Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta


Elizabeth Lejonhjärta and Victoria Lejonhjärta are Swedish twin models, bloggers, writers and social media personalities, best known for their collaborations with Canadian rapper Drake. They are known in Sweden as the "it girls".

Early and personal lives

The twins were born in the Sápmi cultural region, in Northern Sweden, of Swedish, Sami, Gambian, and Senegalese heritage. They describe their childhood home as "semi-Caribbean". Their mother is Swedish, Tornedalian and Sami; their father has heritage from Gambia, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Their younger half-brother Malcolmx's father is from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Growing up in the northern Sweden region Norrbotten, they experienced racism and bullying. They were raised in Luleå. They are environmentalists who collect their own water in a Swedish forest for health purposes and reside in the mountains of Överkalix. Drake has a tattoo dedicated to them.

Career

They appear in Drake's album artwork for his album Views and his music videos for Please Forgive Me and Nice for What. Together, they have also modeled for H&M, Nike, Inc., Vogue, Cheap Monday, Eytys, Calvin Klein, Max Factor, Volvo, Åhléns, Sonos, and Chanel.

Videography

YearTitleArtist
2016"Please Forgive Me"Drake
2018"Nice for What"Drake