February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Miss_sweden":
Society: 23 Dec 11
Anita Ekberg, a former Miss Sweden who stared in "La Dolce Vita", is almost broke, prompting her to make a plea for cash from the foundation of the cult film's director Federico Fellini, according to Italian media reports.
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Society: 27 Sep 11
Swedish actress Anita Ekberg, made world famous through the fountain kiss in the cult film "La Dolce Vita", is going to spend her 80th birthday convalescing in an Italian hospital.
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Sport: 19 May 10
Following his first season in the NBA, Jonas Jerebko has returned to Sweden to a warm reception from both the media and fans.
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Society: 14 Dec 08
Anna Anka, the former beauty queen and Swedish wife of veteran US entertainer Paul Anka has been arrested for domestic battery.
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Sport: 12 Oct 08
Sweden were held to a goalless draw by Portugal in their group 1 World Cup 2010 qualifier in Stockholm on Saturday.
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National: 25 Apr 07
Sweden will not send a candidate to the Miss Universe contest in Mexico, it has been announced. The news follows the revelation that Miss Sweden posed in men's magazine FHM.
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Society: 24 Apr 07
Isabel Lestapier Winqvist, the winner of Saturday's Miss Sweden contest, may lose her title after it emerged that she made an appearance in men's magazine FHM last year.
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Lifestyle: 26 Mar 07
His youthful odyssey brought him to Sweden in the 1970s, since when Panos Papadopoulos has established himself as the nation's swimsuit king. But now the Miss Sweden organizer has dropped the swimsuits from the competition, as Paul O'Mahony explains.
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Lifestyle: 26 Feb 07
The Local takes a long, lingering look at Victoria Silvstedt, the former child skiing star now known worldwide for her frequent lapses into semi-nudity.
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Society: 22 Apr 05
In the blue corner, it's the bikini king himself, Panos Papadopoulos! And in the pink corner, it's Sweden's feisty feminists! And the feminists land the first blow, forcing the bikini king to cancel this year's Miss Sweden pageant.
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Politics: 23 Apr 04
A female politician, no security, an unknown assailant - we've been here before.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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