It was in 1994 when Gisele Bundchen was discovered at age 14 in a Brazilian fashion mall, and now she is "the" most famous face in the business. Since then, Gisele has graced the covers of countless magazines as any other model in the history, including Rolling Stone, Time, Forbes, Newsweek and all the fashion top magazines such as Vogue, W, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, i-D, The Face, and many others. Gisele also has multi-million dollars deals with some of the world's biggest companies. Her contract with Victoria's Secret is the biggest in the fashion industry, and she also has deals with Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Bulgari, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Joop!, Otto, Lanvin, Guerlain, Nivea, DSquared, St. John, Colcci, Vivo, Vogue Eyewear and Grendene. Her own line of shoes, called "Ipanema Gisele Bundchen", have sold more than 100 million pairs since 2001.


The Devil Wears Prada (2006): $350,000
Taxi (2004/I) (2006): $1,800,000

She has five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and Patrícia (who was born in the same day, but is not an identical twin). Speaks Portuguese as her native language, as well as English as her second language. Spokesmodel of Bvlgari. Appeared on the covers of major magazines, such as Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, W, Rolling Stone, marie claire, ELLE, and i-D. Spokesmodel of Missoni. Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Of German-Brazilian heritage As supporter of soccer club Grêmio, a soccer team from her hometown, Gisele announced in 2005 she will help promote the image of her favorite team, a former world champion, which is now in the second division of Brazilian League. One of the world's top fashion models. Was discovered by a modeling scout when she was fourteen while on a school trip to Porto Alegre. Created her own brand of footwear for women called "Ipanema." Has a Yorkshire terrier, Vida (meaning "life" in Portuguese). Appeared most often on the cover of American Vogue. She did four covers only in 1999. She is also the second model who most appeared on the cover of British Vogue, after Kate Moss. After Brazilian clothier C&A hired her and started their TV commercials, the sales had an increase of 30%. Forbes magazine named her the best paid and powerful supermodel in the world, with earnings of 15.2 million dollars a year. She also makes millions with her sandals line. Ranked #21 on E! Television's 2006 101 Hottest Celebrity Bodies She has received the "Model of the Year" award and has been named "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Rolling Stone and the "perfect body in the world" by The Sunday Times. In 2003 she donated $150,000 - her fee for one fashion show in São Paulo Fashion Week - to help fight hunger in her native Brazil (January 27, 2003). Shares a birthday with "Lost" (2004) actor Josh Holloway. Is one of Jay Leno's favorite guests. She and Leonardo DiCaprio were chosen by People Magazine as the "Most Beatiful Couple in the World", in 2004. Her older sister, Raquel, is a Brazilian federal judge. Chosen by Brazilian magazine IstoÉ Gente as the "most powerful woman in Brazil". (13 March 2006). After Gisele carried one bag made by British designer Luella Bartley on the catwalk, all the papers ran pictures of her with it, and this created a phenomenon. The company thought they might sell a few, but suddenly they had waiting-lists everywhere for what was already being called the "Gisele". The success of the Gisele bag propelled Luella into the highly lucrative accessories market. Ranked as #65 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) Gisele made her first international fashion show for british designer Alexander McQueen, who once named her as "The Body". Was featured as #6 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002) #7 On E! Channel's countdown of the Best Bodies in Hollywood (2003). In May of 2006, she signed another multi-million dollar deal, this time with american giant Apple. She will star in a new advertising campaign to promote the new MAC (Macintosh) line. She was ranked #36 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties" (2005) #1 On VH1 countdown of "Today's Hottest Supermodels" (2005) Ranked at #71 on Forbes magazine list of the 100 Most Powerful celebrities in the world, with earnings of 30 million dollars between June of 2005 and June of 2006. According to Forbes, "She's also a workhorse with 20 fashion contracts, including Ebel watches, Vogue Eyewear and Dolce & Gabbana. That's far more than any other model anywhere in the world. Her assets earned her more last year that many of the highest-paid actors on the Forbes Celebrity 100". (2006) Gisele was the fourth model in the history to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, in 2000, with the tittle "The most beautiful girl in the world". Ranked #19 in British Harpers & Queen's 100 Most Beautiful Women of the Year (July 2005) Ranked #2 on Access Hollywood's list of "It Girls" (2003). Elle magazine bosses surveyed the nation's leading stylists and asked them to name the star whose hair is a favourite for their clients. More than 50 per cent gave Gisele the title of best hair in Hollywood, while Sienna Miller came in at number two and Nicole Richie's short bob was voted number three. Natalie Portman's pixie cut came in fourth. Gisele is the new face of the American Express RED campaign. She will star in the next high profile campaign with Keseme Ole Parsapet, a Maasai warrior from Kenya. The RED initiative was launched by U2 front man Bono and Robert Shriver Chairman Of Debt, Trade Africa. Consumers can help make an ethical impact in the fight against HIV and AIDS in Africa. Vogue online reported that Gisele, who was photographed by Nick Knight, said RED is an amazing project. Named by Rolling Stone magazine as the biggest Brazilian popstar of all times. (2006). Ranked at number 16 on Forbes magazine list with the 20 richest women on entertainment (2007). Ranked at #3 on British Glamour's magazine list of the 20 Sexiest Women Bodies in the world. Gisele sold her Los Angeles mansion in April (2007) for $4 million. She bought the house in 2000 for $1.9 million. #52 on British FHM magazine list of the world's sexiest women. (2007). Two days after the news from her split from Victoria's Secret, she was announced as the new face of Yves Saint-Laurent, as well as the spokesperson of "Liberté", a new fragrance launched by Cacharel. She will also launch her own lingerie collection in a partnership with European giant company H&M. (May 2007). #35 on Forbes Magazine 2007 Top 100 Celebrity List, with earnings of $33 million between June of 2006 and June of 2007. #1 on Forbes magazine list of the 15 Highest-Paid Models in the World. (July 2007). Hates salami. Girlfriend of Tom Brady [2007]. Her name is pronounced Zhee-'zeh-lee 'Boond-shen (in Br-Portuguese) or 'Buend-shen (in German). She has said it doesn't matter to her now how people pronounce her name.