Anita Marianne Ekberg (Swedish pronunciation: [aˈnÃ®Ë ta
ËˆÃªË kbærj] (listen); 29 September 1931 â€" 11 January 2015) was a
Swedish actress active in American and European films. She is best
known for her role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce
Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a
permanent resident in 1964.Anita Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931,
in Malmö, Skåne (Sweden), the sixth of eight children in the Jewish
family. In her teens, Anita worked as a fashion model. Ekberg entered
the Miss Malmö competition in 1950 at her mother's urging. This led
to the Miss Sweden contest which she won. She consequently went to the
United States to compete for the 1951 Miss Universe title (an
unofficial pageant at that time, the pageant became official in 1952),
despite speaking very little English.Although Ekberg did not win the
Miss Universe pageant, as one of six finalists she did earn a
starlet's contract with Universal Studios.
ËˆÃªË kbærj] (listen); 29 September 1931 â€" 11 January 2015) was a
Swedish actress active in American and European films. She is best
known for her role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce
Vita (1960). Ekberg worked primarily in Italy, where she became a
permanent resident in 1964.Anita Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931,
in Malmö, Skåne (Sweden), the sixth of eight children in the Jewish
family. In her teens, Anita worked as a fashion model. Ekberg entered
the Miss Malmö competition in 1950 at her mother's urging. This led
to the Miss Sweden contest which she won. She consequently went to the
United States to compete for the 1951 Miss Universe title (an
unofficial pageant at that time, the pageant became official in 1952),
despite speaking very little English.Although Ekberg did not win the
Miss Universe pageant, as one of six finalists she did earn a
starlet's contract with Universal Studios.
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