Janis Maria Wilson

Janis Maria Wilson
Born (1985-03-22) March 22, 1985
Rome[1]
Nationality Norwegian
Education BI Norwegian Business School
Occupation Model and Actress
Website http://www.janismaria.com [2]

Janis Maria Wilson (born March 22 1985) is a Norwegian model and actress. She is perhaps best known for portraying Miss Gudbrandsdalen in the Norwegian-American TV series entitled Lilyhammer.[3]

Career

Wilson is of Croatian and Italian descent. She was born in Rome but grew up in Norwegian county of Oppland and town of Lillehammer.[1] She studied marketing and economics at the BI Norwegian Business School.[1][4] She began modeling while still in college. In 2006 she appeared in the Norwegian television series Shopaholic,[1] was a finalist in the Miss Norway modeling contest,[1] and appeared in a commercial for Norwegian financial firm DNB ASA. She was on the cover of magazines such as Beauty Style, Lowrider, and Norwegian magazine Gatebil.[1] In an interview in 2006, she claimed the modeling industry had a bad reputation, and said that she personally had never used drugs.[5] In 2010, she was one of 21 Norwegians competing for a chance to become a Playboy cover model.[6] In 2012, she landed the role of Miss Gudbrandsdalen in Lilyhammer.[3]

Personal life

Wilson was the alleged victim of personal attacks on two separate occasions in 2010. While on assignment in Turkey, there were reports of a dispute regarding a garment which escalated into an apparent altercation between Wilson shopkeepers at a clothing shop in the Turkish beach resort of Alanya. Wilson blamed the shopkeepers for causing scratches and bruises to Wilson's face;[7][8] in contrast, the shopkeepers reported that they were attacked by Wilson and her mother after a dress was reportedly missing.[9] A few months later, there were reports of an unrelated second assault which happened in Oslo;[8] in this attack, also in 2010, Wilson reported that she was walking her dog in a park near her home when an unknown assailant attacked her; she suffered stab wounds and bruises and scratches but managed to survive.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 ANDREAS DREVVATNE (December 26, 2006). "Lillehammerstudine -- med pirrende bijobb -- Noen sitter i kassa på Rema for å spe på studielånet. Lillehammerjenta Janis Maria Wilson studerer på BI og jobber som glamourmodell på si´.". GD. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...Shopaholic... Miss Norway... Beauty Style... Low Rider... Norwegian magazine Gatebil...
  2. http://mandytsingh.com/getting-to-know-a-modern-wonder-woman/
  3. 1 2 Staff writer (January 4, 2012). "Har veldig lyst å vise den". GD. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...Steven van Zandt under innspillinga av "Lilyhammer", her med Janis Maria Wilson, glamourmodell og Miss Gudbrandsdalen i serien....(Google translate: Steven van Zandt during recording the & # 34 ; Lily Hammer & # 34 ;, here with Janis Maria Wilson, glamor model and Miss Gudbrandsdalen in the series.)
  4. Stig H. Justad (February 17, 2009). "Fikk homo til å bli hetero: Er Charterbaben Janis Maria det kvinnelige svaret på Snåsamannen? Hun hevder å ha gjort en homofil kompis hetero!". Klikk News. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...Blonde Janis Maria Wilson (23) har bachelor i markedsføring og økonomi fra BI, men jobber som modell på heltid....
  5. "Løgn om dop og festing- Skittkastingen etter oppløsningen av Team Aylar gir glamourmorbransjen et ufortjent dårlig rykte, fastslår flere profilerte modeller.". OMag (online Norwegian magazine). November 3, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...Veteran ... Janis Maria Wilson (21) .. Det er ren løgn at dette bare dreier seg om festing, dop og kyniske mennesker. Jeg har vært glamourmodell i flere år og aldri vært i nærheten av narkotiske stoffer, sier Janis Maria Wilson til OnlineMagasinet....
  6. ØYSTEIN DAVID JOHANSEN og MILDA C. MELLAND (June 11, 2010). "Søkte Playboy-lykken i Oslo: (VG Nett) 20 norske og en dansk jente knivet torsdag om å representere Norge i konkurranse om å bli forsidepike i herremagasinet.". VG. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...eg har ikke stilt naken før, men for Playboy ville jeg gjort alt 110 prosent, sier Janis Maria Wilson (25)....
  7. AA (October 11, 2010). "Norveçli modele tezgahtar dayağı! Alanya'da tatil yapan top model, bir butikte tezgahtar tarafından darp edildiğini iddia etti". Haber Turk. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...Norveç uyruklu ... top model Janis Maria Wilson (25),...
  8. 1 2 KETIL REIGSTAD (December 3, 2010). "Knivstukket og sparket". GD. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ....Jeg ble knivstukket, sparket, rispet i ansiktet og brystet, sier Vargstad-jenta Janis Maria Wilson. Det er andre gangen på kort tid kvinnen skal ha blitt angrepet, først i Tyrkia, så i Oslo...(Google translate: was stabbed, kicked, scratched in the face and chest, said Vargstad girl Janis Maria Wilson. It is the second time in a short time the woman must have been attacked, first in Turkey, then in Oslo.)...
  9. Jonas Pettersen (October 11, 2010). "Jeg ble banket til blods på grunn av en ødelagt glidelås". Kjendis magazine. Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...
  10. Helle Nilsen (January 12, 2010). "Charterfeber-deltaker knivstukket — Han la meg i bakken og raspet meg med kniven". side2 (Norwegian news). Retrieved August 29, 2015. ...Modell og tidligere Charterfeber-deltaker ble utsatt for blind vold ved parken der hun bor. Da Janis Maria Wilson (25) skulle gå tur med hunden sin rundt 21-tiden tirsdag kveld ble hun overfalt av en ukjent mann i finlandshette.... (Note: age 25 in 2010 => born 1985 approx)

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