Elizabeth Lejonhjärta and Victoria Lejonhjärta (; born 9 October 1990 in

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) are

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twin models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities, best known for their collaborations with Canadian rapper

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Early and personal lives

The twins were born in the

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cultural region, in Northern

, of

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, Gambian, and

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heritage. They describe their childhood home as "semi-

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". Their mother is Swedish,

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and Sami; their father has heritage from Gambia, Senegal and

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. Their younger half-brother Malcolmx's father is from

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. Growing up in the northern Sweden region

, they experienced

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and

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. They were raised in

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. They are environmentalists who collect their own water in a Swedish forest for health purposes and reside in the mountains of

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. Drake has a tattoo dedicated to them.

Career

They appear in Drake's album artwork for his album

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and his music videos for Please Forgive Me and

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; they also frequently model for his OVO merchandise. Together, they have also modeled for H&M,

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, Eytys,

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, and

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Videography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lejonhjärta, Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta 1990 births Living people Swedish people of Gambian descent Swedish people of Senegalese descent Swedish people of Sierra Leonean descent Swedish Sámi people Tornedalians People from Luleå Swedish female models Swedish Internet celebrities Swedish environmentalists Swedish women environmentalists People from Norrbotten Twin models Identical twins