Gisele Bundchen the original supermodel of the Brazilian
wave kicked off the show.
The
fans cheered with excitement as Gisele walked the
runway for Colcci at Brazil Fashion Week in Sao Paulo,
Brazil.
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about
Gisele
Bundchen
Gisele
can be considered queen of the Brazilian supermodel
explosion that started over a decade ago. She helped
paved the way for names such as Alessandra, Adriana,
Ana, and Izabel. Gisele is one of the top grossing
supermodels of all time and her Brazilian model friends
are right behind her.
This
Brazilian beauty supermodel standing at 5'11"
is the most sought after supermodel in the industry
today. One of the leading fashion magazines has credit
Gisele for the return of the sexy model, something
that was lost since the supermodels of the late 80's.
Gisele's road to the top of the supermodel world happened
all by chance. She was spotted by an agent from the
Elite Modeling Agency while eating a big mac at a
Sao Paulo McDonald's while on a trip from her home
town of Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Despite her father's lack of approval of the career
choice, he allowed her to move to Sao Paulo at the
young age 14. While in Sao Paulo, Gisele entered the
"Elite Look Modeling Competition" in 1995
and her career took off faster than a backstage pass
to a Victoria's
Secret fashion show.
Now
the girl that was once teased by classmates, with
nickname Olive Oil, from the Popeye the Sailor cartoons
for being so thin and tall, was soon living the life
of a supermodel. She was off traveling to exotic locations
for photo shoots, walking the runways for today's
top high fashion designers, becoming a Victoria's
Secret angel,
and appearing on cover after cover of fashion magazines.
