[quote]Contrary to popular belief, Elle is not French. In the script for Vol. 2 (and I SWEAR I’m not giving away anything) Budd refers to her as that “Viking bitch”, so that means she’s  Nordic.[/quote]
If shes of Scandanavian nationality, it could be a little nod to one of Elles inspirations: Christina Lindberg in They Call Her One Eye. That film was made in Sweden.