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Gisele Bundchen Biography
Who2 Biography:Gisele Bündchen, Model
- Born: 20 July 1980
- Birthplace: Horizontina, Brazil
- Best Known As: The Brazilian supermodel who married football's Tom Brady
Gisele Bündchen appeared four times on the cover of Vogue in 1999, becoming one of the year's most celebrated models in the process. The next year Rolling Stone
magazine labelled her "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" and she
had become a superstar. Bündchen has since been featured in high-profile
campaigns for Christian Dior, Guess, Victoria's Secret, Pantene, Apple
computers, and dozens of other products. Forbes magazine called
her the highest-paid model in the business in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and
put her at the top of a list of a new breed of entrepreneur/supermodels.
She began dating pro football star Tom Brady
in 2007, pushing her notoriety to a whole new level. (The pair married
in February of 2009 and had a son in December of that year.) Bündchen
has also dabbled in acting, with roles in the films Taxi (2004, with Queen Latifah) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006, with Meryl Streep).
Bündchen has a twin sister, Patricia; Gisele is older by five
minutes... She was allegedly discovered by talent scouts in Brazil while
eating at a McDonald's restaurant in 1994... Before marrying Brady, she
made headlines for her romance with actor Leonardo DiCaprio from 2001-05. |