Just as candidates were arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana to register as official delegates to the 71st edition of the Miss Universe pageant, Latvian representative Jekaterina "Kate" Alexeeva tested positive for COVID-19 and had to withdraw from the competition when it had only begun.
The previously reigning Miss Universe, Andrea Meza of Mexico, crowned her successor, Bollywood actress Harnaaz Sandhu, in the Israeli Red Sea resort town of Eilat.
EILAT, Israel (AP) — Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe on Sunday, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by