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• Ida Ljungqvist appeared as the Playmate of the Month in the March 2008 issue of Playboy, the first African-born woman to do so.

  In May 2009, Ljungqvist was selected as the 50th anniversary Playmate of the Year. The title comes with $100,000 in prize money, a 2009 Mazda sports sedan and an engraved bottle of Patron Platinum.The Vegas Eye: Playmate of the Year Announced at the Palms (May 4, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: September 27, 1981
  2. Birthplace: Tanzania
  3. Height: 5'4"
  4. Weight: 108 lbs
  5. Measurements: 32D-21-35
  6. Dress size: ZeroFox News: Hugh Hefner Says 50th Anniversary Playmate Event... (May 4, 2009)
  7. Maintains her weight by exercising and vegetarianismFox News: Hugh Hefner Says 50th Anniversary Playmate Event... (May 4, 2009)
  8. Fluent in English, Swedish, and Swahili
  9. Has a pet iguana
  10. Father works for UNICEF
  11. Married Joshua Lang in December of 2007
  12. Separated from Lang in September of 2008San Jose Mercury News: Playmate, husband in custody battle... (November 12, 2008)

• Background of a Playmate

  Of Swedish and Tanzanian, descent, she is fluent in three languages and has lived in a dozen different countries, but was raised primarily in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Ljungqvist holds a degree in marketing and fashion design and plans to study economics. She was discovered by 2007 Playmate of the Year, Sara Jean Underwood while shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California.

• Custody Battle

  In November of 2008, Ljungqvist and her estranged husband Joshua Lang became engaged in a custody battle over their pet chihuahua Bonnie. A hearing on the case is scheduled for November 24.San Jose Mercury News: Playmate, husband in custody battle... (November 12, 2008)

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