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1. Madeleine FaIk started at the Ballet Academy of Gothenburg, and thanks to a grant from Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, pursued a career in dancing and acting, eventually ending up in Los Angeles. There she met the love of her life, Louis Garcia, "the world's best trick jump-roper". The pair has since traveled the world as "The Rebel Ropers", performing for Nike in Singapore, on the Today show, at several hotels in Las Vegas, and locally at the House of Blues. Always with a smile, the charming Swede flies through the air - spinning the rope or juggling clubs at the speed of light - while balancing on giant balls, negotiating hoops of fire, at times on stilts. An original member of "Girls on Stilts", she also works with the variety troupe "The Mums". Dancing also led to an impressive career in acting: Madeleine has appeared on CSI and Judging Amy, and recently she played the leading role in Blind Dolls, filmed on location in Mexico City. She feels blessed to already have lived a very full life; her pride is her family: Louis, Gabriella, 6, and a baby on the way.
3. Irene Tuomainen. A girl from central Stockholm with family roots in Finland. Wrote her first song at the age of seven. As a teenager, Irene was lead singer and keyboard player for the girls' band, Pampush, which toured successfully for 10 years. Now a songwriter and music producer, she started out as a staff writer for Warner/Chappell Scandinavia, then studied musical publishing, songwriting, and history of music at UCLA. Her first publishing company in Hollywood, Lady Marmalade Music, was launched in 2001. Late in 2004 Irene expanded with Feature Sounds, a music publishing company which places music in film, TV, advertising, and video games. With Edgar Cortazar, Irene is currently writing for various major Latin artists for Warner and Latin Power, and she has a licensing deal with WB for Feature Sounds' entire music catalog for TV and movies. Her song "Hearts of Time" was nominated for Best Country Song in the Southern California Music Awards last year.4. Louise Skosey grew up in the countryside outside Stockholm and recently arrived in Los Angeles. Her father, Carli Tornehave, is a well-known singer in Europe, and while Louise always enjoyed music, she chose to study political science at Stockholm University and broadcast journalism in London. She has worked in different capacities with Modern Times Group and most recently as a TV producer with production company Modern TV in the Swedish capital. Louise loves to travel and has visited many exciting places around the world. On a trip to Malaysia, she met her husband, LyIe. Apart from traveling, Louise and her husband share a love for horses, racing across the polo field at the California Polo Club in their free time. Louise is now assistant director at The Children's Miracle Network, one of the largest non-profit organizations in the country, raising funds for Children's Hospital Los Angeles.See the full content of this document
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California Girls
California lured Scandinavians long before the railroad got there. The thought of "making it," albeit then with different goals in mind, enticed the impoverished Scandinavians as early as mid-19th century. They came sailing, walking and riding, all in search of a better life. With few exceptions our girls featured here arrived by airplane but are nevertheless modern day explorers and adventurers.
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