Gisele Caroline Bündchen, born on July 20, 1980, in Horizontina, a small rural town in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is the youngest of six sisters in a family of German Brazilian descent. Discovered by a model scout at age 14 in a São Paulo shopping mall, she began her career in 1994, moving to São Paulo and later New York. By the late 1990s, she pioneered the shift from waifish 'heroin chic' to a healthier supermodel aesthetic, becoming one of the most in-demand models, walking for designers like Alexander McQueen and Dolce & Gabbana, and serving as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1999 to 2006. She has authored books such as 'Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life' (2017), acted in films like 'Taxi' (2004), and engaged in business ventures including her Ipanema flip-flop line, Sejaa skincare brand, and equity in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange as a brand ambassador. A prominent environmentalist, she has campaigned against Amazon deforestation and served as a UNEP Goodwill Ambassador since 2009. Married to Tom Brady from 2009 to 2022, they share son Benjamin (born 2009) and daughter Vivian (born 2012); the high-profile divorce cited irreconcilable differences amid Brady's career decisions.