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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Anita Ekberg, Barbara Peterson, Mary Leona Gage, Deborah Shelton, Myrna Hansen, Zoe Laskari, Wendy Dascomb, Terri Utley, Michele McDonald, Ivonne Coll, Pamella Bordes, Julie Hayek, Karen Morrison-Comstock, Amanda Jones, Tanya Wilson, Persis Khambatta, Rosemarie Frankland, Helen Morgan, Ingrid Goude, Sharon Brown, Felixia Yeap, Stella Marquez, Lolita Morena, Maria Remenyi, Vera Fischer, Macel Wilson, Daniela Bianchi, Rika Diallina, Kristina Wayborn, Julie Ege, Rogelia Cruz, Valerie Dominguez, Maureen Hingert, Dorothy Anstett, Pauline Bull, Susana Duijm, Arlene Howell, Paola Ruggeri, Kimberly Tomes, Bobbi Johnson, Aliza Gur, Cheranand Savetanand, Manolya Onur, Sian Adey-Jones, Wang Jingyao, Sodsri Sodsai Venijvadhava, Priyadarshini Pradhan, Corine Rottschafer, Terry Huntingdon, Ana Bertha Lepe, Sue Downey, Carlene King Johnson, Armi Aavikko, Madeline Hartog-Bel, Anne Marie Braafheid, M r te Ozere, Unnur Steinsson, Isis Finlay, Evelyn Miot, Dragana Atlija, Maria Julia Mantilla Mayer. Excerpt: Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born 29 September 1931 in Malmo, Skane) is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film, La Dolce Vita, which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni. Ekberg was born in 1931, the eldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens, she worked as a fashion model. In 1950, Ekberg entered the Miss Malmo competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest, which she won. She consequently went to the United States to compete for the Miss Universe title, despite not speaking English. Although she did not win Miss Universe, as one of six finalists she did earn a starlet's contract with Universal Studios, as was the rule at the time. In America, Ekberg m...