Gisele Bündchen

Biography

Gisele Bündchen is a Brazilian fashion model and occasional film actress who rose to fame in the late 1990s, ending the "heroin chic" era of modeling with Vogue's 1999 "Return of the Sexy Model" label. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1999 to 2006 and has since become one of the highest-paid models in the world, earning an estimated $70 million fortune. Bündchen has also acted in films like Taxi and The Devil Wears Prada, and is now a goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme.