Gisele Bündchen facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Gisele Bündchen
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Gisele Caroline Bündchen
20 July 1980 Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Partner(s) | Leonardo DiCaprio (2000–2005) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
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Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born on July 20, 1980) is a famous fashion model from Brazil. For many years, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world. Forbes magazine even called her one of the most powerful women in the world in 2014.
Gisele was a "Victoria's Secret Angel" from 1999 to 2006, which means she was one of the top models for the brand. She is known for a special way of walking on the runway called the "horse walk." Many people, including other famous models like Claudia Schiffer, have called Gisele a true supermodel. She has appeared on hundreds of magazine covers around the world.
Besides modeling, Gisele has also acted in movies like Taxi (2004) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006). She also helped create an environmental cartoon called Gisele & the Green Team. Gisele cares a lot about helping others and the planet. She has worked with groups like Save the Children and the Red Cross. Since 2009, she has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program, working to protect the environment.
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Early Life and How She Started
Gisele Caroline Bündchen was born in a town called Horizontina, Brazil. Her family has German roots. She grew up with five sisters, including her twin sister, Patrícia. Her dad was a writer and her mom worked at a bank.
When Gisele was younger, she dreamed of becoming a volleyball player. But in 1993, her mom signed her and two of her sisters up for a modeling class. The class was meant to help them feel more confident and have better posture. After the course, they took a trip where Gisele was discovered by a modeling agency in a shopping mall.
She then competed in a national modeling contest and placed second. In 1995, Gisele moved to São Paulo, a big city in Brazil, to start her modeling career. She made her first appearance at New York Fashion Week in 1996.
Her Amazing Career
Becoming a Top Model
In 1997, Gisele faced many rejections in London before finally getting a chance to walk in a fashion show for designer Alexander McQueen in 1998. That same year, she started working for big fashion brands like Versace and Ralph Lauren. She also appeared on the covers of important magazines like Vogue Paris.
By 1999, Gisele was becoming very famous. She appeared on three Vogue covers in the U.S. that year alone. She even won the VH1/Vogue Model of the Year award. People in the fashion world started calling her an "über" model, meaning she was super successful. In 2000, she was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, which called her "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World."
International Success and Movies
Gisele continued to achieve huge success in the 2000s. In 2000, she was on 37 international Vogue covers. She opened fashion shows for famous designers like Marc Jacobs and Christian Dior. She also had a long-term partnership with Dolce & Gabbana.
Gisele was known for wearing very expensive "Fantasy Bras" for Victoria's Secret. One of them, in 2000, was worth $15 million and was listed in Guinness World Records as the most expensive lingerie ever made!
She also started acting. In 2004, she was in the movie Taxi, and in 2006, she played Serena in The Devil Wears Prada. In 2007, Forbes magazine listed her as one of the most powerful celebrities. Gisele decided to leave Victoria's Secret in 2007.
Continued Success and New Projects
Gisele's career kept growing. In 2009, The Independent newspaper called her the biggest star in fashion history. She continued to appear on many Vogue covers, including her 11th American Vogue cover in 2010.
She also launched her own eco-friendly skincare line called Sejaa Pure Skincare. In 2011, she appeared on eight Vogue covers, more than any other model or celebrity that year. Her Vogue Brasil cover, shot in the Amazon Rainforest, was the magazine's best-selling issue ever.
Recent Work and Music
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In 2012, Gisele became the face of several major campaigns, including Versace and Chanel's make-up line. She also became an ambassador for Pantene shampoo. By 2012, she had appeared on 120 Vogue covers, holding the record for the most Vogue Brasil covers.
Gisele even tried singing for charity! In 2013, she released a cover of the Kinks' song "All Day and All of the Night" for H&M's charity campaign. In 2014, she teamed up with DJ Bob Sinclar to record a cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass."
In 2014, Gisele became the spokeswoman for Chanel No. 5 perfume. She also signed a big deal with Under Armour, a sports clothing company. In 2015, the Guinness World Record book recognized her as the model who earned the most money from June 2014 to June 2015.
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One of her most memorable appearances was at the 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, where she walked across the stadium.
In 2018, Gisele released her book called Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, which became a bestseller. The money from her book sales went to help social and environmental causes. In 2021, Gisele changed managers, with her twin sister Patricia taking over. She was also a spokesperson for the cryptocurrency company FTX.
In 2023, Gisele reunited with Victoria's Secret for their "Icons" campaign, joining other famous models.
