In the late 1990s, Gisele became the first in a wave of Brazilian models to find success.
In 1999, Vogue magazine dubbed her "The Return of the Sexy Model". She was one of Victoria's Secret Angels from 2000 until 2006.
Since 2004, she has been the highest-paid model in the world and the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment industry.
Models Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell have argued that Bündchen is the only true remaining "supermodel".
