Anita Ekberg is a Swedish model, actress, and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 film "La Dolce Vita" in which she played the unattainable "dream woman."
Anita should be a role model for every sissy since Ms. Ekberg is an icon of femininity.
Anita Ekberg was born in 1931, the oldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens, she worked as a fashion model. In 1950, Anita entered the Miss Malmö competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest, which she won. She went to compete in the Miss Universe pageant.
Although she did not win Miss Universe, she did come in as one of the top six as one of six finalists. This earned her a contract with Universal Studios, which caused her to move to the United States.
While in America, her boyfriend Scott Brady introduces her to famous Hollywood cheesecake photographer Bruno Bernard and asks him to promote her. Soon, she was in the company of many of the Hollywood elite. She even had an affair with Tyrone Power during the filming of her first movie, Mississippi Gambler.
She met Howard Hughs, who at the time was producing films. Hughs wanted her to change her nose, her teeth and even her name. Hughes thought that "Ekberg" was too difficult to pronounce. Anita refused to change her name, saying that if she became famous, people would learn to pronounce it, and if she didn't become famous, it would not matter. She ended up turning down Hugh's offer to sign with RKO Pictures.
You have to admire her backbone. Way to go, girl!
While in America, her boyfriend Scott Brady introduces her to famous Hollywood cheesecake photographer Bruno Bernard and asks him to promote her. Soon, she was in the company of many of the Hollywood elite. She even had an affair with Tyrone Power during the filming of her first movie, Mississippi Gambler.
She met Howard Hughs, who at the time was producing films. Hughs wanted her to change her nose, her teeth and even her name. Hughes thought that "Ekberg" was too difficult to pronounce. Anita refused to change her name, saying that if she became famous, people would learn to pronounce it, and if she didn't become famous, it would not matter. She ended up turning down Hugh's offer to sign with RKO Pictures.
You have to admire her backbone. Way to go, girl!
In 1960, Anita landed her greatest film role in La Dolce Vita, in which she played the unattainable "dream woman" opposite Marcello Mastroianni. Her scene in the Trevi Fountain in Rome remains one of the most celebrated images in film history.
The combination of a "colorful" private life and her enviable hourglass figure made her the subject of many of the new type of men’s magazines that became popular in the 1950s. She soon became a major 1950s pip up model. In addition, Ekberg participated in publicity stunts, one of which was an incident where her "accidentally" dress burst open in the lobby of a London hotel in front of some photographers. This was many years before Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction."
Anita was romantically involved with a number of well-known men, including Frank Sinatra, Yul Brynner, and Gary Cooper. Actor Robert Wagner claims to have had an "enjoyable one-night stand" with Anita.
At the 49-minute point in the James Bond film, From Russia With Love, the killer Krilencu attempts to escape through a hatch opening from Ekberg's mouth in a huge movie poster for Call Me Bwana. After his friend shoots the man, Bond notes that "she should have kept her mouth shut."
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