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

(1962-12-14) 14 December 1962
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
TitleFröken Sverige 1984
Miss Universe 1984
Spouse(s)Kjell Bergqvist (1986 - 1999, 2 daughters)
ChildrenSandra Bergqvist (born 1989), Nathalie Bergqvist (born 1994)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
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

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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lorraine Downes		 Miss Universe
1984		 Succeeded by
Deborah Carthy-Deu
Preceded by
Viveka Miriam Jung		 Fröken Sverige
1984		 Succeeded by
Carina Marklund
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