You know about TIGER, the cheating scandal and new beau investor JAMES DINGMAN but what ELSE do you know about “Livid” ELIN NORDEGREN?
She’s one of the richest, most beautiful women in the world, yet she keeps a decidedly-low profile.
But now — nearly two years after being thrust into the headlines after her marriage to serial-cheating golf icon Tiger Woods publicly imploded RadarOnline.com reveals seven things you may not know about the Swedish siren…
7.Both of Elin's parents are accomplished professionals in Swedish politics. Father Thomas Nordegren, a radio journalist, worked as a bureau chief based out of Washington, D.C. reporting back to Sweden. Elin's mother Barbro Holmberg, who's currently serving as the governor of Gävleborg County, served as the migration minister of Sweden from 2003 to 2006.
6.She's had more than one scandal: As a model, Elin's never been snapped wearing less than a bikini, but she'd been the target of rumors of nude pics of her in circulation. She denied the rumors vigorously, taking the issue to court, where in 2007, she and Tiger received $183,250 and an apology from The Dubliner, an Irish magazine, after the publication mistakenly claimed she was the nude model in the pictures they'd published. (The images were actually of Playboy model Kim Hiott.) She and Tiger donated their lawsuit winnings to a cancer charity.
5.She's a New Year's twin: Elin was born New Year's Day, 1980 — moments before her twin sister, Josefin. The "younger" of the pretty pair is an attorney and works as an associate for the London-based firm McGuireWoods LLP.
4.Elin's legal team included her sister! In her divorce last year, Elin was represented by her sister's firm, McGuireWoods LLP. But it wasn't Josefin that guided her twin toward divorce court — just the opposite, actually. A source told revealed Josefin tried everything to persuade her sister to try and make the marriage work.
3.When they first met, Elin rejected Tiger's advances four times before relenting, agreeing to go out with the then- potent putter.
2.Nowadays, Elin IS extremely reclusive: A golf insider said, "If Tiger is a man of few words, Elin is a woman of no words."
1.Elin and Tiger were dogged by breakup rumors before they even tied the knot. As whispers swirled the famous couple was headed for a heartbreak, Elin and Tiger shocked the world in October 2004, getting married in a top-secret, $1.5 million ceremony at Barbados' Sandy Lane resort. Among those in attendance included NBA legends Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley.
And the rest, as they say, is tabloid history.
