Ruxandra Popa Explained

Ruxandra Popa
Birth Name:Ruxandra Popa
Birth Place:Ploiești, Romania
Hair Color:Black
Eye Color:Green
Miss Earth Romania 2007
Nationalcompetition:Miss Earth 2008
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Ruxandra Popa (born 1987 in Ploiești) is a Romanian 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 Romania at Miss Earth 2008. Ruxandra eventually became one of the favorites to win the Miss Earth 2008 crown.[1] [2]

In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth.[3] She ended as one of the top 16 semi-finalists of Miss Earth.[4] [5] [6] [7] The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines.[8] [9] Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines. The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-CBN in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 85 Beauties Set Their Sights on 'Miss Earth 2008' Crown. English Oh My News: Art & Life. Paterno Jr.. Rebosura. 2008-10-31. 2008-11-16.
  2. News: Miss Earth 2008 beauty contestant Ruxandra Popa of Romania. Daily Telegraph Australia. Daily. Telegraph. 2008-10-23. 2008-11-20.
  3. News: Miss Earth Post Coronation. The Jamaicans. 2008-11-19. 2008-11-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081211191223/http://www.jamaicans.com/news/events/MissEarth-103008-12~print.shtml. 2008-12-11.
  4. News: Miss Earth contestant Ruxandra Popa of Romania (p.1 of 11). AZ Central/Associated Press. Bullit. Marquez. 2008-10-28. 2008-11-28.
  5. News: Adriana Reverón compite esta noche por el Miss Tierra. El Dia, España. Marisol. Barroso. 2008-11-08. 2008-12-01. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081210095353/http://www.eldia.es/2008-11-09/gente/gente0.htm. 2008-12-10.
  6. News: Aspirante española a Miss Tierra: La vida es un cásting. ABC, España. 2008-11-07. 2008-12-01.
  7. News: Adriana Reveron: un tinerfeña candidata a llevarse el título 'Miss Tierra 2008'. 20 Minutos, España. 2008-11-08. 2008-12-01.
  8. News: Filipinas recebem concurso da Miss Terra 2008. The Associated Press and Globo. Aaron. Favila. 2008-09-16. 2008-09-17.
  9. News: The 8th Wonder of The Earth Begins. The OPMB Worldwide. Noli. Berioso. 2008-09-16. 2008-09-17.
  10. News: RP bet crowned Ms Earth 2008. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Armin. Adina. 2008-11-10. 2008-11-28. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515173244/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20081110-171362/RP-bet-crowned-Ms-Earth-2008. 2009-05-15.