Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta

Elizabeth Lejonhjärta and Victoria Lejonhjärta (Swedish: [ˈlɛ̂jːɔnˌjæʈːa];[1] born 9 October 1990, Norrbotten, Sweden) are Swedish twin models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities,[2] best known for their collaborations with Canadian rapper Drake.[3][4][5] They are known in Sweden as the "it girls".[6]

Early and personal lives

The twins were born in the Sápmi cultural region, in Northern Sweden, of Swedish, Sami, Gambian, and Senegalese heritage.[7] They describe their childhood home as "semi-Caribbean".[7] Their mother is Swedish, Tornedalian and Sami; their father has heritage from Gambia, Senegal and Sierra Leone.[8] Their younger half-brother Malcolmx's father is from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[8] Growing up in the northern Sweden region Norrbotten,[8] they experienced racism and bullying.[8] They were raised in Luleå.[9] They are environmentalists who collect their own water in a Swedish forest for health purposes and reside in the mountains of Överkalix.[5][10] Drake has a tattoo dedicated to them.[11]

Career

They appear in Drake's album artwork for his album Views and his music videos for Please Forgive Me[12] and Nice for What;[13][14] they also frequently model for his OVO merchandise. Together, they have also modeled for H&M, Nike, Inc., Vogue, Cheap Monday, Eytys, Calvin Klein, Max Factor, Volvo, Åhléns, Sonos, and Chanel.[15][16][17][18][19]

Videography
Interviews
Year Title Link
2015 Systrarna Lejonhjärta - Platsen
2015 Systrarna Lejonhjärta - Instagram
2015 Så hamnade systrarna från Norrbotten i Vogue - Nyhetsmorgon (TV4)
Music videos
Year Title Artist
2016 "Please Forgive Me" Drake
2018 "Nice for What" Drake

References
  1. Nyhetsmorgon (September 27, 2015). Så hamnade systrarna från Norrbotten i Vogue - Nyhetsmorgon (TV4) [Thus went the sisters from Norrbotten to Vogue] (Youtube) (in Swedish). Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. "Our Five Favorite Instagram Accounts This Week: Swedish Influencers". hypebae.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "A breakdown of all the cameos in Drake's "Nice For What" video". Thefader.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. IANS (7 April 2018). "Drake shares spotlight with inspiring Hollywood women in video". Business Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. Petrarca, Emilia. "How These Swedish Twins Made It Into Drake's "Views"". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. "Mode: IT-GIRL X 2". Weekend.di.se. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. "Meet Sweden's Natural Hair Trailblazers: Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta on Their Twinning Looks". Vogue.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. "meet the Lejonhjärta siblings and prepare to be stunned". I-d.vice.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. "Tvillingarna Lejonhjärta från Luleå – upptäckta av Vogue". Expressen.se (in Swedish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. "Mode: IT-GIRL X 2". weekend.di.se.
  11. "Drake Got Drunk & Got These Ladies' Name Tattooed On His Arm - The Source". Thesource.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. Courtenay, Lauren. "Drake drops short film 'Please Forgive Me' - Elle Canada". Ellecanada.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. "Drake's helicopter mystery women revealed? - The Star". Thestar.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. "Olivia Wilde, Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae, more powerful women star in Drake's 'Nice for What' video". Ew.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  15. "LEJONHJÄRTA SISTERS – THE FUTURE IS NOW - H&M CN". m2.hm.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. "Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta in OVO, Eytys, and NikeLab". Highsnobiety.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  17. "Unique Beauty with the Lejonhjärta Twins - Nordic Style Magazine". Nordicstylemag.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  18. Jardine, Alexandra. "Volvo's emotional vignettes portray the modern reality of family". adage.com.
  19. Volvo Cars (9 June 2018). "The New Volvo V60 & Lejonhjärta: Better Together" – via YouTube.
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