Malin Persson (born April 26, 1979, in

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. Persson works as a full-time model, mainly in

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and

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. She lives in

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with her sons Tiago, Chleo and Milo.

Modeling career

Persson has worked for famous designers such as

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, Dior, Givenchy and

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. She signed on various agencies such as 1 Model Management, NEXT Models, and Mikas Stockholm. Persson has been seen in campaigns such as Chanel, ETRO, Paul Smith, Lagerfeld gallery, D&G, Shiseido, Malo, etc. She has worked on film projects such as ''Hot Dog'', ''

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''. Also, she has functioned as a custom buyer and a custom assistant. She has opened a very successful bar named "Salotto42" in Rome, where she now lives with her husband Damiano Mazzarella and 2 kids, Tiago (4) and Milo (2). Persson became known when she hosted '' Scandinavia's Next Top Model'', where she encouraged Swedish girls to fulfill their modeling ambitions. Previously, Mini Anden was the host, but Persson replaced her due to criticism of Anden. Later on, she also left the show and was replaced by Swedish

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as a host for Cycle 4.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Persson, Malin 1979 births Living people Swedish female models People from Osby Municipality