Helping Others and the Environment
Since the early 2000s, Gisele has focused a lot on helping people and protecting the environment. She has supported many charities and causes.
She donated money to Brazil's "Zero Hunger program" and designed a special necklace to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She also auctioned an iPod with her personal music playlist to help musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina.
In 2006, Gisele became the face of American Express's Product Red card, which donates money to help people with HIV/AIDS in Africa. She also started The Luz Foundation in 2007 to help empower girls and build their self-esteem.
In 2010, Gisele donated $1.5 million to the Red Cross to help Haiti after a terrible earthquake. She also worked with Pantene and the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program to provide clean water to people in need.
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Gisele created the Luz Alliance fund to help families in Brazil with hygiene kits, food, and financial support. She also partnered with organizations like Feeding America to donate millions of meals to people facing food insecurity.
Environmental Work
Gisele became passionate about the environment after visiting an Amerindian tribe in Brazil in 2004. She saw how water pollution and deforestation were harming their communities. Since then, she has worked hard to bring attention to these issues, especially protecting forests and water in the Amazon rainforest.
In 2008, Gisele and her family started the "Projeto Água Limpa" (Clean Water Project) in her hometown. This project helps protect water sources and plant trees. More than one million trees have been planted in her name to help reforest the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Gisele donates a part of the sales from her Ipanema sandals to different environmental charities each year. These projects have included protecting the Xingu River and helping sea turtles along the Brazilian coast.
She has received several awards for her environmental efforts, including the Global Environmental Citizen Award in 2011. Gisele often participates in United Nations campaigns to fight climate change and encourages people to reduce food waste.
In 2014, Gisele joined the board of directors for the Rainforest Alliance. She also became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), helping to raise awareness and inspire action to protect the environment.
In 2016, she was a correspondent for the climate change documentary series Years of Living Dangerously. In 2019, Gisele was an executive producer for the documentary Kiss the Ground, which focuses on how "Regenerative Agriculture" can help the planet. On her birthday in 2020, she launched the Viva a Vida initiative and donated money to plant 40,000 trees in Brazil.
Goodwill Ambassador Role
In September 2009, Gisele was officially named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. In this role, she has visited places like Kenya to learn about energy poverty and has helped plant trees in Rio de Janeiro to celebrate World Environment Day.
Personal Life
From 2000 to 2005, Gisele was in a relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She later shared that she ended the relationship because she felt their lifestyles were no longer a good match.
In December 2006, Gisele started dating NFL quarterback Tom Brady. They were introduced by a mutual friend. The couple got married on February 26, 2009, in a small ceremony in California, and had a second ceremony in Costa Rica. Gisele and Tom have two children: a son born in 2009 and a daughter born in 2012. She is also a stepmother to Tom Brady's first son from a previous relationship. Gisele and Tom Brady finalized their divorce in October 2022 after 13 years of marriage.
Gisele practices Transcendental Meditation and follows a mostly plant-based diet. She has lived in different places, including Massachusetts and Florida. In December 2021, Gisele started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and earned her purple belt in December 2023.
Wealth and Influence
Gisele has been recognized for her success in business. Forbes magazine often listed her as one of the world's most powerful women and the world's top-earning model for many years, from 2002 to 2017.
Her Ipanema sandals line sold millions of pairs each year, making a big impact on the shoe company Grendene. Her contracts with companies like Under Armour were very valuable.
Gisele has five sisters. Her twin sister, Patricia, is her manager. Her other sisters also help with her career in different ways.
Film and TV Appearances
- 2004: Taxi – Played Vanessa
- 2006: The Devil Wears Prada – Played Serena
- 2010–11: Gisele & the Green Team – Voice of Gisele (also executive producer)
- 2016: Years of Living Dangerously – Herself (documentary series)
- 2020: Kiss The Ground – Herself (documentary, also executive producer)
Awards and Recognitions
Gisele has won several awards for her modeling and her environmental work:
- 1998: Phytoervas Fashion Award – Model of the Year
- 1999: Vh1/Vogue Fashion Awards – Model of the Year
- 2011: Harvard Medical School – Global Citizen Award
- 2011: International Green Awards – Best Green International Celebrity Award
- 2017: Green Carpet Fashion Award – Eco Laureate award
Images for kids
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Gisele Bündchen in 2019
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Gisele Bündchen wins the UNEP Champions of the Earth Award in 2014.
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See also
In Spanish: Gisele Bündchen para niños
- List of Brazilians
