
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.
Overview
Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈěːlɪn ˈnûːɖɛˌɡreːn]; born 1 January 1980) is a Swedish former model and nanny. She was married to professional golfer Tiger Woods from 2004 until their divorce in 2010.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- model
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Rollins College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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 items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.