Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
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| Princess of Sweden Duchess of Värmland |
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Princess Sofia in June 2015
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6 December 1984 Danderyd, Sweden |
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| Spouse | Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (m. 2015) | ||||
| Issue | Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland | ||||
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| House | Bernadotte (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Erik Oscar Hellqvist | ||||
| Mother | Marie Britt Rotman | ||||
| Religion | Church of Sweden | ||||
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| Sofia Kristina |
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Extended royal family
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Styles of Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
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Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland (born Sofia Kristina Hellqvist on 6 December 1984) is the wife of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland. Prior to her 2015 marriage, Sofia was a glamour model and reality television contestant. In her former career as a glamour model, Sofia won the men's magazine Slitz's "Miss Slitz" competition in 2004 and was then cast by TV4 and participated in the reality television show Paradise Hotel in 2005. On 19 April 2016, Princess Sofia gave birth to a son, Prince Alexander.
Sofia Hellqvist was born in Danderyd Hospital, to a Swedish mother, Marie Britt Rotman (born 1957), and a Danish–Swedish father, Erik Oscar Hellqvist (born 1949). She was christened on 26 May 1985 in Tibble Church. She moved to Älvdalen at the age of six. She has two sisters, Sara (born 1988) and Lina Hellqvist (born 1983). She attended Älvdalen Montessori School and Älvdal School. She studied the arts programme at Vansbro Education Centre.
At the age of 20, Hellqvist did a photoshoot for the men's magazine Slitz in which she posed wearing only a bikini bottom and a live boa constrictor around her upper body. She was later voted Miss Slitz 2004 by readers. When the relationship between Hellqvist and Prince Carl Philip was revealed in 2010, Expressen newspaper published the photos again. Following the Miss Slitz 2004 vote, Hellqvist was cast and offered a spot on the reality show Paradise Hotel which was broadcast on TV4. Hellqvist accepted and made it to the final. During her stay at the show, she had a much-publicized feud with fellow contestant Olinda Castielle. In the end, Hellqvist got the opportunity to vote one fellow contestant off the show and decided to cast her vote on Castielle.
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