GAMES: GameSpot GameFAQs MOVIES: Metacritic Movietome Comic-Con

Gisele Bündchen

Trivia

  • Gisele is ranked #29 in the "100 Hottest Brunettes of AIM."
  • Gisele was listed at #53 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.
  • Gisele was ranked #4 in FHM Online's 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2007.
  • Gisele earned $33 million in 2006 and was named the world's richest model by Forbes.com.
  • Gisele had a small role in one of the MAC commercials as herself/a movie character in a homemade movie.
  • Gisele was #1 on E!'s "World's Sexiest Supermodels."
  • Gisele was paid $1.8 million for her role in the 2004 movie "Taxi."
  • Gisele ranked #36 on VH1’s list of the 100 Hottest Hotties.
  • Gisele and surfer boyfriend Kelly Slater have ended their relationship in June 2006 after dating for 8 months. It was reported that both took the split hard.
  • Gisele ranked at #71 on Forbes magazine's list of the 100 Most Powerful Celebrities in the World of 2006, with earnings of 30 million dollars between June of 2005 and June of 2006. According to Forbes, "She's also a workhorse with 20 fashion contracts, including Ebel watches, Vogue Eyewear and Dolce & Gabbana. That's far more than any other model anywhere in the world. Her assets earned her more last year that many of the highest-paid actors on the Forbes Celebrity 100."
  • Gisele has her own website, but the site is in the language for her native country.
  • During an interview, Gisele said that if the people didn't like her in a movie, she would just stick with her modeling.
  • Gisele's acting debut was in the 2004 box office bomb "Taxi." After that, Gisele kept her focus on her enormously successful modeling career, though it was said that she would take the role of Allyson in the movie "The Devil Wears Prada."
  • Gisele said that at first she didn't know what a model was, thinking it was like being a hooker.
  • Gisele's curvaceous figure prompted Vogue to refer to her body of work as the "return of the sexy model," since she seems to have ended the trend of waif models like Kate Moss.
  • Gisele once dated professional surfer Kelly Slater. [November 2005- June 2006]
  • She endorses many Brazilian brands, including Vivo (a cellular phone service) and the Brazilian subsidary of C&A (a major retailer.
  • As of 2006, Gisele's homes include an apartment in Manhattan's Tribeca district and a house near Woodstock, N.Y.
  • She has appeared on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," much to host Conan’s delight. He always calls her the "most beautiful woman in the world."
  • She wears a size 7 shoe.
  • Gisele's weight is said to be 127 pounds.
  • Gisele has been linked to actor Josh Hartnett, male model Scott Barnhill, Brazilian tycoon João Paulo Diniz, and hotel tycoon Vikram Chatwal.
  • She has her own show line called Ipanema Gisele Bündchen.
  • Gisele waved the checkered flag at the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix.
  • Gisele says she's not the party-girl type. She's more likely to stay at home. She has said she has a "boring" life.
  • Sexy Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is the new face of Louis Vuitton.

    She replaces actress Uma Thurman who advertised two seasons for the French fashion house. Previous faces have included actresses Jennifer Lopez, Chloe Sevigny, Scarlett Johansson and Christina Ricci.

    Designer Marc Jacobs said: "We just wanted a fashion icon more than the celebrity thing. I certainly feel that Gisele is iconic and recognised all over the world as Gisele.

    Also the clothes were hot and colourful, and we thought she would exaggerate the strength and heat of the collection."

    However he did not rule out any more celebrity campaigns adding:" There are all sorts of people I'd like to work with."

