Yvonne Ryding

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Yvonne Ryding
Ryding in 2007
Born
Yvonne Ryding

(1962-12-14) 14 December 1962 (age 61)
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
(m. 1988; div. 2000)
Children2
Fröken Sverige 1984
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1984

(Winner)

Yvonne Agneta Ryding (born 14 December 1962) is a Swedish TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on 9 July 1984. She is the third Swede in history to win the title, and the most recent one.

Early life

She was born to Agneta and Sten Ryding, Prior to being crowned Miss Sweden and competing in the Miss Universe pageant, Ryding was a Swedish National Lucia Bride, formerly a midfield soccer player, and nurse.

After Miss Universe

Following the year as Miss Universe, Ryding worked within the

Melodifestivalen
. In 1997, she launched her skincare line originally called Y. Ryding. She was a guest of honor of the Miss Universe 2006 competition, held in Los Angeles, United States.

She is divorced from Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist, whom she met in Monaco in 1986. The couple has two daughters. In 2007, Ryding competed against eleven other Swedish celebrities in the television dance contest Let's Dance, and was eliminated on 23 February.[1]

She participated in

TV4
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Oscar Julander (23 February 2007). "Dancing with the Stars" (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2007.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe
1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Viveka Miriam Jung
1984
Succeeded by
Carina Marklund