People Are Losing It Over Kate Middleton's Olympian 'Twin'

With her flawless skin, almond eyes and cheeky dimples, the Duchess of Cambridge is widely regarded as one of the world's most beautiful women.

But it seems her look isn't so unique after fans pointed out that she has a doppelganger in the form of an Olympic athlete.

Spectators at the women's road race final at the Rio Olympics were quick to notice that French cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, who came 26th in the race, bears an uncanny resemblance to the royal.

She may be the first-ever cyclist to hold the world road title, world cyclo-cross title and world mountain bike title all at the same time but Pauline is hogging headlines for a very different reason.

Indeed, the 24-year-old may be ten years younger than Kate, 34, but eagle eyed fans noted that the duo share similar features.

Whilst Pauline's hair is much lighter than Kate's glossy brunette locks, they do share a similar look.

Pauline and Kate have a strikingly similar bone structure - and both have those famous dimples.

Pauline wears her hair in a similar style ponytail to Kate and her make-up is strikingly similar.

This isn't the first Duchess lookalike to hit headlines. Heidi Agan, 34, quit her job as a burger waitress to work full-time as a Duchess of Cambridge lookalike - earning £650 (NZ$ 1,171) per appearance.

Heidi, who lives in Corby, Northamptonshire, with son Blake, 10, and daughter Abigail, says the strangest request she's had so far is to play a game of Twister with lookalikes of Prince William and the Queen for a photo-shoot.

Pauline isn't the first Olympic athlete to be compared to a famous face.

Brady Ellison, who took home a silver medal at the Olympics after helping Team USA finish in second place in the men's team archery event, has been noticed for his striking resemblance to Leonardo DiCaprio.

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