    Gisele will be photographed for the new campaign in Ibiza by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. (Dec 2005)

  • In July 2001, Gisele modeled three bikinis for Cia Maritima swimwear at a fashion show in Brazil and earned a sum of £50,000 in less than an hour.
  • She turned down a role in Charlie's Angels - the movie.
  • Her chest size has been questioned, but she denies to have had implant.
  • Surprisingly, Gisele is a big fan of sweet popcorn, candy and McDonald's sundaes, a vice that does not show on her more than statuesque figure.
  • Ebel announced that one of the world's most recognized and glamorous super models, Gisele Bundchen will represent the brand in Ebel's Architects of Time global advertising campaign. (Dec 05) - New advertising featuring Gisele will launch in leading media vehicles worldwide in April 2006.
  • Has a crush on American football star Tom Brady.
    While Bundchen admits she thinks the New England Patriots sports ace is "cute", she hates the idea of stealing him away from his partner, actress Bridget Moynahan.
    She explains, "Tom Brady, definitely not too shabby. He's pretty cute. All-American, that's a good way to describe him.
    "But he has a girlfriend, right? He's cute, but if he has a girlfriend, he's gay to me.
    "There are too many men in the world to go after a man who has a woman. Life is too short."
  • Appeared in TV commercials for C&A (2004), Credicard (2003-04), Nivea (2004-05) and Vivo (2005).
  • Appeared in printed Ads for American Dairy Farmers & Milk Producers "got milk?" milk moustache campaign (2001)
  • Appeared in the Pirelli Calendar for 2001 as the month of January.
  • Nominated for : "Choice Movie Bad Guy" & "Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Female" at the Teen Choice Awards 2005, for her role in the film "Taxi"
  • She ranked #34 in Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women (2001).
  • Was left shocked and scared when she was confronted by an obsessed fan who had her image tattooed on his chest.
  • Has a catwalk contract in which she refuses to bare her bottom.
  • Ranked #17 in VIP-Brazil's 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2002).
  • Ranked #9 in VIP-Brazil's 100 Sexiest Women of the World [2003]
  • Ranked #7 in E!'s 30 Best Bodies (2003).
  • Ranked #7 in E! Sexiest Women Entertainers (January, 2002).
  • Ranked #7 in E!'s 25 Sexiest Women in Entertainment (2001).
  • Ranked #71 in E!'s 101 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups (2003, 51-75)
  • Ranked #19 in British Harpers & Queen's 100 Most Beautiful Women of the Year (July 2005)
  • Has hosted the VH1 Fashion Awards.
  • Ranked #65 in FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
  • She eats fast food and prefers to be shapely rather than a waif like model.
  • Designer Roberto Cavelli claims she extorted $50,000 from him when she threatened to walk off his show rather than accept the agreed $20,000.
  • Elite sued her for $15,000,000.
  • Elite's John Casablancas called her 'a monster of selfishness.'
  • She resigned as an Elite model, defecting to IMG.
  • While in school, Gisele was so thin that her friends used to call her "Olívia Palito" (Portuguese for Olive Oyl, Popeye's skinny friend), "Somaliana" (person from Somalia) and Saracura (kind of snake).
  • Appears in a 2006 calendar alongside other famous females, such as Kate Moss and Jennifer Lopez.
  • She was discovered by an Elite Modeling Agency agent when she was 14-years-old while eating at McDonalds with friends.
  • Officially broke up with Leonardo DiCaprio after 5 years of off/on dating. (2005)
  • Former head of Elite Models, John Casablancas, has had tiffs with Gisele; he once famously claimed that her infamous breasts were fake and that she has slept her way to the top.
  • Model agency boss John Casablancas
    is still furious with Gisele for dumping him even though he discovered her. - The former head of model giants ELITE, plucked Bundchen from obscurity when she was 14 years old.
  • She was verbally abused by furious animal rights activists at a Victoria's Secret fashion show -- Gisele signed up to become the face of fur coat company Blackglama's new advertising campaign, leading the charity People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) to turn against her, and as Gisele strutted down the runway in a beaded lingerie set, four female protestors jumped on stage with signs reading - "Gisele: Fur Scum" and shouted at the beauty.
  • Was taken to court by the people who found her dog "VIDA" - because they claim they were never paid the $5,000 reward she had promised. Janelle Olsen, 20, - stumbled across the pooch while taking her visiting pals out on a tour of the Hollywood Hills.
  • Offered a reward of $5,000 after her pet dog went missing, The pet was later safely found and returned. (2004)
  • Gisele's first magazine cover was: teenage-female brazilian magazine “Capricho”, july 1995 edition
  • Her salary was $8 million in 2000 and she commands between $7000 and $15,000 per hour for runway shows.
  • Is 5 minutes older than twin sister Patrícia.
