Pooja Chitgopekar
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.[2] Miss Earth Air is Miss Earth's equivalent for first runner-up. She went to one of the top private schools, Diocesan School For Girls in Auckland.
Pooja Chitgopekar | |
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Pooja at the Miss Earth 2007 contest | |
Born | Pooja Chitgopekar |
Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
Title | Miss Earth Air 2007 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Dark brown |
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 received her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery commensurate with MD from the University of Auckland in 2011.[3]
Pooja got married on 7 January 2011 to Vikram Kumar, Vice Chairman of AVG Advanced Technologies, from Chicago, IL.[4] Their wedding took place in Auckland, New Zealand.[5][6] Pooja is currently a Dermatologist and Mohs Surgeon at Medical Dermatology Associates of Chicago.
References
- "India Times". Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- Kesharwani, Manoj (19 October 2007). "Pooja Chitgopekar". Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "Pooja Chitgopekar". veethi.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Real Wedding: Vikram Kumar and Pooja Chitgopeker (2)". www.indianweddingsite.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- Morton, Frances (9 January 2011). "Wedding bill heads for $10m". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Vikram Wedding In Nz Indian Wedding An 'opportunity To Put Nz On The Map'". World News. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Amruta Patki |
Miss Earth - Air 2007 |
Succeeded by Miriam Odemba |
Preceded by Amruta Patki |
Miss Earth India 2007 |
Succeeded by Tanvi Vyas |