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Gisele Bündchen

Gisele Bündchen at the Fashion Rio Inverno 2006, 30th January 2006.
Birth name Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen
Date of birth July 20, 1980 (1980-07-20) (age 27)
Place of birth Horizontina,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Hair color Sandy blonde
Eye color Blue
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Weight 59 kg (130 lb/9. The pound or pound-mass (abbreviation lb, lbm, or sometimes in the United States #) is a unit of Mass 3 st)
Dress size 7
Shoe size 38 EU/7 US/5 UK
Agency IMG Models
Alias(es) Gise, The Midas Queen, The Hurricane Gisele[1]
Official website

Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian model. The stone is a unit of Weight. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the British Isles, and formerly used in most IMG Models is a top international Modeling agency. It's mother office is in New York City, and branches in Paris, London, Milan and Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid supermodel in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world,[2] having earned $33 million in 2007 and $35 million in 2008 alone, adding to her estimated $150 million fortune. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common She is also listed on Guinness Book of World Records as the world's richest supermodel. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Gisele is the face of more than 20 brands internationally and has appeared on more magazine covers than any other supermodel. [3]

Contents

Biography

Family and early life

Bündchen was born in the Brazilian town of Três de Maio and grew up in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, to Vânia Nonnenmacher, a bank clerk pensioner, and Valdir Bündchen, a university teacher and writer. Três de Maio is a Brazilian municipalty in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Horizontina is a Municipality and a City in Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil, with 18046 inhabitants in a 2004 IBGE estimation (ʁiu ˈgɾɐ̃de do ˈsuɫ lit "Large River of the South" is the southernmost State of Brazil, and the State with the fourth highest Human Development [4][5] She has five sisters — Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela and her fraternal twin Patrícia, Gisele's junior by five minutes. Twins are Offspring resulting from the same Pregnancy, either of the same or opposite Sex. Bündchen was raised as a Roman Catholic, speaks Portuguese as her native language and English as a second language. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States [6][7]

She is from Southern Brazil, a region whose population is largely composed of Brazilians of German descent. The South Region of Brazil is one of the five administrative regions of Brazil A German Brazilian ( German: Deutschbrasilianer, Portuguese: teuto-brasileiro or germano-brasileiro) is a Brazilian Bündchen is of distant German ancestry from both sides of her family: her great-great-grandparents immigrated to Brazil from Germany. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In regards to her ethnic background, Bündchen was quoted:

"I was born in Horizontina, a town in the backcountry of (Brazilian) state Rio Grande do Sul. The town was once mainly colonized by Germans. In the school which I attended, learning German was actually obligatory from third grade on. But being out of touch with the language for such a long time, I unfortunately forgot it. (. . . ) I belong to the sixth generation of my family in Brazil. "[8]

Modeling career

Originally, Bündchen wanted to be a professional volleyball player and considered playing for the Brazilian team, Sogipa. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet While in school, Bündchen was so thin that her friends used to call her "Olívia Palito" (Portuguese for Olive Oyl, Popeye's skinny girlfriend), and "Saracura" (a type of Brazilian shorebird). Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Olive Oyl is a Cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar in 1919 for his Comic strip Thimble Theater. Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional hero famous for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous TV shows Waders, called shorebirds in North America (where "wader" is used to refer to long-legged wading Birds such as Storks and

In 1993, a then-13-year-old Bündchen joined a modeling course with her sisters Patrícia and Gabriela at her mother's insistence. [9] The following year, Bündchen went to São Paulo in a school excursion to give them an opportunity to walk in a big city. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world In a shopping mall, Bündchen was discovered by a modeling agency. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors [10] She was subsequently selected for a national contest, Elite Look of the Year, in which she placed second — Claudia Menezes, from Bahia, took first place. Bahia (baˈia is one of the 26 States of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast Bündchen placed fourth in the world contest, held in Ibiza, Spain. Ibiza (Eivissa is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In 1996, Bündchen moved to New York City to begin her modeling career, debuting at Fashion Week. The City of New York Andre Leon Talley by David Shankbonejpg|200px|thumb| Vogue editors Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley during New York Fashion Week]]A fashion week is a

