` poOja chitgOpikar `

Pooja Chitgopikar, 21 is Miss Earth Air 2007 and represented India in the international Miss Earth 2007 beauty pageant on November 11. Miss Earth Air is Miss Earth's equivalent for first runner up.

She won Miss India Earth, one of the three titles annually given by Femina India in Mumbai; the other two titles went to Puja Gupta Miss India Universe and Sarah Jane Dias Miss India World. She was crowned by Amruta Patki 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 is currently pursing her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from University of Auckland, this New Zealand-based beauty has won the Miss India New Zealand (2002) contest, Miss India Worldwide (2003) (1st runner up) and Miss Auckland (2002) (1st runner up). She has walked the ramp for the New Zealand Fashion Week as well as anchored a show on television.