Mini Anden
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Susanna "Mini" Andén is a Swedish
model
, actress, occasional host, and producer.
She was born in Stockholm
and began modeling at the age of ten, joining Elite Model Management
when she was fifteen. She has been on the cover of many fashion magazines including Vogue
, Marie Claire
, Cosmopolitan
and ELLE
. She's been in fashion campaigns for the likes of Calvin Klein
, Donna Karan
, BCBG
, Louis Vuitton
, Hugo Boss
and Gucci
. Andén has also been in the Victoria's Secret
catalog many times. She is currently seen as the face for Giorgio Armani
's new perfume Armani Code for women edP
. When videogame company Eidos Interactive
were looking for a new live version of Lara Croft
for the upcoming game Tomb Raider: Legend she auditioned for the role, but the role was given to model Karima Adebibe
.
As a child, Andén was known to be wild and restless, and she was prescribed the drug Ritalin, which she still takes as an adult to treat her combined (both inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive) ADHD.
She was a judge
in the Miss Universe
beauty pageant in 2001. She was the host of the Swedish section of Scandinavia's Next Top Model
which premiered February 16, 2005. Andén has appeared in a handful of films and even produced 2003's Buffoon.
She appeared in MyNetworkTV
's Fashion House
in which she plays a self-destructive model named Tania Ford. She married model Taber Schroeder in 2001, and they live together in Los Angeles
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, actress, occasional host, and producer.
She was born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and began modeling at the age of ten, joining Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
when she was fifteen. She has been on the cover of many fashion magazines including Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
and ELLE
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
. She's been in fashion campaigns for the likes of Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
, Donna Karan
Donna Karan
Donna Karan is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.-Early life:...
, BCBG
Max Azria
Max Azria is a French fashion designer of Tunisian Jewish descent who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBGMAXAZRIA. Azria is also the designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP, a global fashion house that encompasses over 20 brands...
, Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
, Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss
Hugo Ferdinand Boss was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss.-Early life:Boss was born in Metzingen, Germany. After completing his apprenticeship and one year of employment, he founded his own company in Metzingen in 1923.-Support of Nazism:Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, two years before...
and Gucci
Gucci
The House of Gucci, better known simply as Gucci , is an Italian fashion and leather goods label, part of the Gucci Group, which is owned by French company PPR...
. Andén has also been in the Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret
Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...
catalog many times. She is currently seen as the face for Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy, with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a...
's new perfume Armani Code for women edP
EDP
EDP may refer to:*Edinburgh Park railway station, station code*Eastern Daily Press, a UK regional newspaper*Electronic data processing, the use of automated methods to process commercial data...
. When videogame company Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive
Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....
were looking for a new live version of Lara Croft
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
for the upcoming game Tomb Raider: Legend she auditioned for the role, but the role was given to model Karima Adebibe
Karima Adebibe
Karima Adebibe is an English actress and fashion model.- Biography :Adebibe was born in Bethnal Green, in Tower Hamlets, London, England. Adebibe is of Moroccan origins....
.
As a child, Andén was known to be wild and restless, and she was prescribed the drug Ritalin, which she still takes as an adult to treat her combined (both inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive) ADHD.
She was a judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
in the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
beauty pageant in 2001. She was the host of the Swedish section of Scandinavia's Next Top Model
Scandinavia's Next Top Model
Scandinavia's Next Top Model was a Scandinavian reality television show, based on the original concept from America's Next Top Model. It is broadcast on TV3 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden by Viasat....
which premiered February 16, 2005. Andén has appeared in a handful of films and even produced 2003's Buffoon.
She appeared in MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
's Fashion House
Fashion House
Fashion House is an American telenovela that aired at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday on MyNetworkTV stations. The series premiered on September 5, 2006 and concluded on December 5, 2006...
in which she plays a self-destructive model named Tania Ford. She married model Taber Schroeder in 2001, and they live together in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Agencies
- Elite Model Management - New York
- T Model Management
- Mikas - Stockholm
- Action Management
- IMG Models - New York
- Iconic Management
Filmography and TV series
- Trend Watch (2003) - Host
- Victoria Secret Fashion Show (2003) - Model
- Bufoon (2003) - Executive Producer
- Point&Shoot (2004) - Mini
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