Her debut on the cover of the July 1999 issue of Vogue magazine, and the accompanying editorial entitled, "The Return of the Sexy Model" is widely viewed as marking the end of the fashion's "heroin chic" era. Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Heroin chic was a look popularized in mid- 1990s fashion and characterized by pale skin, dark circles underneath the eyes, and jutting Bones She graced the cover again in November and December of that year. She won the VH1/Vogue Model of the Year for 1999, and a January 2000 cover gave her the rare honor of three consecutive Vogue covers. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television [11] In 2000, she was the fourth model in history to grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, when she was named "the most beautiful girl in the world". Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [12] Bündchen has been on the covers of many top fashion magazines including W, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Allure, international editions of Vogue, as well as style and lifestyle publications such as i-D, The Face, Arena, Citizen K, Flair, GQ, Esquire and Marie Claire. W is a monthly American Fashion Magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Harper's Bazaar is a well-known American Fashion Magazine, first published in 1867 Elle is a Worldwide Magazine that focuses on Women 's Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Entertainment. Allure is a women's beauty Magazine. It was founded in 1991 and its current Editor in Chief is Linda Wells Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. i-D is a British Magazine dedicated to Fashion, Music, Art and Youth culture. The Face was a Magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon Arena is a British monthly Men's magazine. It was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had started The Face in 1980 GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's Magazine focusing upon Fashion, style and culture for men through articles Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition Marie Claire is a monthly women's Magazine conceived in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages She has also been featured in broader market publications such as Time, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Newsweek, Veja, totaling more than 500 magazine covers throughout the world. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Veja ( Portuguese for See) is a Brazilian weekly Newsmagazine published in São Paulo and distributed throughout the country [13]

Bündchen consistently works with acclaimed photographers such as Mario Testino, Steven Meisel, Nick Knight, Mert and Marcus, Rankin, Annie Leibovitz, Karl Lagerfeld, Peter Lindbergh, David LaChapelle, Mario Sorrenti and Patrick Demarchelier, among others, and renowned directors such as Jean Baptiste Mondino and Bruno Aveillan. Mario Testino (born 30 October 1954 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian fashion photographer Steven Meisel (born 1954 is an American Photographer, who obtained popular acclaim with his work in US and Italian Vogue and his photographs Nicholas Verity Knight (born Watford, Hertfordshire, England on 28 November 1969) is a former England Cricketer Mert and Marcus are Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, Fashion Photographers Their work strongly resembles the photography of Guy Bourdin John Rankin Waddell (working name Rankin, born 1966, Paisley, Glasgow) is a British Portrait and Fashion photographer Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (ˈliːbəvɪts (born October 2, 1949) is an American Portrait photographer whose style is marked Karl Lagerfeld (born Karl Ottom Lagerfeldt on September 10, 1938) is a prominent Fashion designer He has collaborated with a variety of fashion Peter Lindbergh (born Peter Brodbeck November 23, 1944) is a German fashion Photographer. David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963 in Fairfield Connecticut) is a photographer and director who works in the fields of Fashion, Advertising Mario Sorrenti (born 24 November 1971) is a Photographer and Director best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of Patrick Demarchelier (born August 21 1944) is a French -born Fashion photographer. Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France in 1949 is a French Fashion photographer and Music video director. Bruno Aveillan (born 1968 in Toulouse) is a director and a photographer

Claudia Schiffer said: "Supermodels, like we once were, don't exist any more. Claudia Schiffer (born August 25, 1970) is a German model and actress who reached the height of her popularity during the 1990s due to her close resemblance " and reckoned that Gisele Bündchen was the only one close to earning the supermodel title. [14]

Endorsements and earnings

Since her debut, Bündchen has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns including several seasons of Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Mervyn's, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni, Versace, Céline, Givenchy, Bvlgari, Lanvin, Guerlain, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Earl Jean, Zara, Chloé, Michael Kors, Louis Vuitton, and Victoria's Secret. Christian Dior ( January 21, 1905 &ndash October 23, 1957) was an influential French Fashion designer, best known as the Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a Spanish designer, born in the Basque Country. Mervyns is an American Department store chain based in Hayward California. Dolce & Gabbana (ˈdolt͡ʃe ænd gaˈbana is an Italian Fashion house. Missoni is an Italian fashion house based in Milan. It is famous for its unique knitwear made from a variety of fabrics in colourful patterns Gianni Versace SpA (ˈdʒɑnːi verˈsatʃe usually referred to as Versace, is an Italian clothier founded by Gianni Versace in 1978 Givenchy ( pronounced or zhee-von-shee) is a French brand of clothing accessories Perfumes and Cosmetics with Bulgari ( is an Italian jeweler and Luxury goods Retailer. The name is usually written "BVLGARI" in ancient Roman style and comes from Lanvin is a clothing company founded by Jeanne Lanvin. History Lanvin made such beautiful clothes for her daughter that they began to attract the attention of Guerlain is among the oldest Perfume houses in the world It has a large and loyal customer following and is held in high esteem in the perfume industry Valentino SpA is a clothing company founded in 1959 by Valentino Garavani. For the company see Polo Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifshitz on October 14, 1939) is an American Earl Jude Jean (born October 9, 1971 in St Lucia) is a St Lucian football striker currently playing for W Connection. Zara is the Flagship Chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish tycoon Amancio Ortega, who also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti Chloé is a French luxury Fashion design house headquartered in Paris, France. Michael Kors (born August 9, 1959) is an American Fashion designer. Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton ( pronounced /lwi vɥitɔ̃/ or sometimes shortened to LV, is a French luxury fashion For the Sonata Arctica single see Victoria's Secret (song Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear Lingerie and beauty She has appeared in advertisements for Nivea lotion and is the face of several Brazilian brands including Vivo, Multiplan (Shopping Malls), Colcci and Credicard (Citibank). Nivea is a large global skin- and body-care brand owned by the German company Beiersdorf. Vivo ( Bovespa: VIVO3 / VIVO4;) is the largest Mobile phone service provider in Brazil and Citibank is a major international Bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. After C&A Brazil hired Bündchen as a spokesmodel and began airing television commercials, sales increased by 30%. [15]

