Karin Victoria Silvstedt was born on 19 September 1974 and is a Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality.
27 Facts About Victoria Silvstedt
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Victoria Silvstedt was keen on horseback riding and wanted to become a veterinarian.
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Victoria Silvstedt's father was the captain of a local ski team, and she started alpine skiing at the age of five.
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In 1989, Victoria Silvstedt placed fourth at the Swedish national alpine skiing youth championship, in the giant slalom event won by Pernilla Wiberg.
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Victoria Silvstedt participated in the Miss Sweden beauty pageant, and she was chosen to represent her country in the 1993 Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa, eventually making the Top 10.
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Victoria Silvstedt was signed up by a modeling agency in Paris, and she started working for various prestigious fashion houses, including Chanel, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Loris Azzaro, and Valentino, appearing in advertisements and fashion shows.
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Victoria Silvstedt was noticed by Hugh Hefner, who invited her to do a photo shoot for Playboy magazine in Los Angeles.
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Victoria Silvstedt became the December 1996 Playmate of the Month, and was then chosen as the 1997 Playmate of the Year.
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Victoria Silvstedt has since appeared in various Playboy magazines, including Playboy Special Editions, as well as Playboy Videos.
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Victoria Silvstedt has been featured on over 500 magazine covers.
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Victoria Silvstedt has worked as an actress since the late 1990s, when she appeared in Hollywood television series such as Malibu, CA and Melrose Place.
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Since then, Victoria Silvstedt has appeared in a number of Hollywood comedy films, including BASEketball, The Independent, Out Cold, and Boat Trip.
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Victoria Silvstedt has appeared as a guest actress on Ocean Ave.
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Victoria Silvstedt has starred in films and television series in various European countries, especially in Italy.
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Victoria Silvstedt has had supporting roles in films like Un'estate al mare and Matrimonio alle Bahamas.
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Victoria Silvstedt had a small role in the French film Heartbreaker, starring Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis.
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Victoria Silvstedt has been presenting numerous television shows and television specials all around the world since the 1990s.
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Victoria Silvstedt has served as a celebrity judge on Project Catwalk, the British reality television series focusing on fashion design.
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In 2006, Victoria Silvstedt started working as a hostess of La Roue de la Fortune in France and La Ruota Della Fortuna in Italy.
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Since 2011, Victoria Silvstedt has hosted numerous Le grand betisier television specials on TF1 in France, including the Christmas special Le grand betisier de Noel, which attracted over three million viewers and an audience share of 32.7 percent on Christmas Eve 2011.
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Victoria Silvstedt released her dance music album Girl on the Run through the EMI label in 1999.
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In 2010, Victoria Silvstedt released her fourth single called "Saturday Night", a Whigfield cover.
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Victoria Silvstedt has said she loves singing, but it is just a hobby, and that she cannot see herself making a full-time career out of it.
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The Very Victoria Silvstedt brand was then officially launched for retail in collaboration with the Marie Meili brand in Paris in 2013.
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In 2016, Victoria Silvstedt participated in the Swedish reality series Stjarnorna pa godset alongside some of Sweden's best known reality series stars such as Meral Tasbas, Qristina Ribohn and Robban Andersson.
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Victoria Silvstedt met Chris Wragge in 1999, when he interviewed her for Entertainment Tonight.
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Victoria Silvstedt speaks English, French, and Italian, in addition to her native language Swedish.