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Gisele Caroline Bündchen is a Brazilian model and activist. Since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world. In 2007, Bündchen was the 16th-richest woman in the entertainment industry and earned the top spot on Forbes highest-paid models list from 2005 to 2016. In 2014, she was listed as the 89th most powerful woman in Media and Entertainment by Forbes.
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Born 20 July 1980 · Q152208
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Bündchen reunited with Victoria's Secret after 17 years, for their Icons campaign featuring fellow former Angels and brand veterans as well as recent supermodels including Naomi Campbell, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel,
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Bündchen, among other high-profile athletes and celebrities (including ex-husband Tom Brady), was a paid spokesperson for FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange
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Bündchen launched the Viva a Vida initiative and donated funds to plant 40,000 trees along the Xingu and Araguaia River in Brazil
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“Sou tão acelerada que evito o café, senão saio voando!”
“Adoro faxinar. A limpeza é como uma terapia pra mim”
“Sobre ter abandonado o cigarro.”
“Eu só transei com cinco homens”
“Não sou vegetariana, sou gaúcha. Como carne todo dia e adoro chocolate.”
“Em resposta à “O homem é o caçador e a mulher é a caça?”
“Respondendo às perguntas: “Os homens têm medo de você?…Como você lida com isso?”
“Eu acho que nenhuma mulher é mais linda do que uma grávida. Toda vez que eu vejo uma mulher grávida, eu fico olhando, quero agarrar a mulher, quero começar a dar beijo na barriga da mulher, porque a grávida tem uma beleza… Não sei o que acontece, mas é a coisa mais linda.”
“Sobre o stress da carreira.”
Bündchen formed the Luz Alliance fund in partnership with the Brazil Foundation with a donation of 1,000,000 reals
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“Sobre se aposentar aos 20 anos.”
“Assumindo seu namoro com Leonardo DiCaprio.”
“Sobre sua aposentadoria das passarelas.”
“Em resposta à pergunta: “Você já se posicionou contra o uso do Photoshop. Por que você não gosta da manipulação de imagens?”
“Sobre John, filho de seu marido Tom Braddy, com a modelo Bridget Moynahan.”
“Sobre o momento em que conheceu seu futuro marido, Tom Braddy.”
“Sobre o ex-namorado, Leonardo DiCaprio.”
“Em resposta à pergunta “Que mensagem você quer passar?”
“Não sou do tipo que chega nos caras. Eu sou meio tímida para essas coisas. Tipo assim, se eu gosto de alguém, eu não fico olhando, olho para o outro lado. Morro de vergonha.”
“Em resposta à pergunta “O assédio te incomoda?”
“Afirmando ser a favor do aborto.”
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Bündchen executive produced a documentary entitled Kiss the Ground
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Bündchen participated in challenges on World Environment Day to mobilize people to take action in helping protect the forest, the wildlife, the green economy, and to encourage people to reduce their food waste
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Bündchen released her book called Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, which was a New York Times bestseller and was the best selling book for over six months in the non-fiction category in Brazil
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Bündchen participated in The Beginning of Life, a documentary about "the crucial role that the early years of children's lives play in determining their futures successes"
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Bündchen joined the climate change documentary show Years of Living Dangerously as one of its celebrity correspondents
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Bündchen appeared in the Emmy Award–winning documentary series Years of Living Dangerously, in the episode "Fueling the Fire"
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And 2015, Bündchen appeared in more television commercial spots than any other Brazilian celebrity in the course of one year in Brazil
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Was listed as the 89th most powerful woman in Media and Entertainment by Forbes
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By 2014, Bündchen was listed by Forbes as the 89th most powerful woman in the world.