In May of 2006, Bündchen signed another multi-million dollar deal, this time with American giant Apple Computer. Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics She starred in an advertising campaign to promote the new Macintosh line through the Get a Mac advertisements. Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc

She has her own line of sandals with footwear company Grendene called Ipanema Gisele Bündchen. Forbes puts her 53rd on their list of the most powerful celebrities of 2007 due to the success of her shoe line. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly Custom Ipanema flip-flops sell for as much as $230 a pair. [16] She is also the owner of a hotel in the south of Brazil, the Palladium Executive. [17]

On May 1, 2007, it was announced that Bündchen had ended her contract with Victoria's Secret. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The New York Post's Page Six reported that Bündchen had left Victoria's Secret because she just wanted to move on, not because she didn't get paid enough. The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually [18]

In July of 2007, having earned an estimated total of $33 million in the past 12 months, Forbes magazine named her the world's top-earning model in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly [19]

Gisele Bündchen at the Fashion Rio Verão 2007.
Gisele Bündchen at the Fashion Rio Verão 2007.

Gisele as one of the reasons to love New York

On December of 2005 issue, the New York magazine elected and publicized a list of 123 reasons to love New York City, and the reason of number 43 announced on occasion was because Gisele Bündchen lives there. [20]

Gisele Bündchen Stock Index

An American economist named Fred Fuld developed a stock index to measure the profit performance improvement of companies represented by Bündchen compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( also called the DJIA, Dow 30, INDP, or informally the Dow Jones or The Dow) is one of several According to Fuld, the Gisele Bündchen Stock Index was up 15% during the interval of time between May and July of 2007, substantially surpassing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was up just 8. 2%. [21][22]

Tribute to Gisele (song)

A Brazilian singer and songwriter named Gabriel Guerra, along with Pedro Cezar, another musician, wrote as homage the song Tributo a Gisele (Tribute to Gisele in English),[23] which is currently the theme of the supermodel's official website. A supermodel is a highly-paid élite fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in Haute couture and commercial modeling In January of 2008 she met Gabriel Guerra at Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro where she was a guest at the time. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil [24]

Her image as inspiration for aesthetic plastic surgeries

A result of research was publicized at February 2008 by The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) to reveal how world celebrity images, that overwhelm popular media, influence people's choices and decisions to undergo plastic surgeries. The question asked was: What influences do celebrities have on the decisions patients make? The survey was sent to over 20,000 plastic surgeons in 84 countries.

Gisele Bündchen, Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Pamela Anderson, Sophia Loren, Brad Pitt and George Clooney were the most mentioned. Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys George Timothy Clooney (born May 6 1961 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe award-winning American actor director, producer, Gisele won the abdomen and hair categories and was second place in the breasts category. [25]

Nude photography auctioned for US$193,000. 00 (£96,000. 00)

