About
Gisele
Bundchen
Gisele Bündchen is the daughter of Valdir and Vânia Bündchen, both of German descent, along with five sisters: Raquel, Graziela, Patricia, Gabriela and Rafaela.
Patricia and Gisele are fraternal twins. Bündchen has mentioned several times that at least one of her sisters has attempted a modeling career as well. Pictures of her family reveal they share the same statuesque bone structures, and long, wavy brown hair.
While in school, Bündchen was so thin that her friends used to call her "Olívia Palito" (Portuguese for Olive Oyl, Popeye's skinny friend), and Saracura (a kind of long-legged bird). She liked to play volleyball, and had even thought of becoming a professional for Brazilian team, Sogipa.
An often told story about the "discovery" of Bündchen is when, a ... read more
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