miss earth 2006

Hil Yesenia Hernández Escobar is from Castro, Chile and was born in 1984. She was crowned in Manila, Philippines making her the first Miss Chile to win Miss Earth. She has also represented her country in the following pageants: Miss Model of the World South American Queen, Miss World Chile 2003 and Miss Earth Chile 2004.

Left to Right: Marianne Puglia (Venezuela) - Miss Earth-Fire, Hil Hernández (Chile) - Miss Earth, Amruta Patki (India) - Miss Earth-Air, Catherine Untalan (Philippines) -Miss Earth-Water.

Miss Earth 2006 Chile - Hil Yesenia Hernández
Miss Air (1st Runner-up) India - Amruta Patki
Miss Water (2nd Runner-up) Philippines - Catherine Untalan
Miss Fire (3rd Runner-up) Venezuela - Marianne Puglia

Finalists

 Czech Republic - Petra Soukupova
 Egypt - Meriam George
 Panama - Stefanie de Roux
 Poland - Francys Sudnicka

Semi-finalists

 Bahamas - Leandra Pratt
 Bosnia & Herzegovina - Bosena Jelcic
 China - Zhou Meng Ting
 France - Anne Charlotte Triplet
 St. Lucia - Cathy Daniel
 Slovak Republic - Judita Hrubyova
 Spain - Rocio Cazallas
 USA - Amanda Pennekamp

Special Awards
Miss Talent: China - Zhou Meng Ting
Miss Friendship: Italy - Maria Lucia Leo
Best National Costume: Samoa - Mililani Vienna Tofa
Miss Photogenic: Canada - Riza Raquel Santos
Best in Long Gown: India - Amruta Patki
Best in Swimsuit: Venezuela - Marianne Puglia