Rolling Stones and Santana. Swisten also listens to artists Gap Band, Parliament, P-Funk, George Clinton, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney and Patsy Cline. Her favourite movies are Citizen Kane, Wuthering Heights, Easy Rider, Time Bandits, The Color Purple, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, As Good as It Gets, Up in Smoke, Hairspray, Somewhere in Time, Flawless and The Silence of the Lambs. Public image Modelling Swisten has been praised by both the media and individuals for her physique. The website Maxim stated that she is beautiful and a stunner to their audiences. Additionally her fans on her website have also praised her appearance. In 2004, she was ranked 99th place in Maxim's top 100 sexiest women. She states on her website that her fashion sense is based on a girlie-girl and tomboyish style. For her tomboyish style she enjoys wearing jeans, classic white button-down men's oxfords, black boots, white t-shirts, ribbed wife-beater tanks, pearls and silver and turquoise jewellery. For her girlish style she wears dresses, skirts and high-heels. She also enjoys wearing vintage clothes, specifically “black leather biker chick-stuff flannel shirts and boxers”. Acting Swisten has portrayed porn stars and prostitutes in the films American Wedding, The Last Run and The Girl Next Door. She states that the casting director of The Girl Next Door, Malli Finn, was after the Victoria Secret type of look. She has appeared topless in American Wedding; however, in an interview she states that her breasts were prosthetic. Due to this scholars have used her as a representation of American culture within the early 2000s. Daniel K. Cortese and Pamela M. Ling uses her as an example when describing the effects of smoking and masculinity. In a thesis by Barikatul Hikmah, he uses her to express the requirements of masculine norms. She is also used by Díaz-Granados Prieto and Pablo Esteban as a benchmark for attractive women in their thesis. Iraq War During their visit they were praised by soldiers. Lance Cpl. Russ Bonham, an air traffic controller assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 2, welcomed the arrival of Cain and Swisten, stating that “Occasions like this definitely benefit morale here”. He also states “Amanda Swisten is a sexy girl and after seeing her here I’m forced to go watch ‘American Wedding’ again.” She was also praised by her fans and general audiences. In a forum post by Zoomway multiple recipients