Forsén's career began by modelling jewellery and for catalogues in Chicago, Illinois, after moving to the United States from Sweden to be an au pair for a family member.
Thereafter she appeared on a large number of Kodak publications, including in ads for products, in catalogs, and on instruction booklets.
[5][6] 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.
[1] However, in a short documentary titled Losing Lena that premiered in North America in November that year, she says, "I retired from modeling a long time ago.
"[7] In 1997, Forsén worked for a government agency supervising disabled employees, archiving data using computers and scanners.