Janina Fry
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Janina Päivänsäde Fry (née Frostell) (born 12 November 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, singer, model, fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She hosted the show Bella on Finnish television channel Nelonen.
Early life and education
She grew up in Porvoo.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> She has a vocational qualification in Business Administration and Cosmetology.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She completed Fashion Design studies at Helsinki Design School in June 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Fry released a style book Upeana Juhlaan with Suvi Tiilikainen and Katariina Kivimäki in August 2015.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref> In October 2019, she began writing a blog for women's magazine Anna's website.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2019, she was a candidate representing Swedish People's Party of Finland in the parliamentary elections, but was not elected with 1475 votes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Modeling
In 1993, her breakthrough came by winning the Maiden of Finland beauty pageant. In November 1993, she participated in the Miss World beauty pageant and was placed at number 6.<ref name=":0" /> The pageant was hosted by Pierce Brosnan and judges included Christie Brinkley, Grace Jones and Jackie Chan.<ref name=":0" /> In 2001, Fry was voted fifth on British men's magazine Arena's list of "World's Sexiest Women."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She has modeled Gossard lingerie<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> and had a five-year contract with Panos Emporio swimwear.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Fry has been featured in numerous fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Sweden's Café,<ref name=":0" /> and Finland's Me Naiset, Anna and Kotiliesi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Fashion design
She launched her own lingerie line Janina Frostell Collection in 1999, which lasted for six years until 2005.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2007, she launched a clothing collection Janina F by Janina Frostell for retail chain Tokmanni.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2012, she created an exclusive clothing brand Janina F for K-Citymarket.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2016, an evening gown designed by Fry was worn by Tiina Laisi-Puheloinen at the Independence Day Reception, an annual event organised by the President of Finland at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki on 6 December, Finland's Independence Day.<ref name=":3" />
Music
She has recorded two studio albums and released nine singles. Fry co-wrote "Addicted to You" with Tracy Lipp, which was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed by Laura Voutilainen.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Public image
On the first quarter of 2007, she was the tenth most searched celebrity in Finland on the search engine website www.fi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
In 2007, she married Mark Fry, the director of marketing at Sony BMG in Finland. Fry gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Sophia in March 2007.<ref name="iltalehti20070323">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2010, she gave birth to their second child, a son, Brandon. The family lived in Espoo, Finland, before they moved to Stockholm, Sweden, in 2021.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart
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| 1999 | House of Joy | – |
| 2003 | Impossible Love | – |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart
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| 1998 | "A Little Change (Gonna Do It)" | – | House of Joy |
| 1999 | "Love Is / No One But You" | – | |
| 1999 | "What Goes Around" | – | |
| 2001 | "Like a Hurricane" | – | Impossible Love |
| 2002 | "I'll Save My Tears" | 19 | |
| 2003 | "Impossible Love" | – | |
| 2003 | "Insanity (Why It Always Happens to Me)" | 9 | |
| 2003 | "Honey Love" | – | |
| 2003 | "Call Me" | – |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ihanat naiset rannalla | Viviann | Credited as Janina Frostell |
| 2002 | One-Way Ticket to Mombasa | Girl in Poster | Uncredited |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tangomarkkinat | Herself | Host; 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Sincerely Yours in Cold Blood | Armi | Episode: "Tiedän paikan armahan"; Credited as Janina Frostell |
| 2006 | Bella | Herself | Host |
| 2020 | Tanssii tähtien kanssa | Herself | Contestant; 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Masked Singer Suomi | Diamond | 3 episodes |
Bibliography
- Fry, Janina; Tiilikainen, Suvi; Kivimäki, Katariina: Upeana Juhlaan. Otava. August 2015.<ref name=":2" />
References
External links
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