Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Aita
Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen), 29/09/1931 11/01/2015) was an Swedish
actress well-known for her stunning beauty and striking silhouette. Her
performance as Sylvia in Federico Federlini's film La Dolce Vita (1960) became
well-known. Ekberg was born in Sweden on 29 September 1931. She was the sixth
child of eight. As a teenager, Anita worked as a fashion model. In response to
the wishes by her mother, Ekberg participated in Miss Malmo in 1950. She won
the Miss Sweden contest. Despite her inability to speak English She travelled
to the United States to compete to get the Miss Universe title for 1951. While
it was a non-formal pageant that was later made an official pageant, it was
official in 1952. Ekberg was not crowned the Miss Universe pageant. However she
was among six finalist. Universal Studios offered her an opportunity to be a
starlet. As an actress at Universal she was given lessons in elocution, drama,
dancing, horseback riding and fencing. The film she appeared in was The
Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello (as an actress in Venus), Take
Me to Town (1853), and The Golden Blade (1953).
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