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Victoria Silvstedt Biography

Born on September 19, 1974, in Skelleftea, Sweden, Victoria Silvstedt is an accomplished actress, singer and a lovely, striking supermodel. She grew up in a small village close to the Arctic Circle, and was raised with an older sister and a younger brother in a middle class Scandinavian family.

Growing up, she spent her winters skiing professionally, but at 18 she decided to enter a different competition. Victoria Silvstedt 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 5'9", it wasn't very difficult for the stunner to get modeling gigs.

Three years later, Playboy 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 Silvstedt now lives in the United States, where she contiues 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. In addition to modeling, acting, and singing, her favorite hobbies are horseback riding, and of course, downhill skiing.

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