Kristina Pimenova - the controversial nine-year-old Russian model dubbed 'the most beautiful girl in the world'- has a doppelgänger, it has emerged. Elizabeth Hiley, ten, based in Montreal, Canada, bears more than a striking resemblance to young supermodel Kristina, and her mother now has high hopes that Elizabeth can follow in Kristina's fashion footsteps. 'The likeness between Kristina and my daughter is uncanny,' Anne-Marie Ashcroft, 41, tells Daily Mail Online. 'Before I came across Kristina, I was reluctant to allow Elizabeth to start at such a young age. Now I realize that the time for her is right.' Scroll down for video
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Elizabeth Hiley, ten,  based in Canada, looks just like Kristina Pimenova, nine, from Russia,  dubbed 'the most beautiful girl in the world'
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When Elizabeth's mother Anne-Marie Ashcroft, 41, first realized how much her daughter looked liked Kristina  she was 'shell-shocked'
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Kristina's mother Glikeriya Pimenova sparked outrage last year for posting scantily-clad images of her model daughter to Instagram
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Elizabeth's mother feels this outrage was 'unfair' and that her own daughter is not too young for child model stardom
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Still, it wasn't the  backlash over @placeholder's photos that piqued Ms Ashcroft's interest, it was Kristina's astounding likeness to her daughter Elizabeth.
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Gene pool: Ms @placeholder (left) is a full-time mother and former real estate broker, while Mrs Pimenova (right) is also a full-time mother and a former model
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Gene pool: Ms Ashcroft (left) is a full-time mother and former real estate broker, while Mrs @placeholder (right) is also a full-time mother and a former model
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Having trained in classical ballet from the ages of four to seven, @placeholder is now a student at 8 Count, Canada’s premier hip-hop dance school, and was recently selected during try-outs for their advanced class.
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Having trained in classical ballet from the ages of four to seven, Elizabeth is now a student at 8 Count, @placeholder’s premier hip-hop dance school, and was recently selected during try-outs for their advanced class.