Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian model. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world, having earned $33 million in 2007 alone, adding to her estimated $150 million fortune. She is also listed on Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s richest supermodel. Gisele is the face of more than 20 brands internationally and appeared on more than 500 magazine covers on her career.


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. Gisele won the abdomen and hair categories and was second place on breasts category.


At April 11, 2008, a black-and-white photo of Bündchen, shot by Irving Penn, was auctioned for USD 193.000,00 (£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. In all, the auction tallied US$ 4.27 million and included pictures of Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Carla Bruni. Bündchen’s picture reached the highest price in comparison with all others famous personalities. Bardot was the second with USD 181.000,00 (£90.000,00).

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