Name: Gisele Bundchen
Date of Birth: July 20, 1980
Place of Birth: Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Supermodel
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 she is currently on the cover of
the September edition of 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.
It is for this figure that Vogue credited Gisele's
work in the fashion industry as "The Return of
the Sexy Model," as her physique marks the end
of the waif-look that Kate Moss made so famous.
Nonetheless, Gisele's chest size has been questioned,
but she denies to have had implants. Real or not, Gisele
adamantly refuses to ever fully reveal her breasts,
whether for a fashion show or for a pictorial. 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 refused
a role in the upcoming 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
be enough.