Anita Ekberg

 

Kerstin Aita Marianne (Swedish pronunciation (listen) 29/09/1931 - 11/01/2015) was an Swedish actress well-known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her character as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita (1960). Ekberg was a major part of Italy, where she became a permanent resident in 1964.Anita Ekberg was born on 29 September 1931 in (Sweden) she was the eighth child in a family of eight. Anita was a fashion model in her teens. Ekberg, at the urging of her mother, in 1950 began to enter Miss Malmo. This led to her being selected for the Miss Sweden contest which she took home. Although she was not fluent in English the contestant traveled to the United States to compete to be awarded the Miss Universe title for 1951. While it was an informal contest, the official pageant became official in 1952. Ekberg did not win the title of Miss Universe winner, but she was among six contestants. She did however earn a contract with Universal Studios as a starlet. Ekberg was an Universal Starlet, where she was taught drama, elocution and dancing. The film she appeared in was The Mississippi Gambler (1953), Abbott and Costello (as a woman in Venus), Take Me to Town (1853), and The Golden Blade (1953).