I was shooting a bikini promotion in Mahe in the Seychelles in 1980 when there was a military coup and I, along with a roomful of other people, ended up being kidnapped and held hostage at gunpoint in a windowless room with no ventilation for 36 hours.
Brigitte NielsenWho says I'm gonna marry another guy? In Europe it's not like in America, where you set a date.
Brigitte NielsenMy childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
Brigitte NielsenOnce you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life.
Brigitte NielsenBeing a mother is the best thing that ever happened to me. Before you have your first baby you are a girl and then you become a mother. There is no transition into being a woman; you literally become a mum and being a mum means you always love someone else more than yourself and it is an unexplainable situation.
Brigitte Nielsen