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Gisele Bündchen Biography
Birth Name:
Gisele Caroline Bündchen
Birth Place:
Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Profession
Model, actor
Fast Facts
- Has a fraternal twin sister, Patricia, who is younger by five minutes
- Planned to become a professional volleyball player before entering modeling
- Was discovered by a modeling scout while on a trip to Sao Paulo at age 14, and soon signed with Elite Model Management
- Although she spoke no English, she moved to New York in 1997
- Is credited with ushering in a shift in the modeling industry in the late '90s toward women with sexy, curvaceous bodies, as models with starkly thin figures fell out of favor
- Has publicly supported many charities, including the American Express Red Card campaign, the Music Rising institution and the Florestas do Futuro project
- Has her own line of sandals, Ipanema Gisele Bündchen, through the footwear company Grendene
Relationships
- Vivian Lake Brady -- Daughter
- Valdir Bundchen -- Father
- Vania Nonnenmacher -- Mother
- Gabriela Bundchen -- Sister
- Graziela Bundchen -- Sister
- Patricia Bundchen -- Sister
- Rafaela Bundchen -- Sister
- Raquel Bundchen -- Sister
- Benjamin Rein Brady -- Son
- John Edward Thomas Moynahan -- Stepson