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Indian beauty is Miss Earth-Air

New Delhi, November 26
India’s 21-year-old beauty Amruta Patki ranked third in the Miss Earth, 2006, pageant held in Manila, Philippines, while Chile walked away with the top crown.

Amruta, a commerce student from Mumbai University, was crowned Miss Earth-Air, trailing Chile’s Hil Yesenia Hernandez Escobar, who was named Miss Earth, 2006, and Venezuela’s Marianne Puglia Martinez, who became Miss Earth-Fire, according to reports reaching here.

Trained in Indian classical music, Amruta earned her entry into the event after being crowned Pond’s Femina Miss India-Earth back home.

Catherine Untalan from Philippines was adjudged Miss Earth-Water. In all, 88 women took part in the pageant that focussed on global warming this year. — PTI