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| 1 | Is one of several Brazilian public figures at her age that grew up fans of Xuxa's Xou da Xuxa (1986), having shared an Instagram picture cosplaying the "paquitas" as a child (the "paquitas" were Xuxa's stagehands, also featured in the American version Xuxa (1993)). |
| 2 | She was rejected by 42 agents when she was 17. |
| 3 | In Portuguese her name is pronounced with a long e at the end (such as Penelope or Chloe) but she doesn't care if people pronounce it as "zhi sell". |
| 4 | Considers Brazilian actress Carolina Dieckmann the most beautiful woman in the world. |
| 5 | Brazil for the launch of Louis Vuitton international campaign, in which she is the star. [February 2006] |
| 6 | In Switzerland for the world launch of the new Ebel campaign. [March 2006] |
| 7 | In New York City for the world launch of the new campaign of Vogue Eyewear, intitled "Gisele Plays with Vogue". [March 2006] |
| 8 | She is now the new model and spokesperson for Dolce and Gabbana. [December 2007] |
| 9 | In Paris for the photoshoot of the new ad campaign of Dolce & Gabbana. Gisele will be the face of the new fragrance by the famous italian brand, called "The One" [April 2006] |
| 10 | In New York City photographing the new editorial for Vogue magazine, "Fashion Rocks", with singer Ben Harper. [April 2006] |
| 11 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 32, a daughter Vivian Lake Brady on December 5, 2012. Child's father is her husband, Tom Brady. |
| 12 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 29, a son Benjamin Rain Brady on December 8, 2009. Child's father is her husband, Tom Brady. |
| 13 | (February 26, 2009) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Tom Brady after a month-long engagement. |
| 14 | According to a Forbes magazine article published in June 2011, Gisele is on track to becoming the world's first billionaire supermodel, and also the first Brazilian female self-made billionaire. |
| 15 | Ranked #45 in the 2011 FHM Australia list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World". |
| 16 | Ranked #2 in the Top Sexiest Models list by models.com. |
| 17 | Economist Fred Fuld has developed a stock indice to measure the performance of the companies represented by Gisele at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. According to Fuld, the Gisele Bundchen Stock Index was up 15% during the period between May of 2007 and July of 2007, substantially outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was up 8.2%. |
| 18 | Loves almonds. |
| 19 | #1 on Forbes magazine list of the 15 Highest-Paid Models in the World. (July 2007). |
| 20 | Gisele was invited to host the Brazilian version of the reality-show America's Next Top Model (2003), but she refused. According to her sister and public relations, Patricia Bundchen, she doesn't want to pursue a career on television. |
| 21 | #35 on Forbes Magazine 2007 Top 100 Celebrity List, with earnings of $33 million between June of 2006 and June of 2007. |
| 22 | In May of 2007 Gisele moved in to a Georgian-style townhouse in Manhattan's trendy West Village, which she bought in 2004 for $16.5 million. |
| 23 | 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). |
| 24 | Chosen by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world (2007). |
| 25 | #52 on British FHM magazine list of the world's sexiest women. (2007). |
| 26 | #4 on American FHM magazine list of the world's sexiest women. (2007). |
| 27 | Gisele sold her Los Angeles mansion in April (2007) for $4 million. She bought the house in 2000 for $1.9 million. |
| 28 | Has a niece named Eduarda (Raquel's daughter with lawyer Paulo Borges), born on August 18th 2006. |
| 29 | Ranked at #3 on British Glamour's magazine list of the 20 Sexiest Women Bodies in the world. |
| 30 | Ranked #14 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2007). |
| 31 | Ranked at number 16 on Forbes magazine list with the 20 richest women on entertainment (2007). |
| 32 | Named #83 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006). |
| 33 | Named by Rolling Stone magazine as the biggest Brazilian popstar of all times. (2006). |
| 34 | Named #1 Model Citizen by Maxim Magazine. (2006). |
| 35 | 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. |
| 36 | In August of 2006 she signed four new big deals: with Italian Stefanel stores and Mexican Liverpool, Koren-based company Tug and American Express, in which she will be the spokesperson of the "Red" credit card. |
| 37 | 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. |
| 38 | Her relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio ended after 3 years [November 2005] |
| 39 | Ranked #2 on Access Hollywood's list of "It Girls" (2003). |
| 40 | Ranked #26 in FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women (2005). |
| 41 | Ranked #19 in British Harpers & Queen's 100 Most Beautiful Women of the Year (July 2005) |
| 42 | She ranked #34 in Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women (2001). |
| 43 | Gisele was the fourth model in the history to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, in 2000, with the title "The most beautiful girl in the world". |
| 44 | Offered a reward of $5,000 after her pet dog went missing, The pet was later safely found and returned. The couple who found the dog never received the reward. (2004). |
| 45 | 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) |
| 46 | Her curvaceous figure prompted Vogue magazine 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 "waif" models such as Kate Moss. |
