Background
She grew up in Uppsala, Uppland and was the Swedish national decathlon champion before she competed in the pageant.
She grew up in Uppsala, Uppland and was the Swedish national decathlon champion before she competed in the pageant.
She was crowned Mission Sweden Universe 1955 by Mission Sweden Universe 1954, Ragnhild Olausson. In 1996, she became the first Mission Universe title holder to die. A remarkable athlete, Rombin excelled in gymnastics, track & field, and downhill skiing.
After winning the pageant, she left Sweden for Hollywood to fulfill her acting contract with Universal Pictures, part of the prize package as Mission Universe.
She studied acting along with John Gavin, Clint Eastwood, and Barbara Eden, among the other contract actors. Universal put her in a couple films, with just one or two lines, to give her some exposure and experience.
She was credited for small speaking roles in two films. In The Benny Goodman Story (1955) she asks for an autograph and in Istanbul (1957) she appears as a flight attendant near the film"s education
She discontinued her acting career in order to focus on married life, soon starting a large family with Schine.
She was 62 years old and the first Mission Universe to pass away.