Gisele Bündchen

Full name: Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen
Birthdate: 20 July 1980
Birthplace: Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Sex: Female
Hight: 5' 11"
Awards: 2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Bad Guy for: Taxi (2004/I)
2005 Nominated Teen Choice AwardChoice Movie Breakout Performance - Female for: Taxi (2004/I)

IMG Models - New York

Advertisements: 1-2-3, American Express, Apple, Balenciaga, Blackglama, Bulgari, Carolina Herrera bridal collection, Celine, Chloé, Christian Dior, Cia Maritima, Colcci, Dolce & Gabbana, Dolce & Gabbana perfume, Dolce & Gabbana 'The One' Fragance, DSquared2, Earl Jean, Ebel, El Corte Ingles, Fashion Targets Breast Cancer, GUCCI,Gianfranco Ferre Studio, Forum, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gloria Vanderbilt jeans, Guerlain 'Champs-Elysées' fragrance, H & M, Ipanema, Jasmine Bridal Wear, Jean Paul Gaultier, Joop! Jeans, Karl Lagerfeld, Lanvin 'Oxygene' fragrance, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Milady, Milk, Missoni, Nivea, Nocturna, OTTO, Pantene, Polo Jeans Co., Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Rossel, Stefanel, St John, Strenesse, Valentino, Versace, Victoria's Secret, Victoria's Secret 'Dream Angels Heavenly' & 'Pink' fragrances, Vivara Jewelery, Vivo - Samsung, Vogue Eyewear, Zara, Zoomp

Magazine Covers: Argentina: 'Vogue' - February 2000; 'Cosmopoitan' - December 2001

Australia: 'Harpers Bazaar' - September 1999; 'Harpers Bazaar' (Supplement) - January/February 2000; 'Vogue' - March 2000; 'Vogue' (Supplement) - November 2000; 'Harper's Bazaar - October 2002; 'Luxe' - December 2006

Brasil: 'Capricho' - March 1997; 'Vogue' - October 1997; 'Vogue' - December 1998; 'Vogue' - May 2000; 'Vogue' (Supplement) - November 2001; 'Homem Vogue' - August 2002; 'MarieClaire' - September 2003

China: 'Vogue' - October 2005; 'Vogue' - March 2007

France: 'Vogue' (Paris) - August 1999; 'Numéro 14' - June / July 2000, 'Numéro 15' - August 2000; 'Photo' - December 2000; 'Photo' - July 2001; 'Vogue' - December 2002/January 2003; 'Elle' - January 2003; 'Numéro' - November 2003; 'Vogue' - October 2004; ´Elle´- February 14, 2005; 'Glamour' - July 2005; 'Vogue' - January 2007

Germany: 'Elle' (Supplement) - Autumn/Winter 1991; 'Marie Claire' (Supplement) - August 1999; 'Marie Claire' (Supplement) - February 2000; 'Marie Claire' - August 2000; 'Amica' - March 2001; 'Marie Claire' - May 2001; 'Cosmopolitan' - May 2004; 'Petra' - December 2004; 'Vogue' - December 2004; 'Woman' - January 4 2005; 'Prinz'- March 2005; 'Glamour' - May 2005; 'Woman' - September 20 2005; 'Vogue' - August 2006; 'Vanity Fair' - February 14 2007

Hong Kong: 'Harper's Bazaar' - June 2000

Italy: 'Marie Claire' - June & October 1998; 'Vogue' - June 1999; 'Elle' - June 2000; 'GQ' - June 2001; 'Vogue' - August 2001; 'Flair' - April 2004; 'GQ' - April 2006; 'Vanity Fair' - March 8 2007

Japan: 'Elle' - August 2000

Korea: 'Vogue' - January 2002; 'Vogue' - July 2005; 'W' - August 2005;

Mexico: 'Vogue' - July 2004; 'Harper's Bazaar' - October 2004; 'Vogue' - June 2005

Portugal: 'Cosmopolitan' - March 1998; 'Elle' - June 2000; 'Vogue' - October 2004; 'Vogue' - January 2007

