Victoria Silvstedt, Talent, Beauty and Sex-Appeal

Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish-born supermodel who has become internationally famous first as a Playboy Playmate of the Year and then as a stunningly beautiful high fashion cover girl. If this isn't enough she started out as an international skier and she has now branched out into singing, TV work and acting. A very accomplished, as well as beautiful, young lady.

Victoria Silvstedt was born in September, 1974 in a tiny village in the north of Sweden. She grew up a tomboy with no thought of a glamorous modeling career. At almost six feet tall, she was a natural athlete and became a top class skier in her teens. Until a shoulder injury curtailed her skiing career, she was a member of Sweden's national Giant Slalom team. After her injury in 1993 Victoria was entered by her mother in the Miss Sweden Beauty Contest and came second. This was enough to get her noticed by the modeling agencies and she started a new life as a glamour and fashion model working for such names as Christian Dior, Loris Azzaro and Givenchy.

 Victoria was already a high-flying catwalk and magazine model when she was invited to do a shoot for Playboy in 1996. She proved to be a sensation and was the December 1996 Playmate of the Month and the following year became Playmate of the Year.

Since then Victoria's modeling career has gone from strength to strength and she has appeared on the covers of many top glamour magazines such as MAXIM, and FHM all over the world. She is one classy lady and she has also represented major brands such as  Nike, Renault, Coors, and Radisson. She's still going places and has now set her sights firmly on acting success and has already appeared in the films "Malibu, CA," "Out Cold" and "Boat Trip."

Nick name:     Vick

Date of birth:     September 19, 1974

Place of birth:     Skelleftehamn, Vasterbottens lan, Sweden

Height:     5' 11

Nationality:     Swedish

Profession:     actress, model

Eyes color:     blue

Natural hair color:     blond

Astrology Sign:     Virgo

A limited edition Playboy doll of Victoria was released in 2002. The doll was said to be anatomically correct copy of her figure.

Victoria has been a host for a wide variety of TV shows, including The Real World, E!'s Wild On, and Eurotrash.

Victoria claims to love singing and it's her favorite hobby activity.

She can speak five languages, including Swedish, English, some French, and Italian, plus some Norwegian and Eskimo-Inuit.

She has been married to Chris Wragge since June 10, 2000. Chris was a former Entertainment Tonight reporter, but now is a sportscaster for KPRC-TV in Houston, Texas.

She was the first runner-up in the 1993 Miss Sweden Beauty Pagea