Gisele BundchenGisele Caroline Bündchen Portuguese pronunciation: born 20 July 1980) is a Brazilian model, occasional film actress and goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme.
In the late 1990s, Bündchen became one of the first in a wave of Brazilian models to find success. In 1999, Vogue magazine dubbed her "The Return of the Sexy Model" and she was credited with ending the "heroin chic" era of modeling.
Bündchen was one of Victoria's Secret Angels from 2000 until 2007. Since 2004 she became the highest-paid model in the world and after the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment industry with an estimated $150 million fortune. Members of the fashion industry, such as Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell, have argued that Bündchen is the only true remaining "supermodel."
As an occasional actress, she had supporting roles in Taxi (2004) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
From 2000 to 2005, Bündchen was in a much-publicized relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She began dating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in 2006. They married in February 2009.