Russia: 'Vogue' - February 2000

Spain: 'Lecturas' (Special Fall/Winter 1999 Haute Couture); 'Hola' and 'Lecturas' (Special Spring/Summer 2000 Pret a Porter); 'Marie Claire' - May 2000; 'Vogue' - March & May 2000; 'Elle' - August 2000; 'Hablan' - October 2000; 'Hola' (Special Fall/Winter 2000 Haute Couture); 'Interviu' - December 2000; 'Maxim' - January 2001; 'GQ' - April 2001; 'Vogue' (Supplement) - November 2001; 'Marie Claire' - January 2005; 'Telva' - May 2005; 'Woman' - February 2006; 'Vogue (Beauty Supplement)' - August 2006; 'DT' - December 2006

UK: 'Arena' - October 1998; 'i-D' - December 1998; 'Vogue' - August 1998; 'Frank' - February 1999; 'Vogue' - September 1999; 'Vogue' - January, March & October 2000; 'Arena' - December 2000; 'Nova' - January 2001; 'Pop' - October 2001; 'Vogue' - April, July & September 2001; 'I-D' - February 2002; 'Vogue' - March 2002; 'The Face' - March 2004; 'Vogue' - June 2004; 'Esquire' - October 2004; 'Harpers & Queen' - November 2004; ´Vogue´- April 2005; 'She' - October 2005; 'i-D' - March 2006;

US: 'Allure' - May & December 1998; 'Harper's Bazaar' - August 1999; 'Vogue' - July, November & December 1999; 'W' - January & May 1999; 'George' - June 2000; 'Harper's Bazaar' - April 2000; 'Rolling Stone' - September 14th, 2000; 'Allure' - February & December 2000; 'Vogue' - January 2000; 'Vogue' (Supplement) - March 2000; 'W' - January 2000; 'Harper's Bazaar' - May & June 2001; 'Vogue' - March & June & December 2001; 'W' - April & August 2001; 'Photo' - July 2001; 'W' - October 2001; 'Elle' - October 2002; 'Harper's Bazaar' - February & May 2002; 'W' - February, August & November 2002; 'Harper's Bazaar' - February 2003; 'Photo' - May/June 2003; 'W' - March 2003; 'W' - January 2004; 'Time' (supplement) - Spring/Summer 2004; 'Harper's Bazaar' - September 2004; 'Vogue' - September 2004; 'W' - June 2005

{'GQ' - September 2000; 'Harper's Bazaar' (En Español) - October 2004; 'Vogue' (LatinoAmerica) - June 2005}

Fashion Shows: Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1997 {Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998 {Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Atsuro Tayama, Badgley Mischka, Balenciaga, Betsey Johnson, Byblos, Castelbajac, Costume National, Emanuel Ungaro, Emporio Armani, Gieffeffe, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Isaac Mizrahi, John Bartlett, Laura Biogiotti, Lolita Lempicka, Mark Eisen, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Missoni, Philosophy, Ralph Lauren, Richard Tyler Collection, Romeo Gigli, Sportmax, Veronique Leroy, Vivienne Tam}

Haute couture - Spring/Summer 1998 {Chanel, Givenchy, Valentino}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1998 {Bill Blass, Betsey Johnson, BCBG, Comme des Garcons, Christian Dior, Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein, Costume National, Clements Ribeiro, Cynthia Rowley, Celine, Cerruti 1881, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Daryl K, Donna Karan, DKNY, Ellen Tracy, Erreuno, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Gucci, Hussein Chalayan, Isaac Mizrahi, John Bartlett, Jill Stuart,Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Mark Eisen, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Martine Sitbon, Max Mara, Missoni, Moschino, Nicole Miller, Ralph Lauren, Rifat Ozbek, Sportmax, Victor Alfaro, Vivienne Tam, Valentino, Versus, Vivienne Westwood}

Haute couture - Autumn/Winter 1998 {Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Ocimar Versolato, Valentino}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1999 {Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Alexander McQueen, Anna Molinari, Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, BCBG, Blumarine, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Cerruti 1881, Chanel, Chloe, Christian Dior, Costume National, D & G, Daryl K, Dolce & Gabbana, Ellen Tracy, Genny, Gianfranco Ferre, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Gucci, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jil Sander, John Bartlett, John Galliano, Lanvin, Lawrence Steele, Les Copains, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Mark Eisen, Marni, Martine Sitbon, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Missoni, Miu Miu, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sportmax, Strenesse, TSE, Valentino, Versus, Vivienne Tam}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1999 {Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Anna Sui, Antonio Berardi, Betsey Johnson, Byblos, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Cerruti, Chloe, Christian Dior, Costume National, Daryl K, D & G, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Ellen Tracy, Gianfranco Ferre, Gianni Versace, Givenchy, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Hugo Boss, Jill Sander, John Bartlett, John Galliano, Lanvin, Les Copains, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Mark Eisen, Marni, Martine Sitbon, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Missoni, Moschino, Narciso Rodriguez, Oscar de la Renta, Pierre Balmain, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Rifat Ozbek, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sportmax, Tommy Hilfiger, TSE, Valentino, Versus, Yohji Yamamoto, Yves Saint Laurent}

