Gisele Bundchen Bio and Gallery

Gisele Bundchen was born on July 20, 1980 in Horizotina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

This brown haired, blue eyed model is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and her measurements are 34-24-34. She speaks two languages, English and Portuguese.

Forbes reportedly stated that Gisele is the highest paid model in the world. There seem to be no comparisons, with Gisele appearing on the cover of more magazines than that of any other supermodel ever, as well as being listed in The Guiness Book of Records as the highest paid supermodel. Clearly she has risen to fame.

When she was 13 years old, Gisele started attending modeling classes. One year later, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, she was discovered in a shopping mall, and ended up heading New York City to continue modeling.

Some of her success shows, with appearances on the front covers of major magazines including Vogue, Allure, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, and many more. She has also represented top fashion designers such as Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, and lots more.

Famous photographers that Gisele has worked with include Nick Knight, Rankin, Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, and many others.

Gisele also has a short filmography, which includes appeareances in The Devil Wears Prada, and Taxi. She also reportedly turned down a role in Charlie's Angels.

She is spokesmodel of Missoni, Christian Dior, ZARA, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, and others. She currently gets paid around $5 million per year.

Feel free to take a look at the gallery below, and see photos of Gisele's supermodeling career.