Jessica Almenäs

{{Short description|Swedish television presenter and reporter}}

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| name = Jessica Almenäs

| image = Jessica Almenäs in August 2013.jpg

| caption = Almenäs in 2013

| birth_name = Jessica Magdalena Therese Almenäs

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|11|16|df=y}}

| birth_place = Luleå, Sweden

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| occupation = TV host

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| partner = Patrik Fahlgren
Tony André Hansen
{{ill|Johan Edlund (journalist)|lt=Johan Edlund|sv|Johan Edlund}}

| children = 3

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Jessica Magdalena Therese Almenäs (born 16 November 1975) is a Swedish TV host, reporter and beauty pageant titleholder. She presents the horse racing show Vinnare V75, and between 2008 and 2016, she presented the celebrity dancing show Let's Dance, both broadcast on TV4.

Almenäs finished first runner-up in Miss Sweden 1998 and went on to represent her country in Miss World that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/halsoliv/jessica-almenas-jag-gjorde-inget-annat-an-nojade-over-kroppen/|title=Jessica Almenäs: "Jag gjorde inget annat än nojade över kroppen"|work=Expressen|accessdate=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070810/http://www.expressen.se/halsoliv/jessica-almenas-jag-gjorde-inget-annat-an-nojade-over-kroppen/|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}} She has presented for Nyhetsmorgon.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4play.se/program/nyhetsmorgon?video_id=2310437|title=Jessica Almenäs om Nyhetsmorgon söndag|work=TV4 Play|access-date=19 September 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193701/http://www.tv4play.se/program/nyhetsmorgon?video_id=2310437|archive-date=4 March 2016}} Along with Adam Alsing she presented the football awards show Fotbollsgalan in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/tv4/artiklar/jessica-almen%C3%A4s-fr%C3%A5n-lets-dance-till-vinnare-v75-4fc025d804bf72519400c304|title=Jessica Almenäs - Från Let´s dance till Vinnare V75 - TV4 - tv4.se|work=tv4.se|accessdate=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504083921/http://www.tv4.se/tv4/artiklar/jessica-almen%C3%A4s-fr%C3%A5n-lets-dance-till-vinnare-v75-4fc025d804bf72519400c304|archive-date=4 May 2015|url-status=live}} She presented Kristallen in 2008 and was the reporter interviewing the celebrity guests at Kristallen 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/article11482494.ab|title=De leder årets Kristallen-gala - TV - Nöjesbladet - Aftonbladet|work=Aftonbladet|date=11 August 2008 |accessdate=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090540/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/tv/article11482494.ab|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}

In 2011 and 2012, Almenäs presented the show Biggest Loser on TV4.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv4.se/personer/jessica-almen%C3%A4s|title=Jessica Almenäs - tv4.se|publisher=|accessdate=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919160557/http://www.tv4.se/personer/jessica-almen%C3%A4s|archive-date=19 September 2015|url-status=live}} She is a former basketball player and has played at the elite level for Brahe Basket.{{cite web|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/idrottstjejen-som-blev-galaproffs/|title=Idrottstjejen som blev galaproffs|work=Sydsvenskan|accessdate=19 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152506/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/idrottstjejen-som-blev-galaproffs/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}

In September 2016, Almenäs revealed that she would start to work for Kanal 5 and would end her contract with TV4.{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/jessica-almenas-om-svara-beslutet/|title=Jessica Almenäs om stödet efter svåra beslutet|date=15 September 2016 |publisher=aftonbladet.se|accessdate=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916195011/http://www.expressen.se/noje/jessica-almenas-om-svara-beslutet/|archive-date=16 September 2016|url-status=live}}

In 2024 she presented Love Is Blind: Sweden.