Russian Model Goes Viral For Being An Erling Haaland Look-A-Like
Erling Haaland lookalike contest takes place in Miami, attracted many doppelgangers.
As Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland shines at the FIFA World Cup 2026, his female lookalike from Russia is making a splash on social media. Model Anastasia Kostromitina has shot to fame on Instagram with video posts showing her mimicking Haaland, one of which has more than 110 million views.
Model Anastasia says, "a female friend told me she had noticed I looked like the soccer player.Then, my friends and family picked up on it. And it went on and on."
When Haaland became popular during this World Cup, a trend appeared on the internet with people looking like him making videos. Model Anastasia thought why not do the same, especially since everyone was telling her about it.
Now her video has more than 100 million views.
She added, "I did not expect that it could go so viral at all, but the views are still going up. Now I have more work and more commercials, and this is great, I think."
Meanwhile, Erling Haaland lookalike contest took place in Miami. As Norway's World Cup run gathers momentum, Haaland lookalikes took center stage in Miami on Saturday (July 11) drawing fans for a playful tribute to the star striker.
