Elin Nordegren, a former Swedish model, and ex-wife of professional golfer Tiger Woods. Nordegren was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother, politician Barbro Holmberg, is the former Swedish migration and asylum policy minister as well as the former Governor of Gavleborg County.
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Nordegren’s father, Thomas Nordegren, is a radio journalist who has served as bureau chief in Washington, D.C. n May 2014, Nordegren graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida with a degree in psychology, receiving the outstanding senior award.
Nordegren took a job in Champagne, a Stockholm clothing store where she met Mia Parnevik, wife of Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik, who hired Nordegren as the nanny to their children.
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The job required Nordegren to move full-time to the U.S. He introduced her to Tiger Woods during the 2001 Open Championship. For the previous year, Woods had asked to be introduced to Nordegren, who was seeing someone else at the time.
In November 2003, Woods and Nordegren attended the Presidents Cup tournament in South Africa and became officially engaged when Woods proposed. They were married in October 2004.
Tiger and Nordegren shared two children together. In 2010, they finalized their divorce due to Tiger’s infidelity. After the divorce, Elin decided to live her life away from the public limelight. She runs her businesses to cater to her needs and that of her family.
Tiger Woods says he and ex-wife Elin Nordegren are the best of friends now, and it’s all thanks to their children.
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