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Silvstedt claims that she speaks fluent Swedish and English, basic French, and very little Italian - plus some Norwegian and [[Eskimo]]-[[Inuit]]. (Note that [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] are often [[Mutual intelligibility|mutually intelligible]] languages.) |
Silvstedt claims that she speaks fluent Swedish and English, basic French, and very little Italian - plus some Norwegian and [[Eskimo]]-[[Inuit]]. (Note that [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] are often [[Mutual intelligibility|mutually intelligible]] languages.) |
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Silvstedt married [[WCBS-TV]] Sports telecaster, [[Chris Wragge]], in June 2000 at Tuxedo Park Country Club in [[Tuxedo, New York]]. |
Silvstedt married [[WCBS-TV]] Sports telecaster, [[Chris Wragge]], in June 2000 at Tuxedo Park Country Club in [[Tuxedo, New York]]. In June [[2006]], Victoria and Chris threatened legal action against [[Sky News]] for slander, after pictures of her in [[Sardinia]] with a man other than her husband went onto the Internet. Sky News had to remove the page.<ref>http://www.superiorpics.com/victoria_silvstedt</ref> Silvstedt and Wragge later separated, and Wragge was reported in August 2007 to be dating Philadelphia newscaster [[Alycia Lane]]. |
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Revision as of 23:18, 8 October 2007
| Victoria Silvstedt | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Ulrika Ericsson |
| Succeeded by | Jami Ferrell |
| Playboy Playmate of the Year | |
| 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Stacy Sanches |
| Succeeded by | Karen McDougal |
| Personal details | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Karen Victoria Silvstedt (born September 19, 1974 in Skelleftehamn, Sweden) is a Swedish fashion model and actress.
Biography
Silvstedt was a member of the Swedish National Ski Team, ranking as high as fourth among her Olympic teammates in the Super-Giant Slalom. Silvstedt claims that when she was 16, she competed in a Best Fake Orgasm contest at a local bar. The contestants were Silvstedt and 10 guys, and the winner got a brand-new TV. When she came home, she told her mother she won it at a game of Bingo.[1]
Silvstedt claims as a sports person she was a bit of a tom-boy who supposedly had never worn high heels, but after a shoulder injury ended her skiing career at 16, her mother and sister secretly entered her into the 1993 Miss Sweden Beauty Pageant. Silvstedt was the first runner-up in Miss Sweden, and went on to represent Sweden in the Miss World contest in South Africa, reaching the final eight contestants. She was then signed by a Parisian modeling agent and began a career in high fashion, working for various companies including Chanel, Christian Dior, Loris Azzaro, Givenchy, Valentino, and Giorgio Armani.
After being approached by Hugh Hefner, she appeared as a centerfold in the December 1996 issue of Playboy and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year in 1997. As a European, not being aware of the wider distribution and publicity effect of Playboy, she suddenly broke into the North American market. She has been featured in countless magazines, including GQ, Maxim, FHM, Gear and Nuts, where in 2005 she came second to actress Jennifer Ellison in a competition to find the Sexiest Blonde in the World.
Away from Playboy
Like many glamour models and playmates before her, she is trying to branch out into acting and business. Silvstedt claims her favorite hobby is singing, and in 2001 she recorded an album called Girl On the Run, published by EMI, which went gold in Sweden with the hit singles, "Hello, Hey" and "Rocksteady Love".[2]
Silvstedt was already well recognised in the UK when she took on a new career hosting The Late Show on Virgin Radio, and as a guest host on the TV show Eurotrash. She has appeared on the American TV shows Melrose Place and MTV’s The Real World, and has worked a lot for the Italian TV hosting several tv shows. She currently cohosts La Roue de la Fortune, the French version of Wheel of Fortune on TF1, alongside Christophe Dechavanne.
Victoria made guest appearances in the Hollywood motion pictures: Boat Trip, The Independent, BASEketball, and Out Cold where she played up to her Swedish-Blonde "Inga" character. Silvstedt is now acting in lead roles in European films mainly based in Italy, and taking to the stage in North America.[2]
Silvstedt became a spokesmodel for Guess? Jeans, following in the footsteps of former Guess models, Eva Herzigova, Anna Nicole Smith, and Shana Zadrick. In February 2006 she launched her own lingerie range during London Fashion Week.[3]
She is casted to play the female lead in Carry On London.
Personal life
Silvstedt claims that she speaks fluent Swedish and English, basic French, and very little Italian - plus some Norwegian and Eskimo-Inuit. (Note that Swedish and Norwegian are often mutually intelligible languages.)
Silvstedt married WCBS-TV Sports telecaster, Chris Wragge, in June 2000 at Tuxedo Park Country Club in Tuxedo, New York. In June 2006, Victoria and Chris threatened legal action against Sky News for slander, after pictures of her in Sardinia with a man other than her husband went onto the Internet. Sky News had to remove the page.[4] Silvstedt and Wragge later separated, and Wragge was reported in August 2007 to be dating Philadelphia newscaster Alycia Lane.
Appearances in "Playboy" special editions
- Playboy's Nude Playmates June 1997 - cover.
- Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 13 July 1997 - cover, pages 1, 84-93.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 58 November 1997 - Michael Bisco, pages 28-31.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 59 January 1998 - Mizuno, pages 61-65.
- Playboy's Wet & Wild April 1998.
- Playboy's Girls of Summer May 1998.
- Playboy's Body Language October 1998.
- Playboy's Playmate Tests November 1998 - cover.
- Playboy's Playmates in Bed Vol. 3 February 1999 - pages 82-85.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 67 May 1999 - Mizuno, cover & pages 1, 32-33.
- Playboy's Girls of Summer June 1999.
- Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 3 October 1999.
- Playboy's Voluptuous Vixens Vol. 3 October 1999.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 75 September 2000.
- Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2001 - pages 44-45.
- Playboy's Girls of Summer May 2001.
- Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.
- Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads June 2003.