Jagmohan Singh Barhok
Gisele Caroline Bundchen inarguably enjoyed an envious status of a “Supermodel” througout her chequered career until her retirement as ‘Catwalk’ model .
Gisele, was born 20 July 1980 in Horizontina, a small town with a population of about 20000 inhabitnts in Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil. One of the six sisters, Gisele was spotted by an Elite Modeling Agency agent, with her friends at a Sao Paulo McDonald’s & introduced her to modeling. She, then 14-year of age, was made to enter the “Elite look Modeling Competition” & there was no looking back for the girl as her career took of reasonably well. It is worth mentioning that Elite Model Management is one of Elite World Group,s brand known to have discovered Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour, Karen Moulder, Gisele Bundchen, Lara Stone & many other prominent models worldwide.
Thanks to her 5′ 11″ statuesque figure, brown hair, blue eyes and stunning looks, the girl took no time to become heart-throb of millions worldwide. It is for this figure that Vogue credited Gisele’s work in the fashion industry later as “The Return of the Sexy model”, as her physique marks the end of the wafe-look that Kate Moss made so famous. Interestingly, Gisele denies to have had implants. Surprisingly & Interestingly, too, the supermodel refused to work in “Charlie’s Angels” ,for she was reportedly earning handsomely to need doing a film. The film starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu as three women working in a private detective agency in Los Angeles supported by Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell & Tim Curry was highly acclaimed & critically appreciated. It earned more than thrice its budgeted cost.
During the period under reference Gisele’s name was romantically linked with Billionaire Joao-Paulo Diniz,actor Josh Hartnett & even she later dated American actor Leonardo DiCaprio, reportedly placed eight times in annual rankings of the world’s highest-paid actors.
A survey conducted by a Brazilian magazine in 2000 revealed that 86% of Brazilian wanted to become fashion models .They attributed their interest in modeling to Gisele Bundchen, country’s modeling Icon. In a 2006 Elle survey, more than 50 percent of American stylists asked gave Bundchen the title of the best hair in Hollywood. In another fascinating survey done in February 2008, more than 20,000 plastic surgeons in 84 countries revealed Gisele was the celebrity most mentioned for patients having work done on their abdomens and hair, and the second-most mentioned celebrity in the breasts category. Gisele Bundchen was second on Vanity Fair’s World’s Most Beautiful Model poll in 2009. She was placed at number 4 on Forbes Brazil’s list of the 100 most influential Brazilian celebrities. In May 2014, Gisele Bundchen was ranked No. 89 on Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in the world, the only model on the list. Vogue Italia called Gisele the “King Midas of fashion” in February 2012, saying companies that invest in her reap the awards of her representation.
Gisele eventually tied the knot with NFL star Tom Brady in 2009 and is blssed woth two children.She later announced her retirement in 2015 from runway after 20 years of successful career.According to Forbes, Bundchen, earned $47 million in 2015.In an interview with a Brazilian newspapr the supermodel expressed her inability to carry on as a runway model.I repect my body & it is high time I retire.
Her “The Devil Wears Prada”, a 2006 American comedy film, featuring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathway, Simon Baker, Emily Blunt & Stanley Tucci was a huge success. Produced with a moderate budget of $36 million, it collected more than $325 to the surprise & chagrin of many. She also acted in some other films and TV series & graced the covers of more than 1200 magazines during her career as a super model. Gisele Bündchen was one of the Victoria families, Secret Angels from 2000 to 2007.Although she has quit modeling ,the 41-year-old bombshell continues to flaunt around in revealing outfits .Her net worth is estimated about $ 400 million.
