Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian model.
Biography[]
She was born in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to Valdir, a sociologist and writer and Vânia (née Nonnenmacher) Bündchen, a bank clerk pensioner. She has five sisters, Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and her fraternal twin, Patrícia.
She is of German descent. She speaks Portuguese, English, Italian, Spanish and French. She learned German in school, but said she forgot the language after being out of touch with it.
She wanted to be a volleyball player but joined a modeling course with her sisters Patrícia and Gabriela at their mother's insistence in 1993 in hopes to correct her bad posture. The following year, she was discovered by the Elite modeling agency at a shopping mall in São Paulo. Bündchen was selected for a national contest, Elite Look of the Year, in which she placed second. At 14, Bündchen moved to São Paulo to launch her modeling career. She had her first break in 1996, at New York Fashion Week.
Career beginnings[]
In 1994 she was discovered by the Elite modeling agency at a shopping mall in São Paulo. She was selected for a national contest, Elite Look of the Year, in which she placed second. At 14, she moved to São Paulo to launch her modeling career. She had her first break in 1996, at New York Fashion Week.
Personal life[]
She dated American model Scott Barnhill from 1998-1999.
She briefly dated American actor Josh Hartnett in 2000.
She dated American actor Leonardo DiCaprio from 2000-2005.
She dated Brazilian businessman and polo player Rico Mansur for six months between 2002-2003 after her first breakup with Leonardo DiCaprio.
She dated American surfer Kelly Slater in 2006.
She began dating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in December 2006. In 2009, Brady revealed they had been set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. They married on February 26, 2009 in a small Catholic ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California. In April 2009, the couple held a second marriage ceremony, in Costa Rica. They have two children, Benjamin Rein (born December 8, 2009) and Vivian Lake (born December 5, 2012).
She is also stepmother to Tom's first son, John Edward Thomas (b. 2007), from his previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan, from whom he had split in December 2006.
On October 28, 2022, they announced that they had filed for divorce.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[]
Gisele walked in seven consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. She was an Angel from 2000-2007. She wore two fantasy bras.
1999[]
Gisele walked in the show.
2000[]
Gisele walked in the show wearing the Fantasy Bra.
2001[]
Gisele walked in Segment 1 and Segment 2.
2002[]
Gisele walked in Segment 1, Segment 3 and Segment 4.
2003[]
Gisele walked in Segment 1: Sexy Super Heroines, Segment 3: Rock Chicks Rockin' Out and Segment 5: Glaaaaamaaazons.
2005[]
Gisele walked in Segment 1: Sexy Santa Helpers wearing the Fantasy Bra, Segment 3: Sexy Crystal Princesses and Segment 6: Sexy Toys.
2006[]
Gisele walked in Segment 1: Femme Fatale, Segment 3: Come Fly With Me and Segment 5: Highland Romance.
