Vendela Kirsebom
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| Vendela Kirsebom | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 January 1967 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Actress, model |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Olaf Thommessen (1996-present; separated); 2 children |
Vendela Maria Kirsebom (born 12 January 1967) is a Turkish-Norwegian-Swedish model and actress living in Nesodden, Norway.
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Early life and career
Vendela Kirsebom was born in Stockholm, Sweden to a Norwegian mother and a Turkish father.[1][2] At the age of 13, Kirsebom was discovered in a Stockholm restaurant by Eileen Ford. At 18, she graduated from the Rudolf Steiner School and moved to Italy to pursue a modeling career under the guidance of the famous Ford Models. Contracted with Elizabeth Arden, she moved to the United States to work as Almay's spokesperson.[3]
Magazine cover, film and television appearances
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 Kirsebom's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover from 22 February 1993 |
She has appeared on the magazine covers of Bride's (US), Flare (Canada), Shape (US), FHM (UK), and Zest (US) and has been featured multiple times in the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She appeared in Batman and Robin in 1997 as Nora Fries and The Parent Trap, alongside Lindsay Lohan, Natasha Richardson, and Dennis Quaid in 1998. She was also featured in the Disney Channel's Model Behavior with Justin Timberlake and Maggie Lawson. She appeared as herself in 1995 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and Murphy Brown, as well as the 2005 TV-movie sequel Romy and Michele: In the Beginning. Vendela made a cameo as a "space villianess" in a "Pigs in Space" skit on Muppets Tonight. She also lent her voice to a fictionalized version of herself on Johnny Bravo. In 1999, she hosted the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen 1999. She currently hosts the 2nd cycle of Norway's Next Top Model and the 4th cycle of Sweden's Next Top Supermodel.[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1996, she married Norwegian politician Olaf Thommessen, a Roman Catholic of French and Norwegian descent. They separated in 2007 after 11 years of marriage and Vendela moved to Oslo with their two daughters, Julia and Hannah. In addition to Swedish, Norwegian and Danish, she speaks German, Italian and English fluently.[4] She remains active in modeling and is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
References
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- Vendela Kirsebom's profile in the FMD-database
- Vendela Kirsebom at the Internet Movie Database
- (Swedish) Aftonbladet. Jag vet inget om min pappa 2006-12-11
- (Swedish) Aftonbladet. Vi måste alla hjälpa barn 2001-06-18
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- ↑ "Vendela Biography" Retrieved 28 May 2015
- ↑ The Face of the '90s May Belong to Vendela, Swedish Supermodel and Grace Kelly Look-Alike, People, Vol. 31, No. 12, 27 March 1989; accessed 3 May 2009.
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Melodifestivalen presenters
- People from Stockholm
- Swedish female models
- Swedish people of Norwegian descent
- Swedish people of Turkish descent
- Waldorf school alumni
