Nordegren and golfer Tiger Woods became engaged and got married in October 2004. Nordegren first became a public figure in 2002 when she began dating Woods, one of the world's most famous sports figures. A blonde, blue-eyed Swede and part-time model, Nordegren was working as a nanny for Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik when she met Woods. Reportedly Parnevik introduced the two at the 2001 British Open; their romance became more widely known during the Masters golf tournament in April of 2002.
Extra credit: Nordegren has a twin sister, Josephin... Their mother, Barbro Holmberg, has served as Sweden's migration minister... Tiger Woods's former longtime girlfriend was UCLA law student Joanna Jagoda. |