| 47 | #1 On VH1 countdown of "Today's Hottest Supermodels" (2005) |
| 48 | #1 On Forbes Magazine list of the World's Most Entrepreneurial Supermodels (2005) |
| 49 | She was ranked #36 on VH1's "100 Hottest Hotties" (2005) |
| 50 | #1 on E! Channel's countdown of the World's Sexiest Supermodels (2006). |
| 51 | 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. |
| 52 | Gisele will be the face of a new campaign to protect the Amazon's Xingu River from deforestation and pollution. The campaign is called "Y Ikatu Xingu", wich means "clean and good Xingu water", in the native Kamaiura language. Gisele wants "to tell the world that the Amazon's waters are in danger". The Xingu River extends about 1,700 miles through the southern Amazon, including Brazil's first indian reservation, the 2.8 million-hectare (6.92 million-acre) Xingu National Park. The region was visited by her and ex-boyfriend 'Leonardo Dicaprio' in 2004. |
| 53 | #7 On E! Channel's countdown of the Best Bodies in Hollywood (2003). |
| 54 | #7 On E! Channel's countdown of the Sexiest Women in Entertainment (2002). |
| 55 | Was featured as #6 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement. (2002) |
| 56 | The 2004 TV ad of her line of shoes was shoot on Brazilian famous "Sambódromo", on Rio de Janeiro. |
| 57 | Gisele made her first international fashion show for british designer Alexander McQueen, who once named her as "The Body". |
| 58 | Gisele appeared in more than 7,000 magazine covers around the world. The only woman who made more covers was Princess Diana. |
| 59 | Ranked as #65 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) |
| 60 | She was considered for a role on the movie Charlie's Angels (2000). The director McG wanted someone outside from the United States to play the role of Alex Munday, which Lucy Liu eventually filled. |
| 61 | 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. |
| 62 | #43 on New York Magazine's list of the "123 Reasons to Love New York City", because she lives in New York. |
| 63 | Chosen by Brazilian magazine IstoÉ Gente as the "most powerful woman in Brazil". (13 March 2006). |
| 64 | Her mother, Vânia Bundchen, starred with her in a Victoria's Secret ad for mother's day. Her father also made a commercial with her, for credit card company Credicard. |
| 65 | Her older sister, Raquel, is a Brazilian federal judge. |
| 66 | Her father, Valdir Bundchen, is a Brazilian university teacher and writer, with two books published. |
| 67 | She and Leonardo DiCaprio were chosen by People Magazine as the "Most Beatiful Couple in the World", in 2004. |
| 68 | Chosen by People Magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World." |
| 69 | Is one of Jay Leno's favorite guests. |
| 70 | Turned down a role in Charlie's Angels (2000) because of her busy agenda. |
| 71 | #77 on Forbes Magazine 2005 Top 100 Celebrity List. |
| 72 | 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). |
| 73 | Her other homes include an penthouse apartment in Manhattan's Tribeca district, a Los Angeles mansion and a country house near Woodstock, New York. |
| 74 | 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. |
| 75 | She is the owner of a hotel in Rio Grande do Sul State, south of Brazil, the Palladium Executive Flat. |
| 76 | Ranked #21 on E! Television's 2006 101 Hottest Celebrity Bodies |
| 77 | Is considered the biggest supermodel in the world, casually called "übermodel". |
| 78 | 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. |
| 79 | In 2001 she turned down a 20 million dollar offer from Clonaid to became their spokesperson. |
| 80 | After Brazilian clothier C&A hired her and started their TV commercials, the sales had an increase of 30%. |
| 81 | Her personal fortune is valued at 150 million dollars, and she is in the Guinness Book of Records as "the world's richest supermodel". |
| 82 | 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. |
| 83 | Forbes magazine named her the best-paid model of all time. |
| 84 | Has a Yorkshire terrier, Vida (meaning "life" in Portuguese). |
| 85 | Designed a limited edition necklace sold to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital cancer treatment efforts. |
| 86 | Created her own brand of footwear for women called "Ipanema." |
| 87 | Began modeling in New York City in 1996. |
| 88 | Was discovered by a modeling scout when she was fourteen while on a school trip to Porto Alegre. |
| 89 | Her mother, Vânia Bundchen, is of German descent. |
| 90 | One of the world's top fashion models. |
| 91 | Is 5 minutes older than twin sister Patrícia. |
| 92 | 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. |
| 93 | In 2004, she and her boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio, visited the "Xingu", a famous Brazilian Indian Reserve. The visit was made almost anonymously. |
| 94 | Of German-Brazilian heritage |
| 95 | Spokesmodel of Ralph Lauren. |
| 96 | Spokesmodel of Missoni. |
| 97 | Spokesmodel of Christian Dior. |
| 98 | Appeared on the covers of major magazines, such as Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, W, Rolling Stone, marie claire, ELLE, and i-D. |
| 99 | Spokesmodel of Strenesse. |
| 100 | Spokesmodel of Bvlgari. |
| 101 | Spokesmodel of Dolce & Gabbana. |
| 102 | Speaks Portuguese as her native language, as well as English as her second language. |
| 103 | Originally wanted to be a professional volleyball player and had even thought of becoming a member for Brazilian team, Sogipa. |
| 104 | She has five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela, and Patrícia (who is her fraternal twin). |
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