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ANITA EKBERG, who was the very definition of “Swedish bombshell”, has died at 83.
Anita, had been hospitalized recently due to several unspecified illnesses. Living in Italy, She had been in a wheelchair for many years after breaking a hip after breaking a hip, Variety reported.
Anita was the curviest of cinema’s sex bombs renowned for her performances as she was for her alleged list of romances with the era’s major hunks.
Ekberg was born in Malmo, Sweden, on Sept. 29, 1931, the sixth of eight children. After doing some modeling she won the 1951 Miss Sweden title. She traveled to the U.S. to compete for the Miss Universe but didn’t win. Anita was put under contract by Universal pictures.