Lena Forsén
| Lena Söderberg | |
|---|---|
| Playboy centerfold appearance | |
| November 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Sharon Johansen |
| Succeeded by | Mercy Rooney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1951 Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Lena Söderberg, née Sjööblom (born 31 March 1951) is a Swedish model who appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine,[1] as Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.
A section of her centerfold (known as Lenna) is often used to test algorithms in digital image processing.[2] She was a guest at the 50th annual Conference of the Society for Imaging Science and Technology in 1997, where she gave a presentation about herself.[3] Because of the ubiquity of her Playboy photo scan, she has been called the "first lady of the internet".[4][5] The title was given to her by Jeff Seideman in a press release he issued announcing her appearance at the 50th annual IS&T Conference.[citation needed]
Söderberg is married and has three children.
See also
References
- ^ "Playmate of the Month". Playboy Magazine. November 1972.
- ^ Jamie Hutchison, "Culture, Communication, and an Information Age Madonna", IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter Vol. 45, No. 3, May/June 2001.
- ^ Imaging Experts Meet Lenna in Person.
- ^ BBC News.
- ^ "Playboy Newsdesk - Lena". Cs.cmu.edu. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
External links
- Lenna's centerfold in the Playboy Archive, November 1972, pp 138-140(subscription required)
- A Complete Story of Lenna (with one new picture of her)
- The Lenna Story (contains a link to an un-cropped scan of the original Playboy photograph)
- A video artwork inspired by Lenna's story
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