Larisa Popa, 24, has been crowned as Miss Universe Romania 2011 in Bucharest July 29, 2011. Popa will represent Romania at the Miss Universe beauty pageant due to take place on September 12 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is one of the most popular beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers.

The contest was established in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being obtained by Donald Trump in 1996.

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Larisa Popa, 24, reacts while being crowned Miss Universe Romania 2011 in Bucharest July 29, 2011. Popa will represent Romania at the Miss Universe beauty pageant due to be held on September 12 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
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Larisa Popa, 24, reacts after winning Miss Universe Romania 2011 title in Bucharest July 29, 2011. Reuters
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Larisa Popa, 24, participates in the Miss Universe Romania 2011 contest in Bucharest July 29, 2011. Reuters
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Miss Universe Romania 2011 Larisa Popa, 24, arranges her crown in Bucharest July 29, 2011. Reuters
Larisa Popa, 24
Larisa Popa, 24, poses after being crowned Miss Universe Romania 2011 in Bucharest July 29, 2011. Reuters
Trump poses with former Miss Universe Beauty Queens during a pageant photoshoot in New York
Property investor Donald Trump (C) poses with former Miss Universe Beauty Queens (L-R) Rosanna Purcell of Ireland, Marigona Dragusha of Albania, Chloe Mortaud of France, Shandi Finnessey of the U.S. and Justine Pasek of Panama during a pageant photoshoot in New York, July 27, 2011. Reuters
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