Passion or Profession: Supermodel

Period: 1980–

Bündchen was born in southern Brazil to a mother of Brazilian descent and a father of German descent. As a child and youth she was teased by her classmates for being very thin and tall. She would eventually reach 5-feet-11-inches. Partly because of her height, Bündchen wanted to play professional volleyball. However, she was also involved in modeling classes at a young age, and she was eventually “discovered” in 1993. She has since become one of the best known models in the world, earning a multi-million dollar income.