Miss Earth 2006 : Hil Yesenia Hernandez

Miss Chile, Hil Yesenia Hernandez crowned Miss Earth 2006. The final coronation was held in an open-air affair at the Agrifina Circle in front of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines.

Miss Earth Air 2006 awarded to Miss India, Amruta Patki.
Miss Earth Water 2006 awarded to Miss Philippines, Catherine Untalan.
Miss Earth Fire 2006 awarded to Miss Venezuela, Marianne Puglia and she was also awarded best in swimsuit.

The rest of the special awards are as follows :-
Miss Photogenic awarded to Miss Canada, Riza Raquel Santos.
Best in Talent awarded to Miss China, Zhou Meng Ting who performed a Dan-Ching-Fan dance during the Miss Earth 2006 Final Talent competition held at the Teatro Marikina last Nov 22.
Miss India, Amruta Patki also received an award for Best in Long Gown.
Miss Friendship awarded to Miss Italy, Maria Lucia Leo.
Best in National Costume awarded to Miss Samoa Mililani Vienna Tofa.

Hearty Congratulations to All Winners :-).

Check out our previous post of Miss Earth 2003 participant Vida Samadzai here and 2006 participant from India Amruta Patki here.