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Gisele Bundchen made Forbes’ list of Highest Paid Models of 2009, with a cool $25 million. Gisele has had one busy year between getting married to football star Tom Brady and the rumors that she’s pregnant!
Background Information:
Gisele was born in Horizontina, Rio Grande do sul, Brazil on July 20, 1980. Her birthname is Gisele Carolina Nonnenmacher Bündchen. She was born to Vânia Nonnenmacher, a bank clerk pensioner, and Valdir Bündchen, a university teacher and writer. Gisele has 5 sisters – Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and her fraternal twin Patrícia.
How she got started in modeling:
Gisele originally wanted to be a professional volleyball player. In 1993, when she was only 13 years old, she joined a modeling course with her sisters Patrícia and Gabriela because her mom insisted. She was discovered while eating in a McDonald’s by a modeling agency. She was then selected for a modeling contest and came in second place. In 1996, she moved to New York C ity to start her modeling career during Fashion Week.
She’s been on the cover of numerous magazines, modeled for Victoria’s Secret.
Movies and Television:
She played Serena in The Devil Wears Prada and Vanessa in Taxi. She’s also been in two Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows.
Personal Life:
On February 26, 2009 she married New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and she is the step-mom to John Edward Thomas Moynahan.
Gisele Bundchen Quotes:
- “To be a model is to be half actress. In the reality, I am a normal adolescent.”
- “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.
Sources: IMDB, TV.com, Wikipedia
Image Credit: Bauer Griffin