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Model
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Birth Date
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January 1, 1980
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Hometown
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Stockholm, Sweden
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Contact Info
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Elin Nordegren
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Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (born January 1, 1980, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a model whose popularity is attributed to her marriage to Tiger Woods, the current number one golf player in the world.
Her mother, Barbro Holmberg, is a politician who served as migration and asylum policy minister of Sweden, while her father, Thomas, is a radio journalist who has served as bureau chief in Washington, D.C. for the Swedish Broadcasting media.
Elin and her twin sister Josefin, had been working as nannies for Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik when he introduced her to Woods during the 2001 British Open. In November 2003, Tiger and Elin attended the Presidents Cup tournament in South Africa and became officially engaged when Tiger proposed at the luxury Shamwari Game Reserve. On October 5, 2004, Tiger and Elin were married by the 19th hole of an exclusive golf resort in Barbados. The ceremony reportedly cost over $1.5 million. Privacy was achieved by buying out the island's sole helicopter charter company and by booking the entire hotel - 200 rooms ranging in price from $700 to $8,000 per night. |
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