Inger, May, and Ingrid

Ingrid Goude, May Britt, and Inger Stevens. Life Magazine, 1957.

In 1957, Life Magazine featured a photo profile of three new-to-Hollywood actresses. All three were Swedish-born, blonde, and beautiful. Photographer Don Ornitz described their personalities in the following terms:

Ingrid Goude: Earthy wholesomeness and outdoor beauty
May Britt: Impishly unpredictable and puckish glance
Inger Stevens: Country club polish and cool reserve

Inger at Malibu Beach. Life Magazine, 1957.

Ingrid Goude won the 1956 Miss Sweden beauty pageant. She was in the films The Big Beat, Once Upon a Horse..., Night Passage, and The Killer Shrews as well as television shows.

May Britt acted in films such as War and Peace, The Young Lions, The Hunters, The Blue Angel as well as television. May was married to Sammy Davis, Jr.

Source: Sumptuous Swedish Smorgasbord: Imported Blondes Compose Varied Feast for Hollywood. August 12, 1957.