  • Only in the fashion world could Gisele be described as "voluptuous". In the real world she is seriously underweight at 5’11 and 115 pounds, giving her a BMI of 16!
  • She endorses several Brazilian brands, notably including Vivo (a cellular service company) and C&A (a major retailer). Her brand of flip-flops have sold enormously well in her native Brazil.
  • Gisele has a belly button piercing and a star tattoo on her left wrist.
  • Her debut as an actress came in the 2004 movie "Taxi".
  • Ranked #26 in FHM-Germany's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
  • Ranked #84 in FHM-Australia's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
  • Signed up to endorse a fur coat maker called 'BlackGlama' in return for $500,000 and two jackets of her own.
  • Has quit smoking.
  • In 2004, she and her (then) boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio, visited the "Xingu", one of the biggest Brazilian tribes of Indians. The visit was made almost anonymously.
  • In the beginning of 2001 Gisele announced to the world what she called a "retirement". It was an exaggeration. She was thinking about her life quality. "I have been a slave of my work for five years, now I want some time for me. I will only work for the ones who like me". - In that "ones" included Dolce & Gabbana. She also has done some work for Christian Dior, and still models for Victoria's Secrets and has an exclusive contract for the department store C&A (in Brazil).
  • In September 2000, the Rolling Stone magazine had, for the fourth time, a model on its cover - Gisele, the title, was: "The most beautiful girl in the world".
  • In 2000 Gisele signed a muti-million-dollar contract with Victoria's Secrets, for five years. Gisele started to wear the Victoria’s Secret’s lingerie, model in the fashion shows and model in the catalogues.
  • Gisele is considered one of the best supermodels of all time.
  • Appeared on the cover of 'Vogue' the American Millennium Edition.
  • Won the "Model of the Year" award, - Vogue Fashion Awards. - 1999
  • Appeared on the American cover “Vogue” for the very first time - July 1998.
  • When Gisele first moved to New York, she looked at the sky to make wishes on shooting stars and got frustrated when she found out she couldn't see the stars among the skyscrapers of New York, so the next day she got her left wrist tattooed with a small star. - "Then I can make wishes looking at my arm".
  • When Gisele moved to New York she couldn't speck much English and lived with five other girls. The girls taught her the word "a**hole" and told Gisele to say it to everyone she met. After calling many people an "a**hole," she was later warned about the word by her booker.
  • Doesn't like her nose very much.
  • Was denied many modelling jobs at the start of her career because “her nose was to big.”
  • Moved away from home at the age of 14, to start her modelling career.
  • She is total crazy about her little doggy "Vida" and never goes somewhere without it.
  • She wants to live on a farm when she is older and have a family and then she wants to swim in the lake every morning.
  • Donated $150,000 -- her fee for one show in Sao Paulo Fashion Week -- to help fight hunger in her native Brazil. (January 27, 2003)
  • Ranked Forbes #89 most powerful celebrity in 2003.
  • Is furious her (then) beau Leonardo DiCaprio didn't scoop the Best Actor trophy at the 2005 Academy Awards because she believes he did a better job than winner Jamie Foxx. (March 3, 2005)
  • Says she’s addicted to oysters after she quit smoking. (August 6, 2005)
  • Admits she is a clean freak.
  • Her mothers name is Vania Bundchen.
  • Her mother is of German descent.
  • Her name is actually pronounced Giseli (The e at the and of her name is not silent). She has said it doesn't matter to her now how people pronounce her name.
  • One of the world's top fashion models.
  • As supporter of soccer club Gremio, a soccer team from her hometown, Gisele announced in 2005 she will help promote the image of her favourite team, a former world champion, which is now in the second division of the Brazilian soccer League.
  • Support's "Gremio" soccer club.
  • Is a Soccer fan.
  • Is a Twin.
  • Of German-Brazilian heritage.
  • Measurements: 36C-24-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
  • Spokesmodel of Ralph Lauren.
  • Spokesmodel of Missoni.
  • Spokesmodel of Christian Dior.
  • Spokesmodel of Strenesse.
  • Spokesmodel of Bvlgari.
  • Spokesmodel of Dolce & Gabbana.
  • Spokesmodel of ZARA.
  • Appeared on the covers of major magazines, such as Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, W, Rolling Stone, marie claire, ELLE, and i-D.
  • Speaks Portuguese as her native language, as well as English as her second language.
  • Originally wanted to be a professional volleyball player.
  • She has five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and Patrícia
  • Her height is: 5' 11"
  • Her full name is: "Gisele Carolina Nonnenmacher Bündchen"
  • In taxi they couldn’t find a double that was close enough too her appearance to do closer shots so they let her drive on the free-way part when they trade the girl for the money.

