Karen Victoria Silvstedt (born 19 September 1974, in Skellefteå, Sweden) is a Swedish model, Playboy Playmate of the Year, actress and singer. She is also a radio and TV hostess, a published singer, and a former national-level skier in Sweden.
At the age of 16 Silvstedt competed in a "Best Fake Orgasm" contest at a local bar. The contestants were Silvstedt and 10 men. She won a brand-new TV. When she came home, she told her mother she won it at a game of bingo.
Silvstedt was the first runner-up in the Miss Sweden pageant which was won by Johanna Lind.
After losing that she was then signed by a Parisian modeling agent and began a career in high fashion, working for various companies including Chanel, Christian Dior, Loris Azzaro, Givenchy, Valentino, and Giorgio Armani.
