Yvonne Ryding

Yvonne Agneta Ryding (born 14 December 1962, in Eskilstuna, Södermanland) is a Swedish dancer, model, TV Host 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.

Yvonne Ryding
Yvonne Ryding in 2007
Born	Yvonne Ryding 14 December 1962 Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Title	Fröken Sverige 1984 Miss Universe 1984
Spouse(s)	Kjell Bergqvist (1986 - 1999, 2 daughters)
Children	Sandra Bergqvist (born 1989), Nathalie Bergqvist (born 1994)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Major competition(s)	Fröken Sverige 1984 (Winner) Miss Universe 1984 (Winner)

Early life

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

After Miss Universe

Following the year as Miss Universe, Ryding worked within the fashion industry and also did some commission work. In 1988 her homesickness got the upper hand and she moved back to Sweden. In 1989 she presented the Swedish competition 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 Farmen VIP 2018 which is broadcast on TV4.

See also

• Miss Sweden

References

1. Oscar Julander (2007-02-23). "Dancing with the Stars" (in Swedish). Expressen. Archived from the original on 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-02-24.

External links

• Yvonne Ryding official homepage
• Miss Universe 1984 Gallery