Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Brien Aho. / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Elin Nordegren is best known publicly through her marriage to Tiger Woods from 2004 to their 2010 divorce, but I think reducing her to that does her a disservice. A Swedish former model born in Stockholm in 1980, she went through one of the most relentless media storms imaginable and chose dignity over public spectacle. She later returned to study at Rollins College, which I genuinely admire as a statement of self-reinvention. Staying private under that level of scrutiny takes real backbone. Whatever the headlines were, the lasting impression she's given is composure, and that's a kind of strength tabloids never bothered to credit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elin Nordegren
- Name (Japanese)
- エリン・ノルデグレン
- Reading
- えりん・のるでぐれん
- Born
- January 1, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- model
2. Background
- University
- Rollins College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Elin Nordegren born?
Born January 1, 1980 (age 46).
Where is Elin Nordegren from?
Elin Nordegren is from Stockholm, Sweden.
What does Elin Nordegren do?
Elin Nordegren works as model.
How tall is Elin Nordegren?
Elin Nordegren is 180 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.