Viking Barbie
Inked|September 2019

This Scandinavian beauty is called the Viking Barbie because she’s tall, statuesque and tough — but glamorous. Daughter of wrestler Robert Alexander "Jeep" Swenson Jr., and former exotic dancer and model, Erin Hillsman, Viking Barbie has an incredible strength within.

Tess Adamakos
Viking Barbie

It's fueled by shoving and shattering boundaries and smashing expectations with a sledgehammer; but most importantly, by tenderly loving the woman she has become.

The unapologetic, two-time Playboy cover model, who says she will “always be a Texas girl at heart,” has been focusing on her music career with an upcoming EP and releases with Kéta, Tech N9ne, and Crooked I. The hip-hop artist says, “It's gonna be a game changer for a lot of things, because nowadays, especially mainstream stuff, sounds so much the same.”

SEEING YOUR PARENTS HAVE THEIR HANDS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT CAREERS, DID THAT BROADEN YOUR GOALS AND CAREER PATHS?

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