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Victoria Silvstedt Profile |
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Birth Date: September 19, 1974
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Birth Place: Skelleftehamn, Västerbottens län, Sweden
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Birth Name: Karen Victoria Silvstedt
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Height: 5'10½"
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Biography |
Victoria Silvstedt was born on the 19th of September, 1974,
in Skelleftea, Sweden -- a small village very close to the
Arctic Circle. She was raised with an older sister and a
younger brother in her then middle class family.
Growing up, she spent her winters skiing professionally, but
at 18 she decided to enter a different competition. Victoria
entered the Miss Sweden contest and represented Sweden in
the 1993 Miss World Pageant. Although she didn't win, she
did come in as one of the top ten contestants.
After the pageant, Victoria left her small town in hot
pursuit of fame. She found herself in Paris where she began
modeling professionally. Standing at 5'10", it wasn't very
difficult for the stunner to get modeling gigs.
Three years later, Play.boy discovered her and she became
Miss December 1996 and the 1997 Playmate of the Year.
It didn't take long for the blonde beauty to land a contract
with Guess? jeans, following in the footsteps of models Eva
Herzigova and Shana Zadrick. Victoria's career has been
mounting ever since, with appearances in different
television shows such as Melrose Place and MTV's The Real
World. She even made a guest appearance in the film
Baseketball.
Victoria now lives in the United States, where she pursues
her modeling career. She is also on her way to being
featured in films, while continuing her pusuit for more
professional modeling contracts. Her most recent
accomplishment is the recording of a new album, where her
first release is entitled Hello Hey. Although it's not big
in the States, it has gone gold in Europe
Her favorite hobbies are horseback riding and downhill
skiing. |
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Other
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1997 Spokesmodel for Guess jeans
Her husband, Chris Wragge, was a former Entertainment
Tonight reporter. He is now the sportscaster for KPRC-TV in
Houston, Texas.
Playboy (Germany): Playmate of the Month June 1997
Recorded a CD "Girl on the Run" that topped the European
Billboard charts and the corresponding video to her single
"Hello Hey" reached number 1 on European MTV.
Her husband, Chris Wragge, was a former "Entertainment
Tonight" (1981) reporter. He is now the Sports Director for
KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas.
Hobbies include horseback riding & downhill skiing.
Has played characters named Inga 3 times and characters
named Ingrid twice.
Hobbies include horseback riding & downhill skiing.
Vital Statistics in December 1996: 35 1/2-25-36 1/2,
(90-60-93cm)
Playboy Playmate of the Month December 1996
Playboy Playmate of the Year 1997
First runner-up in the 1993 Miss Sweden beauty pageant, and
went on to represent Sweden in the Miss World contest the
same year. |
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