Karin Victoria Silvstedt (born 19 September 1974) is a Swedish actress, singer, Playboy Playmate, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She participated in Miss World 1993 before branching out into modelling, later becoming Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Year in 1997.
Early life
Born in Skelleftehamn, having one older sister and one younger brother. She maintains the Christian faith of her childhood. She was keen on horseback riding and wanted to become a veterinarian.
Silvstedt's father was the captain of a local ski team, and she started alpine skiing at the age of five. However, an accident in the middle of a skiing competition where she injured her shoulder ended Silvstedt's competitive skiing career at the age of 16. 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. and was then chosen as the 1997 Playmate of the Year. Silvstedt has since appeared in various Playboy magazines, including Playboy Special Editions, as well as Playboy Videos. In the late 1990s, Silvstedt landed one of the most sought-after modeling contracts in the world, becoming the Guess? spokesmodel, succeeding among others Claudia Schiffer and Anna Nicole Smith.
In the 2000s and 2010s, Silvstedt has continued modeling internationally, appearing in numerous magazines, including FHM, Glamour, GQ, Hello!, Maxim and Vanity Fair, working for various brands such as Lynx, Nike, Renault and Triumph International, and being the cover star for the re-issued Russ Meyer DVDs.
She has been featured on over 500 magazine covers. during its run in Los Angeles in 2004.
In 2010, Silvstedt hosted her own television show Sport by Victoria on Eurosport during the 2010 Winter Olympics. The light-hearted programme introduced different winter sports, and it was done both in English and French.
Since 2011, Silvstedt has also hosted numerous Le grand bêtisier television specials on TF1 in France, including the Christmas special Le grand bêtisier de Noël, which attracted over three million viewers and an audience share of 32.7 percent on Christmas Eve 2011.
Singing
Silvstedt released her dance music album Girl on the Run through the EMI label in 1999. Three singles, "Hello Hey", "Rocksteady Love" featuring Turbo B, and "Party Line", were also released to support the album sales, and the album went gold in Sweden. In 2010, Silvstedt released her fourth single called "Saturday Night", a Whigfield cover.
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.
Reality TV
Silvstedt debuted with her own reality television series Victoria Silvstedt: My Perfect Life on E! in 2008. The series was broadcast on TV3.
Silvstedt published her autobiography Les Secrets de Victoria. Dans la Tête de Victoria Silvstedt (Jean-Claude Gawsewitch Éditeur), co-written with journalist Christelle Crosnier, in France in 2010.
In 2011, she became an ambassador for Betsafe, the international online sportsbook and casino subsidiary of Swedish gambling giant Betsson, and filmed five different commercials in Mallorca. The Betsafe partnership was discontinued in 2012 but she continued to work for Betsson to promote its StarCasino.it brand in Italy.
Personal life
Silvstedt met Chris Wragge in 1999, when he interviewed her for Entertainment Tonight. They were married in June 2000, and divorced in 2009.
In the early 90's, she was Melania Trump's roommate in Paris, France.
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Promotional singles
- "Party Line" (2000)