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Gisele Caroline Bündchen, often simply known as Gisele, was born on July 20, 1980 in Três de Maio, near Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.

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

While in school, Gisele was so thin that her friends used to call her "Olívia Palito" (Portuguese for Olive Oyl, Popeye's skinny friend), "Somaliana" (person from Somalia) and Saracura (kind of bird with long legs). She liked to play volleyball, and had even thought of becoming a professional for Brazilian team Sogipa.

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 in 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. In another version, she would have come in sixth.

Gisele has done ads and runway shows for various fashion houses including Valentino, Zara, Bvlgari, Tommy Hilfiger, Chloe, Celine, Versace, Christian Dior, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, and Dolce & Gabbana. She has also appeared on the covers of Allure, Marie Claire, Vogue USA, Vogue Italia, Harper’s Bazaar, Arena, and Rolling Stone. Her curvaceous figure prompted Vogue to refer to her body of work as the "return of the sexy model", since she seems to have marked the end of a trend of thinner models such as Kate Moss. In 2000 her annual earnings were reportedly $8 million and she commands between $7000 and $15,000 per hour for runway shows.

Gisele has recently received the "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. She treasures her dog, Vida, and is currently living with actor Leonardo DiCaprio in Los Angeles. Before Leonardo, she had been romantically linked to male model Scott Barnhill, Brazilian tycoon João Paulo Diniz, Big Joe and actor Josh Hartnett.

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

Her debut as an actress came in the 2004 movie Taxi.

  • Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
  • Weight: 113 lbs (51 kg)
  • Measurements: 34-24-34 (US); 86-61-86 (EU)
  • Dress Size: 6-8 (US); 36-38 (EU)
  • Shoe Size: 6 (US); 38 (EU)
  • Eyes: Blue
  • Hair: Brown
  • Ethnicity: German
  • Nationality: Brazilian

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Her debut as an actress came in the 2004 movie Taxi.
. Her other homes include an apartment in Manhattan’s Tribeca district and a house near Woodstock, NY. Claudia and Matthew have two children, a son, Caspar Matthew De Vere Drummond, born in London on January 30, 2003 and a daughter, Clementine, born in London on November 11, 2004. Before Leonardo, she had been romantically linked to male model Scott Barnhill, Brazilian tycoon João Paulo Diniz, Big Joe and actor Josh Hartnett. She is disqualified on two counts: Matthew's illegitimacy would bar him from any succession and George Harley Drummond is not in line for succession as he is not descended from the male line. She treasures her dog, Vida, and is currently living with actor Leonardo DiCaprio in Los Angeles. It was widely reported at the time of Claudia Schiffer's marriage that one day she could become the Countess of Oxford because her father-in-law was in line of succession to the Earldom of Oxford and Mortimer.

Gisele has a belly button piercing and a star tattoo on her left wrist. On May 25, 2002 she married film producer Matthew de Vere Drummond, né Matthew Vaughn, son of George Albert Harley Drummond (also known as George de Vere Drummond). She has also hosted the VH1 Fashion Awards and appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Schiffer was long engaged to, but never married, the magician David Copperfield. Gisele has recently received the "Model of the Year" award and has been named "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Rolling Stone. She has appeared in around ten motion pictures. In 2000 her annual earnings were reportedly $8 million and she commands between $7000 and $15,000 per hour for runway shows. In the early 1990s she starred in Guess jeans ads in North America.

Her curvaceous figure prompted Vogue to refer to her body of work as the "return of the sexy model", since she seems to have marked the end of a trend of thinner models such as Kate Moss. Within a short time she modelled for Chanel. She has also appeared on the covers of Allure, Marie Claire, Vogue USA, Vogue Italia, Harper’s Bazaar, Arena, and Rolling Stone. Weeks later she appeared in Elle magazine. Gisele has done ads and runway shows for various fashion houses including Valentino, Zara, Bvlgari, Tommy Hilfiger, Chloe, Celine, Versace, Christian Dior, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, and Dolce & Gabbana. Schiffer began modelling in 1987, after being spotted in a nightclub. In another version, she would have come in sixth. Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970 in Rheinberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German model who reached supermodel status during the 1990s.

In the world contest, in Ibiza, Gisele came in fourth. Nationality: German. She came in second in the national Elite Look of the Year contest - Claudia Menezes, from Bahia, was the one in the first place. Ethnicity: German. Then, she went to São Paulo. Hair: Blonde. Gisele came between the five finalists. Eyes: Blue.

Elite "kidnapped" her and took her to a contest. Shoe Size: 9 (US); 41 (EU). On August 20, 1993 Gisele was playing volleyball for Sogipa, in Porto Alegre. Dress Size: 8 (US); 38 (EU). 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). Measurements: 36-24-35 (US); 90-61-88 (EU). The course was for teenagers who wanted to be a model. Weight: 124 lbs (56 kg).

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. Height: 5'11" (180 cm). She liked to play volleyball, and had even thought of becoming a professional for Brazilian team Sogipa. While in school, Gisele was so thin that her friends used to call her "Olívia Palito" (Portuguese for Olive Oyl, Popeye's skinny friend), "Somaliana" (person from Somalia) and Saracura (kind of bird with long legs). Rafaela and Gisele are twins.

Gisele has three sisters: Raquel, Graziela and Rafaela. She is the daughter of Valdir and Vânia Bündchen, both of German descent. Gisele Caroline Bündchen, often simply known as Gisele, was born on July 20, 1980 in Três de Maio, near Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. Nationality: Brazilian.

Ethnicity: German. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Blue. Shoe Size: 6 (US); 38 (EU).

Dress Size: 6-8 (US); 36-38 (EU). Measurements: 34-24-34 (US); 86-61-86 (EU). Weight: 113 lbs (51 kg). Height: 5'11" (180 cm).