Gisele Bundchen (birth name Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bundchen) was born on July 20, 1980 in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. She is one of the best paid supermodels.
Biography and Career :
Her parents’ names are Vania Nonnenmacher Bundchen and Valdir Reinoldo Bundchen. She has five sisters and a twin brother.
At first she wanted to be a volleyball player, but at 14 years old she was discovered by an agent at McDonald’s.
She did a modeling course and after one year went to Sao Paulo. There she participated at the Elite Look of the Year and ended on the second place.
Her career was just getting started and in 1996 she went to New York.
After three years she appeared for the first time on the cover of Vogue magazine.
She soon became a popular model and even a
supermodel.
She was asked to model for brands like Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni, Versace, Celine, Givenchy, Bvlgari, Lanvin, Guerlain, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Earl Jean, Zara, Chlo�, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton and Victoria’s Secret.
Magazines like W, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Allure, i-D, The Face, Arena, Citizen K, Flair, GQ, Esquire and Marie Claire had her inside their pages or on the cover.
Her fortune is estimated at 150 million $ and she is still young and able to do so much more about her career.
In 2004 she started her acting career appearing in the movie “Taxi” and after two years she was seen in “The Devil Wears Prada”.
She had a six months relationship with model Scott Barnhill. Other boyfriend was the famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
Being so sexy, beautiful and smart has helped her building a great career, be admired by people who wish to meet her.
Trivia :
- Height: 180 cm
- Measurements: 86/61/86
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Blue
- Shoe Size: 39
- She is considered the best paid supermodel.
- She has German origins.
- Her hobbies are: socializing with friends, walking her dog and making her own hybrid clothes.
Quotes :
- “I only had enough money to go to McDonald’s.”
Agencies :
- D Management Group
- Option Model Agency
- Talents Models
- Model Management – Hamburg
- 2pm Model Management
- Action Management
- IMG Models – New York
- IMG Models – Paris
- IMG Models – London
- IMG Models – Milan.
Advertisements :
- 1-2-3, American Express, Apple, Atelier Versace, Aquascutum, Balenciaga, Blackglama, Bulgari, Cacharel, Cacharel ‘Liberte’ fragrance, Carolina Herrera bridal collection, Celine, Chloe, Christian Dior, Cia Maritima, Colcci, Dolce & Gabbana, Dolce & Gabbana perfume, Dolce & Gabbana ‘The One’ Fragance, DSquared2, Earl Jean, Ebel, El Corte Ingles, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, Gianfranco Ferre Studio, Forum, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, Guerlain ‘Champs-Elysees’ fragrance, H & M, Ipanema, Jasmine Bridal Wear, Jean Paul Gaultier, Joop! Jeans, Karl Lagerfeld, Lanvin ‘Oxygene’ fragrance, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Milady, Milk, Missoni, Nivea, Nocturna, OTTO, Pantene, Polo Jeans Co., Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Rossel, Stefanel, St John, Strenesse, Valentino, Versace, Victoria’s Secret, Victoria’s Secret ‘Dream Angels Heavenly’ & ‘Pink’ fragrances, Vivara Jewelery, Vivo – Samsung, Vogue Eyewear, Yves Saint Laurent, Zara, Zoomp.
