Gisele Bundchen Photo Collection
by Abbey on Aug.03, 2010, under Actress, Gallery, Model, updates
Gisele Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian model and occasional film actress. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world, with an estimated $150 million fortune. She also acts as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
Gisele wanted to be a professional volleyball player and considered playing for the Brazilian team, Sogipa. While in school, Bündchen was so thin that her friends used to call her “Olívia Palito” and “Saracura”.
Gisele has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns including several seasons of Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Mervyn’s, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni, Versace, Givenchy, Bvlgari, Lanvin, Guerlain, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Earl Jean, Zara, Chloé, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton and Victoria’s Secret.
Gisele has appeared in advertisements for Nivea lotion and is the face of several Brazilian brands including Vivo, Multiplan, Colcci, Credicard and Volkswagen do Brasil. After C&A Brazil hired her as a spokesmodel and began airing television commercials, sales increased by 30%.
In 2004, Gisele entered the film industry, playing the bank robbers’ leader, Vanessa, in the 2004 remake Taxi. In 2006, she played a minor character in The Devil Wears Prada. She was also a cameo in the famous Apple, Get a Mac, campaign opposite Justin Long and John Hodgeman as a Mac iMovie.
Source: Wikipedia
