Gisele Bündchen
Awards & Honours
15
Awards Won
4
Honours
5
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Gisele Bündchen's career is defined by unprecedented longevity and financial dominance in modeling. She topped Forbes' highest-paid models list for 12 consecutive years, a record no other model has matched. She is credited with single-handedly ending the heroin chic era, reshaping the industry's beauty standards. Her 1,200 magazine covers and 42-show New York Fashion Week season in 1996 remain benchmarks of success. Beyond fashion, her environmental advocacy earned her a Harvard Global Environmental Citizen Award, and her memoir Lessons became a bestseller.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Walk of Style Induction
Inducted into the Walk of Style in São Paulo for contributions to fashion.
Global Environmental Citizen Award
Awarded jointly with Tom Brady for environmental advocacy.
Environmental Champion
Recognized for work as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador.
Goodwill Ambassador
Appointed as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador for environmental issues.
Rankings & Lists
Highest-Paid Models
Highest-Paid Models
Most Powerful Women in Media and Entertainment
Richest Women in Entertainment
Highest-Paid Models
Magazine Covers
Time
2009
The World's Most Influential People
Rolling Stone
2000
The Hot Issue
Vanity Fair
2007
The International Best-Dressed List
GQ
2007
Women of the Year
Forbes
2007
Highest-Paid Models
Records & Feats
Most consecutive years as Forbes highest-paid model
Topped Forbes' highest-paid models list for 12 consecutive years from 2005 to 2016, a record for any model.
First model to walk in over 40 shows in a single New York Fashion Week
Walked in 42 shows during New York Fashion Week in 1996, a feat that set a new standard for runway work.
Credited with ending the heroin chic era
Vogue magazine credited Bündchen with ending the heroin chic aesthetic in modeling in 1999, shifting the industry toward a healthier look.