Her parents were bohemian artists who were part of a Swedish "Green Wave," people who had left major cities for the country in the 1980's.

Without doing New York Fashion Week, she went to London and Paris to model for Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dries Van Noten, and Alexander McQueen.

[7] Blomqvist has appeared in advertisements for Jil Sander, BCBG Max Azria, Uniqlo, Vera Wang, Tory Burch, Belstaff, Banana Republic, Givenchy, Joe Fresh, Akris, Carven, Valentino, and Missoni.

[8] In 2019, Blomqvist returned to Prada after a seven-year hiatus from the brand to close its spring 2020 fashion show and appears in the 2020 cruise campaign.

[12] In 2014, Blomqvist married British model Jeremy Young, wearing Valentino, in Cold Spring, New York.