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Bündchen signed a contract with Under Armour, which is reportedly on par with the endorsement compensations of professional athletes and exceeds her former Victoria's Secret contract
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Bündchen's Ipanema sandals sold about 25 million pairs annually and accounted for more than 60 percent of shoe manufacturer Grendene's annual exports of about $250 million
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Bündchen ranked third on the 16 Most Successful Female Entrepreneurs list by Forbes
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Bündchen was one of three women to make AskMen
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Men's Health named Bündchen as No
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More than any other model or celebrity that year
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The donation went to the Socio-Environmental Institute
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Forbes named Bündchen and Brady as the World's Highest-Paid Celebrity couple
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Her flip-flop line for Ipanema sold more than 250 million pairs for an estimated $197 million
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Together with former president Bill Clinton, Bündchen joined the event that partnered Pantene and the Children's Safe Drinking Water Program to provide clean water to people in need
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Bündchen appeared on 30 covers of the international issues of Elle wearing Product Red clothing and posing with products from companies that support its mission
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Bündchen also helped the "Tamar Project", a research initiative and environmental protection of the five species of sea turtles along the Brazilian coast
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“s Secret because she was uncomfortable being photographed in lingerie. In August 2008, the New York Daily News named Bündchen as one of the most powerful people in the fashion world. 2009–2011: Continued success The Independent referred to Bündchen the biggest star in fashion history in May 2009. In April 2010, she appeared on the cover of American Vogue for the 11th time. Bündchen closed Balenciaga”
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Bündchen auctioned a collection of diamonds to benefit the Diamond Empowerment Fund, a nonprofit organization to education initiatives in countries where diamonds are a natural resource
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And launched Projeto Água Limpa (Clean Water Project) with her family, which implements sustainable environmental management and promotes the recovery of riparian vegetation and the micro basins of the region
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Bündchen supported World Wildlife Fund project "Nascentes do Brasil" and "De olho nos manaciais" from ISA
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Bündchen was named by Forbes as the World's Richest Supermodel
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Mario Testino photographed Bündchen for the cover of Vanity Fair's style issue
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Basia Kolen of Vogue called Bündchen the only remaining supermodel
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Bündchen was the 16th-richest woman in the entertainment industry and earned the top spot on Forbes highest-paid models list from 2005 to 2016
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Bündchen dedicated a percentage of the sales of her line of sandals to environmental projects including "Y Ikatu Xingu", meaning "Save the Good Water of Xingu", the project aimed to recover and protect springs and headwa
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In a 2006 Elle survey, more than 50 percent of American stylists asked gave Bündchen the title of the best hair in Hollywood.
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The second-most expensive bra valued at $12
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After visiting an Amerindian tribe at the Xingu region in Brazil and seeing firsthand the problems those communities were facing due to water pollution and deforestation, Bündchen decided she had to do something to help
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Bündchen and DiCaprio made People's annual Most Beautiful Couples List
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Bündchen appeared on a group U
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From 2000 to 2005, Bündchen was in a relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Bündchen wore Victoria's Secret's Red Hot Fantasy Bra worth $15 million and listed in Guinness World Records as the most expensive lingerie ever created
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Bündchen appeared on 37 international Vogue covers, including three in the American edition
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Vogue's online encyclopedia of models described Bündchen the world's hottest model and referred to her as "the Brazilian bombshell"
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Bündchen posed for Missoni, Chloé, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Gianfranco Ferré, Ralph Lauren, and Versace campaigns
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Bündchen moved to São Paulo to launch her modeling career
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In 1995, Bündchen moved to São Paulo to launch her modeling career.
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Bündchen aspired to be a volleyball player, but in 1993, her mother enrolled her and her sisters, Patrícia and Gabriela, in a modeling course to teach them confidence and better posture.
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Her mother enrolled her and her sisters, Patrícia and Gabriela, in a modeling course to teach them confidence and better posture
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Born 1980-07-20.
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Eu acho que nenhuma mulher é mais linda do que uma grávida. Toda vez que eu vejo uma mulher grávida, eu fico olhando, quero agarrar a mulher, quero começar a dar beijo na barriga da mulher, porque a grávida tem uma beleza… Não sei o que acontece, mas é a coisa mais linda.
s Secret because she was uncomfortable being photographed in lingerie. In August 2008, the New York Daily News named Bündchen as one of the most powerful people in the fashion world. 2009–2011: Continued success The Independent referred to Bündchen the biggest star in fashion history in May 2009. In April 2010, she appeared on the cover of American Vogue for the 11th time. Bündchen closed Balenciaga
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