Magazine Covers :
- Argentina: ‘Vogue’ – February 2000; ‘Cosmopoitan’ – December 2001
- Australia: ‘Harpers Bazaar’ – September 1999; ‘Harpers Bazaar’ (Supplement) – January/February 2000; ‘Vogue’ – March 2000; ‘Vogue’ (Supplement) – November 2000; ‘Harper’s Bazaar – October 2002; ‘Luxe’ – December 2006
- Brazil: ‘Capricho’ – March 1997; ‘Vogue’ – October 1997; ‘Vogue’ – December 1998; ‘Vogue’ – May 2000; ‘Vogue’ (Supplement) – November 2001; ‘Homem Vogue’ – August 2002; ‘MarieClaire’ – September 2003
- China: ‘Vogue’ – October 2005; ‘Vogue’ – March 2007
- France: ‘Vogue’ (Paris) – August 1999; ‘Photo’ – December 2000; ‘Photo’ – July 2001; ‘Vogue’ – December 2002/January 2003; ‘Elle’ – January 2003; ‘Num�ro’ – November 2003; ‘Vogue’ – October 2004; Ellei – February 14, 2005; ‘Glamour’ – July 2005; ‘Vogue’ – January 2007; ‘Marie Claire’ – June 2007
- Germany: ‘Elle’ (Supplement) – Autumn/Winter 1991; ‘Marie Claire’ (Supplement) – August 1999; ‘Marie Claire’ (Supplement) – February 2000; ‘Marie Claire’ – August 2000; ‘Amica’ – March 2001; ‘Marie Claire’ – May 2001; ‘Cosmopolitan’ – May 2004; ‘Petra’ – December 2004; ‘Vogue’ – December 2004; ‘Woman’ – January 4 2005; ‘Prinz’- March 2005; ‘Glamour’ – May 2005; ‘Woman’ – September 20 2005; ‘Vogue’ – August 2006; ‘Vanity Fair’ – February 14 2007; ‘Cosmopolitan’ – June 2007
- Hong Kong: ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – June 2000
- Italy: ‘Marie Claire’ – June & October 1998; ‘Vogue’ – June 1999; ‘Elle’ – June 2000; ‘GQ’ – June 2001; ‘Vogue’ – August 2001; ‘Flair’ – April 2004; ‘GQ’ – April 2006; ‘Vanity Fair’ – March 8 2007
- Japan: ‘Elle’ – August 2000
- Korea: ‘Vogue’ – January 2002; ‘Vogue’ – July 2005; ‘W’ – August 2005;
- Mexico: ‘Vogue’ – July 2004; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – October 2004; ‘Vogue’ – June 2005
- Portugal: ‘Cosmopolitan’ – March 1998; ‘Elle’ – June 2000; ‘Vogue’ – October 2004; ‘Vogue’ – January 2007
- Russia: ‘Vogue’ – February 2000
- Spain: ‘Lecturas’ (Special Fall/Winter 1999 Haute Couture); ‘Hola’ and ‘Lecturas’ (Special Spring/Summer 2000 Pret a Porter); ‘Marie Claire’ – May 2000; ‘Vogue’ – March & May 2000; ‘Elle’ – August 2000; ‘Hablan’ – October 2000; ‘Hola’ (Special Fall/Winter 2000 Haute Couture); ‘Interviu’ – December 2000; ‘Maxim’ – January 2001; ‘GQ’ – April 2001; ‘Vogue’ (Supplement) – November 2001; ‘Marie Claire’ – January 2005; ‘Telva’ – May 2005; ‘Woman’ – February 2006; ‘Vogue (Beauty Supplement)’ – August 2006; ‘DT’ – December 2006; ‘Rolling Stone’ – April 2007
- UK: ‘Arena’ – October 1998; ‘i-D’ – December 1998; ‘Vogue’ – August 1998; ‘Frank’ – February 1999; ‘Vogue’ – September 1999; ‘Vogue’ – January, March & October 2000; ‘Arena’ – December 2000; ‘Nova’ – January 2001; ‘Pop’ – October 2001; ‘Vogue’ – April, July & September 2001; ‘I-D’ – February 2002; ‘Vogue’ – March 2002; ‘The Face’ – March 2004; ‘Vogue’ – June 2004; ‘Esquire’ – October 2004; ‘Harpers & Queen’ – November 2004; ‘Vogue’ – April 2005; ‘She’ – October 2005; ‘i-D’ – March 2006;
- US: ‘Allure’ – May & December 1998; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – August 1999; ‘Vogue’ – July, November & December 1999; ‘W’ – January & May 1999; ‘George’ – June 2000; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – April 2000; ‘Rolling Stone’ – September 14th, 2000; ‘Allure’ – February & December 2000; ‘Vogue’ – January 2000; ‘Vogue’ (Supplement) – March 2000; ‘W’ – January 2000; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – May & June 2001; ‘Vogue’ – March & June & December 2001; ‘W’ – April & August 2001; ‘Photo’ – July 2001; ‘W’ – October 2001; ‘Elle’ – October 2002; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – February & May 2002; ‘W’ – February, August & November 2002; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – February 2003; ‘Photo’ – May/June 2003; ‘W’ – March 2003; ‘W’ – January 2004; ‘Time’ (supplement) – Spring/Summer 2004; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ – September 2004; ‘Vogue’ – September 2004; ‘W’ – June 2005
{‘GQ’ – September 2000; ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ (En Espa�ol) – October 2004; ‘Vogue’ (LatinoAmerica) – June 2005}.
