Victoria Silvstedt was born September 19, 1974 in Skellefteå, Sweden and is a Swedish model and actress.


Victoria Silvstedt was the first runner-up in the Miss Sweden beauty pageant of 1993, and went on to represent Sweden in the Miss World contest in South Africa the same year. Victoria Silvstedt appeared as a centerfold in the December 1996 issue of Playboy and was subsequently named Playmate of the Year in 1997. Victoria Silvstedt then became a spokesmodel for Guess? Jeans. Victoria Silvstedt has appeared in films such as Boat Trip, The Independent, BASEketball, and Out Cold.


Victoria Silvstedt was already well recognised in the UK when she took on a new career, hosting The Late Show on Virgin Radio.


She has also been a guest host on the tv show Eurotrash


In 2002, Playboy released a limited edition doll based on her likeness and emphasized it was an anatomically correct model of her body.


Victoria married WCBS Sports anchor, Chris Wragge in 2003, and the couple currently live in New York City, New York.


She was voted "2nd sexiest blonde in the world", by readers of Nuts magazine in 2005, actress Jennifer Ellison beat her to 1st place.



Appearances in "Playboy" special editions


Playboy's Nude Playmates June 1997 - cover.

Playboy's Playmate Review Vol. 13 July 1997 - cover, pages 1, 84-93.
Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 58 November 1997 - Michael Bisco, pages 28-31.

Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 59 January 1998 - Mizuno, pages 61-65.
Playboy's Wet & Wild April 1998.

Playboy's Girls of Summer May 1998.
Playboy's Body Language October 1998.

Playboy's Playmate Tests November 1998 - cover.
Playboy's Playmates in Bed Vol. 3 February 1999 - pages 82-85.

Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 67 May 1999 - Mizuno, cover & pages 1, 32-33.
Playboy's Girls of Summer June 1999.

Playboy's Celebrating Centerfolds Vol. 3 October 1999.
Playboy's Voluptuous Vixens Vol. 3 October 1999.

Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 75 September 2000.
Playboy's Nude Playmates April 2001 - pages 44-45.

Playboy's Girls of Summer May 2001.
Playboy's Sexy 100 February 2003.

Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads June 2003.


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