7 Indian Made It To Miss Universe Top 5

Yasmin Daji (1966)

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Madhu Sapre (1992)

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Sushmita Sen (1994)

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Manpreet Brar (1995)

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Lara Dutta (2000)

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Harnaaz Sandhu (2024)

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