Pooja Chitgopekar (born 1985) represented India in the international Miss Earth 2007 beauty pageant on 11 November and would later become Miss Earth Air in 2007. Miss Earth Air is

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one of t ...

's equivalent for first runner-up. She went to one of the top private schools, Diocesan School For Girls in Auckland. She won

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Earth, one of the three titles annually given by Femina India in

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; the other two titles went to

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Universe and

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World. She was crowned by

Amruta Patki Amruta Patki (16 August 1985) is an Indian super model and former beauty queen. She won Femina Miss India 2006, subsequently winning the Femina Miss India Earth title and representing India at the Miss Earth 2006 Miss Earth 2006, the 6th ed ...

who was the first runner-up at Miss Earth 2006. Like Amruta, she also ended as first runner-up in the Miss Earth contest. Pooja received her

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United Kin ...

commensurate with MD from the

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

in 2011. Pooja got married on 7 January 2011 to Vikram Kumar, Vice Chairman of AVG Advanced Technologies, from

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, IL. Their wedding took place in Auckland, New Zealand. Pooja is currently a Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon at Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago.

References

External links

Miss Earth official website

Miss India - Official website

Miss India - Profile

Indiatimes - Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chitgopekar, Pooja Living people Female models from Chennai Miss Earth 2007 contestants Femina Miss India winners 1985 births Miss Earth India delegates British female models