First published 2018
Gisele Bündchen opens her life story in southern Brazil, where she slept in one room with five sisters and endured classroom bullying. At fourteen, a modeling scout spotted her in São Paulo and changed everything. By eighteen, she walked Alexander McQueen's London runway and ended fashion's heroin chic period. Her career exploded into 600 advertising campaigns, over 2000 magazine covers, and more than 800 runway shows for major brands worldwide. Yet behind the glamorous public persona lived a different woman entirely. Bündchen reveals the private struggles that contrasted sharply with her international success. She traces her path from barefoot childhood days through building a modeling empire, becoming a mother, and marrying NFL quarterback Tom Brady. The memoir spans 37 years of hard-won wisdom about creating a meaningful existence beyond fame and fortune.
Genres: autobiography, memoir, biography-memoir, fashion-designers, fashion, fashion-design
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, self-discovery
Setting: Brazil, London, São Paulo
Period: 21st Century
256 pages · Hardcover · Avery