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Fans spot Miss Russia 2017 is the spitting image of Miss Universe 1961

BEAUTY contest fans spotted some something eerie about Miss Russia 2017 – she is a doppelganger of Miss Universe 1961.

Published 19th April 2017

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SPOOKY BEAUTY: Polina Popova, Miss Russia 2017, looks a lot like a 1961 winner...

The two models share the same face shape and delicate chin.

Their eyebrows and smiles also seem identical, and side by side they could easily be mistaken for photos of the same person.

Blonde beauty Polina Popova from the Sverdlovsk Oblast region was crowned Miss Russia 2017 this weekend, beating 49 other hopefuls to be crowned the winner.

Moment Polina Popovam becomes first blonde Miss Russia

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POSER: Popova shows off her best angles in pics posted to her social media

“They do look alike. Even their teeth are the same shape”
Netizen ‘French_Annie’

Netizens immediately picked up Ms Popova’s resemblance to another famed beauty, German Marlene Schmidt, who triumphed at Miss Universe beauty pageant in 1961.

Netizen ‘French_Annie’ said: "They do look alike. Even their teeth are the same shape."

For the past ten years all of the winners of Miss Russia have had flowing brown locks so the 21-year-old blonde has made history with her shock win.

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EERIE: A Facebook post points out the striking resemblance between Popova and Marlene Schmidt

The model has now won the chance to represent her country at the Miss World and Miss Universe competitions, which are set to be held later this year.

A total of 50 participants from all over the country took part in the 25th Miss Russia beauty contest, with all of the budding hopefuls aged between 18 and 23.

Marlene Schmidt is to date the only German contestant to win Miss Universe.