Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Aita
Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29/09/1931 until 11/01/2015) was an
Swedish actress who was well-known for her beauty and stunning figure. Her role
as Sylvia, in Federico Federlini's film La Dolce Vita (1960), made her
well-known. Ekberg was born in Sweden on the 29th September 1931. She was the
sixth child of eight. When she was in her teens, Anita worked as a fashion
model. Ekberg upon the request by her mother in 1950 she entered Miss Malmo.
She was crowned the Miss Sweden contest. Despite not being fluent in English,
she traveled to the United States to compete to win the Miss Universe title for
1951. While it was a non-formal pageant and the official one was formalized in
1952. Ekberg wasn't the Miss Universe winner, but she was among six
contestants. She did however earn an endorsement from Universal Studios as a
starlet. Ekberg was a Universal Starlet, where she learned acting, dancing, and
drama. She did a brief appearance in The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and
Costello go to Mars (1953), Take Me to Town (1953) as well as The Golden Blade
(53).
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