172 countries. This was also the final edition to be aired on an American broadcast television network.