Anita Ekberg

 

Kerstin Aita Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen), 29/09/1931 until 11/01/2015) was an Swedish actress well-known for her beauty and striking figure. Her iconic role of Sylvia in Federico Fellini's film La Dolce Vita (1960) earned her fame. Ekberg was a major part of Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.Anita Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931, in (Sweden) in Sweden, sixth of eight children. Anita was a fashion model during her teens. Ekberg participated in the Miss Malmo competition in 1950 following the advice of her mother. The result was that she won the Miss Sweden contest. Even though she spoke very little English, she went to the United States to compete for the 1951 Miss Universe title (an unofficial pageant until the pageant officially became official in 1952). Ekberg wasn't the Miss Universe winner, but she was among six semi-finalists. She did however earn an agreement with Universal Studios as a starlet. As the starlet at Universal, she received lessons in drama, elocution, dancing, horseback riding and fencing. She did a brief appearance in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello go to Mars (1953), Take Me to Town (1953) and The Golden Blade (53).





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