Angela Jonsson

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Angela Jonsson
Angela Jonsson, Sahil Shroff at India's 50 Best Dressed Men, 2012 (15).jpg
Angela Jonsson at the Lakmé Fashion Week 2011
Born (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 35) [1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
CitizenshipIceland
Occupation(s)Model, Actress
Modeling information
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) [2]
Website angelajonsson.com

Angela Jonsson (born 28 February 1990) is an Icelandic model and actress of half-Indian origin who shot to fame after she won the Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt in 2011.

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Personal life

Jonsson was born on 28 February 1990 in Chennai to a father from Iceland and a mother from Mangalore. [3] Her parents are coffee exporters. [4] She has six sisters and three brothers, and spent her childhood in an estate on the mountains of Kodaikanal where she studied at an American international school. [5]

Jonsson currently lives in New York with her partner, Geoff Nelson. [6]

Career

Jonsson modelled for the Kingfisher Calendar in 2011 after winning the calendar's Calendar Girl Hunt competition that same year. She judged the Kingfisher Calendar Girl Hunt 2012. [7] [8] She has been taking Hindi diction and dance lessons to begin her career as an actress in Bollywood and other Indian film industries. [4] [9] [10]

She was voted one of Times 50 Most Desirable Women in India in 2011. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "NDTV Good Times - Lifestyle Videos, Photos, Fashion, Food, Travel, Luxury, Weddings". Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "'Ranbir dating Calendar Girl Angela Jonsson'". The Times of India . 3 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Angela Jonsson gets candid". Cosmopolitan . March 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 "PICS: Bikini model Angela Jonsson speaks out!". Rediff.com . 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "(Vi)desi girls in desi films". The Times of India . 12 May 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  6. ↑ TRAVEL, REDIFF. "California On Angela Jonsson's Mind". Rediff. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "La foto del giorno". Corriere della sera . 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Angela Jonsson prefers good story over big names". The Hindustan Times . 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Angela Jonsson at Maxim magazine cover launch". Mid-Day . Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Angela Jonsson prefers good story over big names". The Times of India . 7 December 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Here's to the fab 50". The Times of India . 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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