On April 11, 2008, a black-and-white photo of Bündchen, shot by Irving Penn, was auctioned for USD 193,000. Irving Penn (born 16 June 1917) is an American Photographer known for his portraiture and Fashion photography. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 00 (£96,000. 00). The picture was one of dozens from the collection of Gert Elfering that were sold at Christie's International in New York. Christie's is a leading art business and a fine arts Auction house In all, the auction tallied US$ 4. 27 million and included pictures of Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Carla Bruni. Brigitte Bardot ( (born 28 September 1934 is a French actress, former fashion model, Singer and animal welfare/rights activist Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970 is an English model, Singer, Author, Actress, and Fashion designer. Christy Nicole Turlington (born January 2, 1969) is an American fashion model best known for representing Calvin Klein fragrances Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (born Carla Gilberta Bruni Tedeschi, 23 December 1967 is an Italian-born naturalized French songwriter singer and former model. Bündchen's picture reached the highest price in comparison with the others. Bardot was the second with USD 181,000. 00 (£90,000. 00). [26][27]

Charity work

Bündchen lends her support and image for a number of charities and humanitarian causes, such as the I am African campaign, painting her face for protesting against the lack of attention about the HIV African victims[28] and also was, without payment, the face of American Express Red Card, an initiative launched by U2 front man Bono and Bobby Shriver to send a money percentage of financial transactions with this credit card for HIV African victims. ‎The American Express Red is an American Express Credit card which has been launched for the first time in the United Kingdom Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954 in Chicago Illinois) is a member of the Santa Monica City Council. [29]

She designed a limited necklace's edition for Harper’s Bazaar, crafted by jewelers Gumuchian Fils and sold to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital, specializing in cancer treatment. She served as the spokesperson and campaign model for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. [30]

Bündchen already gave a São Paulo Fashion Week's payment check for Zero Hunger (in Portuguese: Fome Zero), a Brazilian government program introduced by the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003, and nowadays, her main social activism is to protect the Amazon Rainforest water sources, donating for this cause a percentage of profits reached with her line of sandals named Ipanema Gisele Bündchen for helping projects like Nascentes do Brasil, ISA, Y Ikatu Xingu and De Olho nos Mananciais. Fome Zero ( Portuguese for "Zero Hunger") is a Brazilian government program introduced by the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (pronounced /lu'iz i'nasju 'lulɐ da 'siwvɐ/; born October 27, 1945) known simply as Lula, is the thirty-fifth and The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía [31][32]

Personal relationships

Bündchen has dated Leonardo DiCaprio and Kelly Slater. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. Robert Kelly Slater (b February 11 1972, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA) known simply as Kelly Slater is an American professional Surfer She is currently dating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Thomas Edward Brady Jr (born August 3 1977 is an American football Quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League Since they started their relationship there are rumors that she is pregnant with his baby. [33][34][35][36] The magazine In Touch Weekly reported on May 4 that Brady wants to propose to Gisele. [37]

Filmography

Year Title Roles Notes
2006 The Devil Wears Prada Serena supporting character/special appearance
2004 Taxi Vanessa main antagonist

Controversy

PETA "anti-fur" target

In 2002, during the taping of the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Bündchen was the target of a protest made by four members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals because she was signed to be the new face of Blackglama, a trademark of a fur farming cooperative. The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 Comedy-drama Film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger 's 2003 Taxi is a 2004 American Remake of the 1998 Luc Besson -penned Gérard Pirès directed French film For the Sonata Arctica single see Victoria's Secret (song Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear Lingerie and beauty The American Legend Cooperative (ALC is an Agricultural marketing cooperative of over 1000 Mink fur farmers, best known for its "Blackglama" Fur farming is the practice of breeding or raising certain types of Animals for their Fur. An agicultural cooperative, also known as a farmers' co-op, is a Cooperative where Farmers pool their resources in certain areas of activity When Bündchen was on stage, four women jumped onto the runway holding posters that read "Gisele: Fur Scum" and included the logo for PETA. Bündchen tried to ignore them while several security guards detained the protesters. Bündchen told CNN the protest was "unwarranted" as the fashion show only featured faux fur. After the incident, the producers decided to stop the music and redid Bündchen's segment once the protesters were removed.

"I'm the biggest animal lover in the world!!" she said backstage after the show. "I was just doing my job as a model. I don't even wear fur. They just want attention. "[38] Despite her comments that PETA had acted 'inappropriately' Bündchen later announced that "it was a bad decision on my part," explaining that she no longer "wears any fur". [39] But she appeared on the October 2005 China Vogue Cover wearing fox. [40]

Reaction to papal statement on condom use

Although raised as a Roman Catholic,[41] Bündchen did not agree with statements regarding condom use made by Pope Benedict XVI during his official visit to Brazil. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger [42] Bündchen was quoted with saying, "To prohibit condoms is ridiculous, just think of all the diseases transmitted without them," and asking, "How is it possible to not want people to use condoms and also not have abortions? It's impossible, I'm sorry. "[43]