Haute couture - Autumn/Winter 1999 {Christian Dior , Jean Paul Gaultier , Valentino , Versace}

Victoria's Secret - 1999

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2000 {Alberta Ferretti, Alexander Mc Queen, Anna Molinari, Anna Sui, Antonio Berardi, Badgley Mischka, BCBG, Max Azria, Balmain, Blumarine, Byblos, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Celine, Cerruti, Chloé, Christian Dior, Costume National, DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Ellen Tracy, Fendi, Genny, Givenchy, Gucci, Jil Sander, John Bartlett, Lawrence Steele, Louis Vuitton , Marc Jacobs, Marni, Max Mara, Michael Kors, Mila Schon, Missoni, Miu Miu, Narciso Rodrigues, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Randolph Duke, Ralph Lauren, Strenesse, Tommy Hilfiger, TSE, Valentino, Versace, Versus, Victor Alfaro, Yves Saint Laurent}

Victoria's Secret - May 2000

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2000 {Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Anna Molinari, Dolce & Gabbana, Exté, Givenchy, Gucci, Michael Kors, Versace, Versus, Yves Saint Laurent}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2001 {Anna Sui, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, Versus,Fendi, Luca Luca, Marni, Michael Kors, Missoni, Narciso Rodriguez, Versace}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2001 {Cia Maritima, Dolce & Gabbana}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2002 {Cia Maritima, Dolce & Gabbana}

Victoria's Secret - November 2001

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2002 {Dolce & Gabbana}

Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2002 {John Galliano, Christian Dior, Luella Bartley}

Victoria's Secret - 2002

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2003 {Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Cia Maritima, Chloe, Dolce & Gabbana, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Missoni, Prada, Valentino, Versace}

Haute Couture - Autumn/Winter 2003 (Christian Dior)

Victoria's Secret - November 2003

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2004 (Cia Maritima, Marc Jacobs)

Ready to wear - Fall/winter 2004 {Christian Dior, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Zoomp}

Ready to wear - Spring/summer 2005 {Marc Jacobs}

Ready to wear - Fall/winter 2005 {Colcci, Triton}

Ready to wear - Spring/summer 2006

Ready to wear - Fall/winter 2007 {Dolce & Gabbana}

Hobbies: socialising with friends, walking her dog, making her own hybrid clothes.

Notes: - Gisele's full name is Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen.

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- She is the daughter of Valdir (of German descent) and Vânia Bündchen. Gisele has three sisters: Raquel, Graziela and Rafaela. Rafaela and Gisele are twins.

- In 1993, Gisele, 13 years old, joined the Dilson Stein's mannequin course to correct her posture, with her sisters Patrícia and Gabriela, because her mother insisted. The course was for teenagers who wanted to be a model. In May 1994, Stein took 50 girls to São Paulo to give them a chance to walk in a big city and to let them be evaluated by Brazilian Elite bookers (agents). On August 20, 1993 Gisele was playing volleyball for Sogipa, in Porto Alegre. Elite "kidnapped" her and took her to a contest. Gisele came between the five finalists. Then, she went to São Paulo.

- She came second in the national Elite Look of the Year contest - Claudia Menezes, from Bahia, was the one in the first place. In the world contest, in Ibiza, Gisele came in fourth.

- Gisèle appeared in the 2001 and 2006 Pirelli calendar.

- She won the 1999 Vogue/VH1 Model of the Year Award and has been named "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Rolling Stone. She has also hosted the VH1 Fashion Awards and appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

- Gisele has a belly button piercing and a star tattoo on her left wrist.

- Gisele has a dog named Vida.

- Her homes include an house in New York, an apartment in Manhattan’s Tribeca district and a house near Woodstock, NY.

- Gisele's debut as an actress came in the 2004 movie 'Taxi'.

- She speaks English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (her native language).

- Gisele is FMD's "model of the month November 2005"