Fashion Shows :
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 1997 {Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani}
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 1998
- Haute couture – Spring/Summer 1998 {Chanel, Givenchy, Valentino}
- Ready to wear – Autumn/Winter 1998
- Haute couture – Autumn/Winter 1998
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 1999
- Ready to wear – Autumn/Winter 1999
- Haute couture – Autumn/Winter 1999
- Victoria’s Secret – 1999
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 2000
- Victoria’s Secret – May 2000
- Ready to wear – Autumn/Winter 2000
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 2001
- Ready to wear – Autumn/Winter 2001 {Cia Maritima, Dolce & Gabbana}
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 2002 {Cia Maritima, Dolce & Gabbana}
- Victoria’s Secret – November 2001
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 2002 {Dolce & Gabbana}
- Ready to wear – Autumn/Winter 2002
- Victoria’s Secret – 2002
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 2003
- Haute Couture – Autumn/Winter 2003 (Christian Dior)
- Victoria’s Secret – November 2003
- Ready to wear – Spring/Summer 2004 (Cia Maritima, Marc Jacobs)
- Ready to wear – Fall/winter 2004
- Ready to wear – Spring/summer 2005 {Marc Jacobs}
- Ready to wear – Fall/winter 2005 {Colcci, Triton}
- Ready to wear – Spring/summer 2006 {Colcci}
- Ready to wear – Fall/winter 2007 {Colcci, Dolce & Gabbana}.
Filmography :
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006)- Taxi (2004/I)
- 5 News (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Corazon de… (1 episode, 2007)
- Access Hollywood (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
- Entertainment Tonight (23 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Leute heute (3 episodes, 2000-2007)
- Corazon, corazon (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Forbes 20 Richest Women in Entertainment (2007) (TV)
- Taff (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Good Day Sacramento (1996) TV Series (2006)
- The Early Show (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2006) (TV)
- Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (1 episode, 2006)
- Today (2 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Bl!tz (1 episode, 2006)
- The Insider (2 episodes, 2006)
- Extra (13 episodes, 2003-2006)
- E! News Daily (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Late Night with Conan O’Brien (8 episodes, 2004-2006)
- Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (2006) (TV)
- VH1: All Access (1 episode, 2006)
- Wetten, dass..? (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Grand journal de Canal+, Le (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
- The Tony Danza Show (1 episode, 2006)
- Good Morning America (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
- Tout le monde en parle (4 episodes, 2003-2006)
- The O.C. (1 episode, 2006)
- Germany’s Next Topmodel (1 episode, 2006)
- ‘Y Ikatu Xingu (2006) (TV)
- Jornal Nacional (1996) TV Series (2005)
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2005) (TV)
- Total Request Live (3 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Desayunos de TVE, Los (1 episode, 2005)
- Showbiz Tonight (2 episodes, 2005)
- Magacine (1 episode, 2005)
- The Teen Choice Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)
- The Fabulous Life of (2 episodes, 2005)
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (7 episodes, 2001-2005)
- Save the Music Concert (2005) (TV)
- Live with Regis and Kathie Lee (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
- The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
- Fashion in Focus (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1 episode, 2004)
- The View (1 episode, 2004)
- Life & Style (1 episode, 2004)
- Fox and Friends (1 episode, 2004)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (2 episodes, 2001-2004)
- E! True Hollywood Story (1 episode, 2004)
- On-Air with Ryan Seacrest (1 episode, 2004)
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2003) (TV)
- MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 (2003) (TV)
- Casseta & Planeta Urgente (1 episode, 2003)
- Victoria’s Secret Swim Special (2003) (TV)
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2002) (TV)
- Fashiontrance (2002) TV Series
- Ali G Indahouse (2002)
- Exclusif (1 episode, 2002)
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2001) (TV)
- Programa do J� (1 episode, 2001)
- Mundo VIP (1 episode, 2001)
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2001) (TV)
- MTV Video Music Awards 2001 (2001) (TV)
- MTV Fashionably Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2001 (2001) (TV)
- Late Show with David Letterman (1 episode, 2000)
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV)
- MTV Video Music Awards 2000 (2000) (TV)
- VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (1999) (TV)
- MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (1999) (TV).