Quotes

  • Gisele Bündchen: (on modeling) It's flattering people might think I am number one but I never set out to be famous. A model's life is not as glamorous as everybody thinks it is. It is a great business and we make a lot of money but it's not glamorous. You get up at 4am and you shoot in horrible conditions sometimes. There are highs and lows.
  • Gisele Bündchen: (on ex-boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio) Leo and I are still good friends. He's an amazing person and I love his family. I wish him the best.
  • Gisele Bündchen: When I was 14, my sister already had a boyfriend, and I hadn't even had a first kiss yet. She was always the hotter girl.
  • Gisele Bündchen: It's so stupid. People have this thing about models becoming actresses because Cameron Diaz was a model and so were Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman. I need a big new challenge in my life. I don't want to still be modeling at 30.
  • Gisele Bündchen: I was never a fashion person. I never carry the bag of the season. I consider modeling like acting: it’s a job, pretend and then go home to your real life.
  • Gisele Bündchen: I can be whatever you want me to be. If you want me to be the sexy girl, I can do that. If you want me to be the weird girl, I can do that. And if you want me to be the classically beautiful girl, I can do that, too.
  • Gisele Bündchen:My father writes me a letter every year telling me everything I should get better at. He tells me things no one else can. I think about it all year.
  • Gisele: (On her early days as a model) I only had enough money to go to McDonald's.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "It's definitely like very chaotic backstage because there's so much going on and a tight space, and not only us, which is a lot of girls in the show, but there are also people like the hair, the makeup, which is a lot of people. And then, like, all the wings occupying someone's space." - Talking about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows
  • Gisele Bundchen: "It's so heavy… I was like, hopefully, no one kills me on this runway and tries to steal it from me," she said. "But it's pretty heavy. I mean, it was, like, almost heavier than me. No, I'm joking!" - When asked about a bra she was modeling.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I had a bunch of security guards around me and when I was leaving this guy just took off his shirt and he was crying, he was a bit crazy, for sure. He was like, 'Look, I love you,' and he had me tattooed, like, my whole body on half of his chest. I was like, 'What is that?' I wasn't stopping to pay attention to it because I thought he was maybe a psycho or something... I got really scared. - What if he doesn't like me tomorrow... and he's got my whole body tattooed forever." - Talking about a fan who got an image of her tattooed on his chest.
  • Gisele Bundchen: “Sometimes when it's too hot, I just sleep in my underwear. If it's colder, I sleep in pajamas. I don't like to feel closed in. I like no pillows. I like very fluffy beds. I sleep on my stomach and sometimes on my side, but never on my back. Now, if I have my boyfriend with me, I kick him out of bed, because I move around a lot. I'm the worst person. I steal blankets."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I don't have time for this s**t," - Said when walking off stage at a Helmut Lang fashion show, when she was asked to model only one outfit."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I just feel very honoured and very happy, ... I just feel very happy to have achieved something in my career that I wanted -- and I'm sure every girl that started in this business always wanted."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "There always are these nightmare people around. Ugh. Anyway, they're always bugging. And they did get some pictures of me. They're so stupid."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I was really there to support (DiCaprio). He's not just my boyfriend but he's an amazing actor. He's really talented and I was so proud of him. I figured I should go and support my man so I went there just for that reason. I don't think he was expecting to win. I think I was more upset because I thought he deserved it more than (Foxx). I was like, 'He did a better job than (Foxx)!'"
  • Gisele Bundchen: "He has to be taller than me, - I have a lot of qualities that I need, because I'm very needy... I just want an open, nice, sweet, loving, honest, funny guy. Basically, an impossible kinda man.". - Talking about her ideal man.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "The only thing is, I have dreams about food now... You should quit smoking if you're a smoker, because food tastes a lot better after you stop. I used to hate oysters because they're slimy and disgusting-looking. But then after I quit smoking I tasted one and I'm obsessed with them now. I wanna eat three dozen, five dozen..."
  • Gisele Bundchen:"I'm obsessed. It's a disease. I don't even have a housekeeper." - Talking about her obsession of cleaning.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I'm a Cancer, what I prize the most is family, privacy. I never discussed business with my boyfriend, only with my agents."

