Harnaaz Sandhu got starstruck by Priyanka Chopra while visiting the Empire State Building

2021 Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu shared a photo of herself standing in front of an image of actor Priyanka Chopra at the Empire State Building. Harnaaz is in New York right now. 

Harnaaz can be seen wearing her crown and smiling while looking at Priyanka's photo and posing with it in a photo shared on her Instagram Stories. "Yesterday at the Empire State Building got starstruck by Priyanka Chopra," she captioned the photo. 

Priyanka's photo was taken during a visit to the Empire State Building in 2016. She visited the skyscraper to promote her television show, Quantico. 

Harnaaz previously stated that Priyanka inspires her. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama last month, Harnaaz was asked to name a celebrity whose biopic she would like to star in. According to Harnaaz, "Priyanka Chopra. I would love to love to be part of that. I think she has inspired me throughout her journey and she will keep on inspiring millions of us”.

A video of Harnaaz from the time she won Miss Diva 2021 surfaced online recently. "I love Priyanka Chopra. So whatever lessons I can learn from her are nevertheless. So I will always choose Priyanka.”

Harnaaz told Rediff after winning Miss Diva that she wants to follow in Priyanka's footsteps. "Priyanka Chopra has been my biggest inspiration. She has created her own brand and represented India not only in beauty pageants but also through her acting and singing talent. She has made India proud and I am hoping to follow her footsteps and bring glory back the way she did.”

In an interview with Fox5, Priyanka expressed her delight at Harnaaz's Miss Universe victory, saying, "I was very excited about it. The last time India had a Miss Universe was Lara Dutta in the year 2000. That was the year that I won Miss World as well. She (Harnaaz) has brought home the crown after 21 years and she is 21, so she was born in the year that I won Miss World. I’m so excited for her and I hope this is the beginning of an incredible journey. She’s very smart and gorgeous, obviously, and I’m very excited for her.”

When Harnaaz was named Miss Universe 2021 in December, Priyanka congratulated her on Instagram. Priyanka penned a note for Harnaaz after sharing a video of the moment the host announced her name as Miss Universe 2021. "And the new Miss Universe is... Miss India," she wrote. "Congratulations @harnaazsandhu_03 (for) bringing the crown home after 21 years," she added.