Ruxandra Popa (born 1987 in

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) is a

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n model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was named Miss Romania-Earth 2008. She was crowned by Alina Gheorge, Miss Romania Earth 2007.

Miss Earth 2008

By winning Miss Romania-Earth, Popa earned the right to represent

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. Ruxandra eventually became one of the favorites to win the

crown. In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth. She ended as one of the top 16 semi-finalists of Miss Earth. The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in

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. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the

. The pageant was broadcast live via

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in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via

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and other partner networks.

References

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