New Delhi: India's 21-year-old beauty Amruta Patki finished third at the Miss Earth 2006 pageant being held in Manila, Philippines, while Chile walked away with the top crown at the beauty contest that promotes public awareness about environmental issues.
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.
Trained in Indian classical music, Amruta earned her entry into the mega event in Manila after she was crowned Pond's Femina Miss India-Earth back home.
Catherine Untalan from Philippines walked away as Miss Earth-Water.
Eighty-eight women, groomed at their respective countries to carry the torch for burning environment issues, took part in the pageant which focussed on global warming this year.
(Photos: AP, inputs from PTI)
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