Angela Jonsson (born 28 February 1990) is an Indian model and actress who shot to fame after she won the Kingfisher Calendar Model Hunt in 2011.

Personal life

Jonsson was born on 28 February 1990 in Chennai to a father from

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and a mother from

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

. Her parents are coffee exporters. She has six sisters and three brothers, and spent her childhood in an estate on the mountains of

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where she studied at an American international school.

Career

Jonsson modelled for the Kingfisher Calendar in 2011 after winning the calendar's Calendar Girl Hunt competition that same year. She judged the Kingfisher Calendar Girl Hunt 2012. She has been taking

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diction and dance lessons to begin her career as an actress in

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and other Indian film industries. She was voted one of ''Times 50 Most Desirable Women'' in India in 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Angela Living people 1990 births Female models from Chennai Indian film actresses Indian people of Icelandic descent Actresses of European descent in Indian films Actresses of European descent in Bollywood films Actresses from Chennai