Gisele Bundchen

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Name: Gisele Bundchen
Birth Name: Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen
Height: 5' 10¾''
Sex: Female
Nationality: Brazilian
Birth Date: July 20, 1980
Birth Place: Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Profession: Model, Actress


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Supermodel Gisele Bundchen ironically embodies that of her native Brazilian heritage - the Amazon woman. Born on July 20, 1980, in the town of Horizontina, Brazil, she is one of today's top supermodels. In her youth she aspired to be a professional volleyball player, a sport whose athletes are noted for their height, but took classes to concentrate on bettering her posture for a future modeling career.

She entered numerous contests in her native land, consistently finishing in the top five, before moving on to runway modeling. She has been on the cover of virtually every magazine worldwide and has been the face of numerous designers' ad campaigns. Her credits include Christian Dior, Bulgari, Polo Jeans, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana; but she has become well known as one of the elite faces of intimate apparel giant Victoria's Secret.

Often going by just her first name, Gisele is one of the most in-demand supermodels. She is the antithesis of the "waifish" Kate Moss-era, and her curvaceous body has gained notice from Vogue magazine, which refers to her as the "return of the sexy model." She commands an average of $10,000 per hour of runway work. In addition to her more mainstream endorsements, Gisele is also the spokesmodel for many brands in her native Brazil.

Besides the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show she has little film and television work, save for a small role in the Jimmy Fallon/Queen Latifah comedy Taxi, and she has appeared on the usual circuit of talk shows. She is easily recognizable by her height, standing 5' 11" tall. Her measurements are 34-24-34, but a recent breast augmentation has put her at 36-24-35. She has five sisters and is currently dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The couple lives in Los Angeles.

Carelessly dubbed by one women's magazine in 1998 as "the model of the moment," Brazilian cover girl Gisele Bündchen makes that headline, in retrospect, look completely risible. In addition to gracing the covers and inner glossies of virtually every fashion magazine (and Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue) in the West, this 5'10" firecracker -- like Cindy Crawford -- extended her career for many years, seemingly without end, outstripping the expectations of many in the process. Born into obscurity, Bündchen grew up in the town of Horizontina, Brazil, and reportedly never gave much, if any, thought to modeling; in fact, she harbored a passion for volleyball at an early age and foresaw herself becoming a professional volleyball player. She enrolled in a professional modeling course at age 14 to improve her posture -- a course that ended with a trip to a São Paulo shopping mall, where talent scouts were waiting. On her website, Bündchen modestly concludes "they must have liked me"; in retrospect, it appears certain that when the said agents laid eyes on her, they almost certainly realized that they were looking at one of the most fantastic discoveries of the era and someone who redefined "photogenic." In virtually no time at all, Gisele was everywhere.

Unlike some of her contemporaries -- such as Crawford and Elle MacPherson -- Bündchen undertook a somewhat reserved foray into Hollywood features. Her first appearances constituted bit parts in such pictures as Taxi (2004) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006). Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide


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Sexy star - Gisele Bundchen

Sexy star - Gisele Bundchen