  • Gisele Bundchen: "I want three children but I want to be in a happy marriage. - I've never been proposed to."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "It's important to remember that if you don't put gas in your car, it's going to stop, - Similarly, if I don't put food in my body, I'm going to die. I eat whatever there is to eat because I don't want to faint on the runway."
  • Gisele Bundchen : "I have been a slave of my work for five years, now I want some time for me. I will only work for the ones who like me". - Talking about her semi-retirement from modeling
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I don't like a lot of make up. I don't have any pimples."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "People say I have the body, I'm the woman of the moment." - Talking about her career.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I love horses. If I could, I would ride the whole day. When I get married, I'll live in the countryside, ride on horses and live among cows, chickens and dogs."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "My house is all colorful and full of pets: dogs, fishes and an iguana." - Talking of her love for pets.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I now travel in first class just because in economic I didn't have any calm. Everybody used to start talking to me, asking for an autograph, telling me they were friends of my family, and I couldn't get any sleep." - When talking about her trips.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "Everytime I step on the catwalk I feel a little cold in my stomach. I hate to open the shows. It's too much responsibility, and it's much more fun to close them."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "Being a model is like being half an actress. The truth is that I'm a normal teenager."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I burped. I'm human!"
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I don't like to talk about my personal life." - When asked about personal things in an interview.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "Everything is destiny. I never wanted to be a model. I used to have a horrific posture. I still have."
  • Gisele Bundchen: "The owners of money are not those who earn, but those who don't spend." -Talking about money.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "For me, dating will always be the second important. My family comes first, and then my job." - Talking about relationships.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I'm normal! People think model life is 100% glamour!" - Answering a reporter about her personal life.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I don't talk about money." - When asked about money.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I always wake up early and get home very late. I don't party." - Talking about critics from John Casablancas.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "Limusine, no! Too much for me..." - Questioning the car that would take her to New York Stock Market, on September 15th 2000.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "When I'm thirty years-old, I want to be married and have kids." - talking about her plans for the future.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I have never imagined to be the most famous model in the world." - When questioned about the biggest surprise in her life.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "I'm not religious, but I believe in God." - When asked about religion.
  • Gisele Bundchen: "There's no part I like more. Everything is ok. There's no problem." - answering about what part of her body did she liked most.
  • Gisele: (when she refused to walk on the catwalk wearing a tiny bikini in the Morumbi Fashion, in São Paulo) No woman likes her own butt, and I don't like mine.