Gisele Bundchen "Richest Model In The World"

When supermodel Gisele Bundchen appeared on the June 1999 cover of Vogue magazine, the then 18 year-old new face turned the fashion world on its perfectly symmetrical head. She is often credited with single-handedly ending the heroin chic era of the '90s, and for that we are eternally grateful because we love a woman with some curves. Gisele Bundchen has been on the cover of hundreds of magazines, appeared on countless billboards and is the face of more than 20 brands. She is one of the world's wealthiest and most famous models. Tom Brady is a very, very lucky man.

Gisele Bundchen's face boasts sharp curves, which make her very unique and just as attractive as fellow models Kate Moss and Adriana Lima. Gisele combines her exotic looks from Brazil with a perfectly sculpted body, making her a heavenly creature. And she's got the brains too... you'd have to be pretty intelligent to make your way to "richest model" status. Beauty and brains... what's sexier than that?

Gisele Bundchen is a Brazilian model who burst onto the fashion scene in 1999. Discovered when she was 14 in a shopping mall, she has been the prime choice of photographers, magazine editors and fashion designers alike for years, as her face appeared on ad campaigns for all the leading fashion houses. Gisele Bundchen has won the prestigious Model of the Year Award, following in the footsteps of Linda Evangelista and Esther Canadas. She started her own footwear line in 2006, and Forbes puts her 53rd on their list of the most powerful celebrities of 2007 due to the company’s success. She also owns a hotel in the south of Brazil.

Biography

Gisele Caroline Bundchen was born on July 20, 1980, in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Gisele is not the only beauty in her family; in fact, her five other sisters -- Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Patricia, and Rafaela -- are also aspiring models. The road to becoming the world's most sought-after model came by chance for Gisele, after she was spotted by an Elite agent while eating a Big Mac at a Sao Paulo McDonald's with her friends at the age of 14. Despite her father's disagreement with her career choice, Gisele moved to the city. In 1995, she entered the Elite Look Modeling Competition, and her career took off.

gisele bundchen in vogue usa

Gisele Bundchen has since been in campaigns for major fashion houses, such as Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Valentino, Celine, Gianfranco Ferre, and Chloe.

As for magazine covers, she has graced the covers of Vogue USA, Vogue Italia, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Arena,, Allure, and Rolling Stone.

Surprisingly, Gisele Bundchen is a big fan of sweet popcorn, candy and McDonald's sundaes, a vice that does not show on her more than statuesque figure. It is for this figure that Vogue credited Gisele's work in the fashion industry as "The Return of the Sexy Model," as her physique marks the end of the waif-look that Kate Moss made so famous.

Nonetheless, Gisele Bundchen's chest size has been questioned, but she denies having had implants. Real or not, Gisele adamantly refuses to ever fully reveal her breasts, whether for a fashion show or for a pictorial. One thing is for sure: The only thing fake about her body is her belly-button piercing and the tattoo she has on the inside of her left wrist.

gisele bundchen dates leonardo dicaprio

While her best friend may be her dog Vida (life in Portuguese), she has been romantically linked to male model Scott Barnhill, billionaire Joao-Paulo Diniz and actors Josh Hartnett and Leonardo DiCaprio.

gisele bundchen in the devil wears prada

There's no denying Gisele Bundchen's incredible beauty, which is why companies are willing to pay her top-dollar for representing their name. In 2006, she signed a multimillion dollar contract with Apple Computer as well as made a guest appearance in The Devil Wears Prada. In July 2007, Forbes magazine named her the top-earning model in the world. The following month, she became the face of Pantene hair products for Proctor & Gamble.

gisele bundchen is no. 16 in 2008 top 99

Gisele Bundchen ranked No. 14 on AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2007 list, so it's not surprise she also ranked highly on the Top 99 of 2008. She appeared on the cover of Vogue in March 2008 with LeBron James, and that same year, Forbes ranked her as the highest-paid model in the world, as she raked in an incredible $35 million in '08.

In January 2009, reports came out that she and long-time boyfriend Tom Brady, the New England Pats' quarterback, got engaged. In early spring, the couple married.