Birth Name
Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen
Nickname
Gise
The Body
The Midas Queen
The Hurricane Gisele
La Bundchen
Height
5' 11" (1.80 m)
Mini Biography
It was in 1994 when Gisele Bundchen was discovered at age 14 in a Brazilian fashion mall, and now she is "the" most famous face in the business. Since then, Gisele has graced the covers of countless magazines as any other model in the history, including Rolling Stone, Time, Forbes, Newsweek and all the fashion top magazines such as Vogue, W, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, i-D, The Face, and many others. Gisele also has multi-million dollars deals with some of the world's biggest companies. Her contract with Victoria's Secret is the biggest in the fashion industry, and she also has deals with Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Bulgari, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Joop!, Otto, Lanvin, Guerlain, Nivea, DSquared, St. John, Colcci, Vivo, Vogue Eyewear and Grendene. Her own line of shoes, called "Ipanema Gisele Bundchen", have sold more than 100 million pairs since 2001.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Jason Bramer
Spouse
Tom Brady (26 February 2009 - present)
Trivia
She has five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and Patrícia (who was born in the same day, but is not an identical twin).
Originally wanted to be a professional volleyball player and had even thought of becoming a member for Brazilian team, Sogipa.
Speaks Portuguese as her native language, as well as English as her second language.
Spokesmodel of Dolce & Gabbana.
Spokesmodel of Bvlgari.
Spokesmodel of Strenesse.
Appeared on the covers of major magazines, such as Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, W, Rolling Stone, marie claire, ELLE, and i-D.
Spokesmodel of Christian Dior.
Spokesmodel of Missoni.
Spokesmodel of Ralph Lauren.
Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Officially announced that she and Leonardo DiCaprio had broken up. [July 2002]
Of German-Brazilian heritage
In 2004, she and her boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio, visited the "Xingu", a famous Brazilian Indian Reserve. The visit was made almost anonymously.
As supporter of soccer club Grêmio, a soccer team from her hometown, Gisele announced in 2005 she will help promote the image of her favorite team, a former world champion, which is now in the second division of Brazilian League.
Is 5 minutes older than twin sister Patrícia.
One of the world's top fashion models.
Her name is actually pronounced Giseli (The e at the and of her name is not silent). She has said it doesn't matter to her now how people pronounce her name.
Her mother, Vânia Bundchen, is of German descent.
Was discovered by a modeling scout when she was fourteen while on a school trip to Porto Alegre.
Began modeling in New York City in 1996.
Created her own brand of footwear for women called "Ipanema."
Designed a limited edition necklace sold to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital cancer treatment efforts.
Has a Yorkshire terrier, Vida (meaning "life" in Portuguese).
Forbes magazine named her the best paid model of all time.
Appeared most often on the cover of American Vogue. She did four covers only in 1999. She is also the second model who most appeared on the cover of British Vogue, after Kate Moss.
Her personal fortune is valued at 150 million dollars, and she is in the Guinness Book of Records as "the world's richest supermodel".
After Brazilian clothier C&A hired her and started their TV commercials, the sales had an increase of 30%.
In 2001 she turned down a 20 million dollar offer from Clonaid to became their spokesperson.
Forbes magazine named her the best paid and powerful supermodel in the world, with earnings of 15.2 million dollars a year. She also makes millions with her sandals line.
Is considered the biggest supermodel in the world, casually called "übermodel".
Her last name is pronounced "Bindchen".
Ranked #21 on E! Television's 2006 101 Hottest Celebrity Bodies
She is the owner of a hotel in Rio Grande do Sul State, south of Brazil, the Palladium Executive Flat.
She has received the "Model of the Year" award and has been named "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Rolling Stone and the "perfect body in the world" by The Sunday Times.
Her other homes include an penthouse apartment in Manhattan's Tribeca district, a Los Angeles mansion and a country house near Woodstock, New York.
In 2003 she donated $150,000 - her fee for one fashion show in São Paulo Fashion Week - to help fight hunger in her native Brazil (January 27, 2003).
#77 on Forbes Magazine 2005 Top 100 Celebrity List.
Shares a birthday with "Lost" (2004) actor Josh Holloway.
Turned down a role in Charlie's Angels (2000), because of her busy agenda.
Is one of Jay Leno's favorite guests.
Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World."
She and Leonardo DiCaprio were chosen by People Magazine as the "Most Beatiful Couple in the World", in 2004.
Her father, Valdir Bundchen, is a Brazilian university teacher and writer, with two books published.
Her older sister, Raquel, is a Brazilian federal judge.
Her mother, Vânia Bundchen, starred with her in a Victoria's Secret ad for mother's day. Her father also made a commercial with her, for credit card company Credicard.
Chosen by Brazilian magazine IstoÉ Gente as the "most powerful woman in Brazil". (13 March 2006).
#43 on New York Magazine's list of the "123 Reasons to Love New York City", because she lives in New York.
After Gisele carried one bag made by British designer Luella Bartley on the catwalk, all the papers ran pictures of her with it, and this created a phenomenon. The company thought they might sell a few, but suddenly they had waiting-lists everywhere for what was already being called the "Gisele". The success of the Gisele bag propelled Luella into the highly lucrative accessories market.
She was considered for a role on the movie Charlie's Angels (2000). The director McG wanted someone outside from the United States to play the role of Alex Munday, which Lucy Liu eventually filled.
Ranked as #65 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Gisele appeared in more than 7,000 magazine covers around the world. The only woman who made more covers was Princess Diana.
Gisele made her first international fashion show for british designer Alexander McQueen, who once named her as "The Body".
The 2004 TV ad of her line of shoes was shoot on Brazilian famous "Sambódromo", on Rio de Janeiro.
Was featured as #6 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002)
#7 On E! Channel's countdown of the Sexiest Women in Entertainment (2002).
#7 On E! Channel's countdown of the Best Bodies in Hollywood (2003). |
