Janina Fry
Janina Päivänsäde Fry (née Frostell) (born 12 November 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, singer, model, fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder. She hosted the show Bella on Finnish television channel Nelonen.
Janina Fry
- Born
- 1973
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- singer · model · beauty pageant contestant · fashion designer
- Languages
- Swedish · Finnish · English
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Janina Päivänsäde Fry (née Frostell) (born 12 November 1973 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress, singer, model, fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder. She hosted the show Bella on Finnish television channel Nelonen.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
She grew up in Porvoo. She has a vocational qualification in Business Administration and Cosmetology. She completed Fashion Design studies at Helsinki Design School in June 2016.
Career
Career
Fry released a style book Upeana Juhlaan with Suvi Tiilikainen and Katariina Kivimäki in August 2015. In October 2019, she began writing a blog for women's magazine Anna 's website. In 2019, she was a candidate representing Swedish People's Party of Finland in the parliamentary elections, but was not elected with 1475 votes.
Modeling
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. The pageant was hosted by Pierce Brosnan and judges included Christie Brinkley, Grace Jones and Jackie Chan. In 2001, Fry was voted fifth on British men's magazine Arena's list of "World's Sexiest Women." She has modeled Gossard lingerie and had a five-year contract with Panos Emporio swimwear. Fry has been featured in numerous fashion and lifestyle magazines such as Sweden's Café, and Finland's Me Naiset, Anna and Kotiliesi.
Fashion design
Fashion design
She launched her own lingerie line Janina Frostell Collection in 1999, which lasted for six years until 2005. In 2007, she launched a clothing collection Janina F by Janina Frostell for retail chain Tokmanni. In 2012, she created an exclusive clothing brand Janina F for K-Citymarket. 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.
Music
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.
Public image
Public image
On the first quarter of 2007, she was the tenth most searched celebrity in Finland on the search engine website www.fi.
Personal life
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. 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.
Albums
Albums
• Year — Album — Chart peak FIN • 1999 — House of Joy — – • 2003 — Impossible Love — –
Singles
Singles
• Year — Single — Chart peak FIN — Album • 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
Filmography
Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1998 — Ihanat naiset rannalla — Viviann — Credited as Janina Frostell • 2002 — One-Way Ticket to Mombasa — Girl in Poster — Uncredited Television • 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
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Janina Fry was born on 12 November 1973.
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