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Hailed by Rolling Stone as "The Most
Beautiful Girl in the World" and named "Model of the Year" by VH1 and
Vogue, you would be hard pressed to find other ways to describe this
Brazilian beauty.
Gisele Caroline Bundchen was born July 20th, 1980, in Horizontina, Rio
Grande do Sul, Brazil. Gisele is not the only beauty in her family; in
fact, her five other sisters -- Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia, and
Rafaela -- are also aspiring models. A natural phenomenon, Gisele stands
tall at 5'11" with dark blue eyes, a freckled face and wavy brown hair.
The road to becoming today's most sought-after model came by chance for
Gisele, after she was spotted by an Elite Modeling Agency agent while
eating a Big Mac at a Sao Paulo McDonald's with her friends at the age of
14. Despite her father's disagreement with her career choice, Gisele moved
to the city. In 1995, she entered the "Elite Look Modeling Competition,"
and her career has taken off ever since.
Gisele has since been in campaigns for major fashion houses such as Ralph
Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Valentino, Celine, Gianfranco Ferre, and
Chloe.
As for magazine covers, she has graced the covers of Vogue USA, Vogue
Italia, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Arena, Allure, and Rolling Stone.
Gisele left the Elite Modeling Agency and switched to IMG Model Management
not long ago, which was considered to have been a controversial act. Her
Brazilian agent is presently Monica Monteiro.
Surprisingly, Gisele is a big fan of sweet popcorn, candy and McDonald's
sundaes, a vice that does not show on her more than statuesque figure.
Nonetheless, Gisele's chest size has been questioned, but she denies to
have had implants. One thing is for sure: the only thing fake about her
body is her belly-button piercing and the tattoo she has on the inside of
her left wrist.
While her best friend may be her dog Vida (Life in Portuguese), she has
been romantically linked to male model Scott Barnhill, billionaire
Joao-Paulo Diniz and actor Josh Hartnett. Gisele is currently dating
Leonardo DiCaprio.
Will this supermodel consider a film career? Although she does think that
it would be interesting, she turned down a role in the movie Charlie's
Angels.
She definitely does not need the extra money; currently earning $7,000 an
hour and $5 million a year, Gisele has redefined the term supermodel and
for now, enjoying her reign as the most beautiful girl in the world should
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"To be a model is to be half
actress. In the reality, I am a normal adolescent." Gisele Bündchen.
"I love horses. If I could, I would ride the whole day. When I get
married, I'll live in the countryside, ride on horses and live among
cows, chickens and dogs." - about her love for pets.
"I think it's better when you're natural, when you just do whatever
you want, instead of doing classes where I see all these other
people holding back because they've been trained with certain skills
or techniques. I'm like, whatever."
"I'm a very private person. I like staying home and doing my stuff.
I hate people invading on my privacy. I hate talking about my
private life. You almost feel like they're invading your space, you
know? I really hate that. I think that's very disrespectful and I
think they should have a law against that."
"I wouldn't say I'm going to quit modeling and become an actress,
especially because I can't do that because I have contracts, but I
definitely enjoyed it. I wouldn't call myself an actress, but I at
the same time, if there is an opportunity... I believe in taking
chances and living your life."
"I don't think anyone likes to see a picture of themselves in a
tabloid, besides a couple people who I'm not going to mention." |