The euro preference rumour

When Bündchen signed a contract in August of 2007 to represent Pantene hair products in Brazil for Procter & Gamble, it was reported that the model demanded payment in euros, according to Veja, the biggest weekly Brazilian magazine. Pantene is a Brand of Hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Veja ( Portuguese for See) is a Brazilian weekly Newsmagazine published in São Paulo and distributed throughout the country |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld She was also rumoured by Veja to be paid in euros for the last deal reached with the Italian brand Dolce & Gabbana to promote the fragrance The One. Dolce & Gabbana (ˈdolt͡ʃe ænd gaˈbana is an Italian Fashion house. [44] The American dollar's devaluation in international markets was the trigger for the rumour and Bündchen was written about in many financial publications, a rarity for someone in the fashion world. [45]

Her sister and manager Patrícia Bündchen denied these contract details on her official web site after much criticism. [46]

The 1933 King Kong movie poster and the March 2008 Vogue cover with LeBron James and Bundchen which some claim references it The 1933 King Kong movie poster and the March 2008 Vogue cover with LeBron James and Bundchen which some claim references it
The 1933 King Kong movie poster and the March 2008 Vogue cover with LeBron James and Bundchen which some claim references it

Vogue America cover with LeBron James

The cover of the April 2008 Vogue, shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, was the first time a black man had graced the cover. King Kong is a landmark Black-and-white Adventure film about a gigantic Gorilla named " Kong " and how he is captured from Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. LeBron Raymone James (born December 30 1984 in Akron Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz (ˈliːbəvɪts (born October 2, 1949) is an American Portrait photographer whose style is marked Criticism was immediate from many quarters for what was perceived as a racist depiction of LeBron James, putting the basketball superstar and the much smaller model in a pose reminiscent of King Kong carrying off Fay Wray. LeBron Raymone James (born December 30 1984 in Akron Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of King Kong is the name of a fictional giant ape from the fictional Skull Island, who has appeared in several works since 1933 [47] Further criticism arose when the website Watching the Watchers analyzed the photo alongside the World War I recruitment poster titled "Destroy This Mad Brute". [48]

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  23. ^ http://www.somlivre.com.br/newsViewNew.aspx?ID=143
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  25. ^ http://www.isaps.org/uploads/news_pdf/MELB-PR-Celebrity.pdf.
  26. ^ http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/04/12/photo_of_gisele_brings_big_bucks/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7
  27. ^ http://exclusivo.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI2738910-EI1118,00.html
  28. ^ http://ego.globo.com/Entretenimento/Ego/Noticias/0,,AA1251065-5877,00.html
  29. ^ http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/lifestyle/2006-09/01/content_679601.htm
  30. ^ http://portfoliopad.com/images/9050/6858/bio/Gisele%20Bundchen%20-new%20%20bio.pdf
  31. ^ http://www.ipanemagiselebundchen.com.br
  32. ^ http://www.mananciais.org.br/site/index_html
  33. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/03/08/gisele-bundchen-rumored-p_n_42999.html
  34. ^ http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/03/08/report-tom-brady-gets-gisele-bundchen-pregnant/
  35. ^ http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2007/03/08/report_bundchen_pregnant_by_brady/?p1=MEWell_Pos1
  36. ^ http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2007/07/bridget-to-birth-brady-baby-on-bundchens-birthday/
  37. ^ http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=56077
  38. ^ CNN.com - Fur protesters disrupt Victoria's Secret show - Nov. 15, 2002
  39. ^ Gisele Bündchen says 'No' to fur
  40. ^ http://www.dangdang.com/dd2001/getimage_big.asp?id=9028354
  41. ^ ISTOÉ - Independente
  42. ^ http://vivirlatino.com/2007/05/11/the-pope-discourages-condom-use.php
  43. ^ Brazilian model strikes out against Pope » VivirLatino
  44. ^ For Gisele, dollar is not a model currency - International Herald Tribune
  45. ^ Friendless dollar is turned away at the gates of the Taj Mahal - Times Online
  46. ^ Patrícia Bündchen desmente que Gisele Bündchen prefira contratos em euro a dólar
  47. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-03-24-vogue-controversy_N.htm?csp=3
  48. ^ http://watchingthewatchers.org/news/1378/annie-leibovitz-monkeys-around-lebron

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NAME Bündchen, Gisèle Caroline
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gisèle Bündchen
SHORT DESCRIPTION Brazilian supermodel
DATE OF BIRTH 1980-07-20
PLACE OF BIRTH Três de Maio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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