Victoria Silvstedt

In her book, Silvstedt talks about her childhood, upbringing, training to become a professional alpine skier, and a serious accident that changed her plans for the future. She reminisces her start in the world of modeling after becoming a finalist in the Miss World beauty pageant in South Africa, arriving alone in Paris, without money, trying to make a name for herself. She tells how she made her way to Los Angeles to work with Playboy, eventually becoming the magazine's Playmate of the Year, before landing even more lucrative modelling job with Guess? Then, Silvested found herself working as an actress in Hollywood television series and movies as well as in various European countries, especially in Italy. She also made a career out of television presenting worldwide, and has released an album and several singles during the years.

According to the Finnish broadsheet newspaper Keskisuomalainen, Silvstedt earns millions of dollars every year for her work in modelling, television presenting, and promoting various brands and products.

Silvstedt met Chris Wragge in 1997, when he interviewed her for Entertainment Tonight. Read Less