Nordegren grew up in Sweden in a family connected to politics and journalism. Her mother, Barbro Holmberg, served as a government minister, and her father, Thomas Nordegren, worked as a radio journalist. She has a twin sister, Josefin, and a brother. As a young woman, Nordegren pursued modeling work in Sweden and abroad before taking a job as a nanny for the family of Swedish golfer Jesper Parnevik.
Through the Parnevik family, she met Tiger Woods in the early 2000s. The couple married in October 2004 at Sandy Lane in Barbados. They had two children, Sam Alexis and Charlie Axel. Their marriage became the subject of intense public attention after Woods's car crash in November 2009 and the revelations that followed. Nordegren and Woods divorced in August 2010.
The financial terms of the divorce were not made public; press reports often mentioned a settlement of about $100 million, but the figure was never officially confirmed. After the divorce, Nordegren enrolled at Rollins College in Florida and graduated in 2014 with a degree in psychology. She has since kept a relatively low public profile and focused on raising her children.
Elin Nordegren was born on January 1, 1980 in Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden. In Cardology (Destiny Cards), January 1, 1980 corresponds to the King of Spades, making the King of Spades her Birth Card.
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