Elizabeth Lejonhjärta and Victoria Lejonhjärta (Swedish: [ˈlɛ̂jːɔnˌjæʈːa];[1] born 9 October 1990 in Norrbotten, Sweden) are Swedish twin models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities,[2] best known for their collaborations with Canadian rapper Drake.[3][4][5]

Early and personal lives

The twins were born in the Sápmi cultural region, in Northern Sweden, of Swedish, Sami, Gambian, and Senegalese heritage.[6] They describe their childhood home as "semi-Caribbean".[6] Their mother is Swedish, Tornedalian and Sami; their father has heritage from Gambia, Senegal and Sierra Leone.[7] Their younger half-brother Malcolmx's father is from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.[7] Growing up in the northern Sweden region Norrbotten,[7] they experienced racism and bullying.[7] They were raised in Luleå.[8] They are environmentalists who collect their own water in a Swedish forest for health purposes and reside in the mountains of Överkalix.[5][9] Drake has a tattoo dedicated to them.[10]

Career

They appear in Drake's album artwork for his album Views and his music videos for Please Forgive Me[11] and Nice for What;[12][13] they also frequently model for his OVO merchandise. Together, they have also modeled for H&M, Nike, Inc., Vogue, Cheap Monday, Eytys, Calvin Klein, Max Factor, Volvo, Åhléns, Sonos, and Chanel.[14][15][16][17][18]

Videography

Interviews
Year Title Link
2015 Systrarna Lejonhjärta - Platsen
2015 Systrarna Lejonhjärta - Instagram
2015 Så hamnade systrarna från Norrbotten i Vogue - Nyhetsmorgon (TV4)
Music videos
Year Title Artist
2016 "Please Forgive Me" Drake
2018 "Nice for What" Drake

References

  1. ↑ Nyhetsmorgon (September 27, 2015). Så hamnade systrarna från Norrbotten i Vogue - Nyhetsmorgon (TV4) [Thus went the sisters from Norrbotten to Vogue] (Youtube) (in Swedish). Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Our Five Favorite Instagram Accounts This Week: Swedish Influencers". hypebae.com. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "A breakdown of all the cameos in Drake's "Nice For What" video". Thefader.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ↑ IANS (7 April 2018). "Drake shares spotlight with inspiring Hollywood women in video". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. 1 2 Petrarca, Emilia (9 May 2016). "How These Swedish Twins Made It Into Drake's "Views"". Wmagazine.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Meet Sweden's Natural Hair Trailblazers: Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta on Their Twinning Looks". Vogue.com. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "meet the Lejonhjärta siblings and prepare to be stunned". I-d.vice.com. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tvillingarna Lejonhjärta från Luleå – upptäckta av Vogue". Expressen.se (in Swedish). 28 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mode: IT-GIRL X 2". weekend.di.se. 26 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Drake Got Drunk & Got These Ladies' Name Tattooed On His Arm - The Source". Thesource.com. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ↑ Courtenay, Lauren. "Drake drops short film 'Please Forgive Me' - Elle Canada". Ellecanada.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Drake's helicopter mystery women revealed? - The Star". The Toronto Star. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Olivia Wilde, Tiffany Haddish, Issa Rae, more powerful women star in Drake's 'Nice for What' video". Ew.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "LEJONHJÄRTA SISTERS – THE FUTURE IS NOW - H&M CN". m2.hm.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta in OVO, Eytys, and NikeLab". Highsnobiety.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Unique Beauty with the Lejonhjärta Twins - Nordic Style Magazine". Nordicstylemag.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  17. ↑ Jardine, Alexandra (11 June 2018). "Volvo's emotional vignettes portray the modern reality of family". adage.com.
  18. ↑ Volvo Cars (9 June 2018). "The New Volvo V60 & Lejonhjärta: Better Together" – via YouTube.
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