cannot find any biography for her, help somebody?

here she is on catwalk...

Thank you for having started this thread. I love Gisele!

cannot find any biography for her, help somebody?

It's hard to find biographical info on her. However, what I do know about her is that her breakthrough came in 1989, when Karl Lagerfeld gave her her first chance on the runway. The photographers at fashion shows loved her, because of her bubbly personality.

She was married at one point to a photographer, and she used a hyphenated last name (Gisele Zelauy-Toscano) during the length of her marriage.

Chanel Haute Couture, S/S 1990

Chanel Haute Couture, S/S 1990

Here are some of her stats:

Nationality: Brazilian

Hair Color: Dark brown

Eye Color: Green

Height: 5'9.5" ; 177cm

Measurements: (US) 33.5-23.5-35 ; (EU) 85-60-89

Dress Size: (US) 4 ; (EU) 34

Shoe Size: (US) 8.5 ; (EU) 39 ; (UK) 6

Agencies: D Management Group

Advertisements: Bergdorf Goodman, Escada, Fendi,

Magazine Covers: Germany: 'Vogue' - July 1991

Fashion Shows: Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1990 {Gherardini}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1991 {Angel Schlesser, Chanel, Comme des Garçons, Genny, Gherardini, Hermès, Jesús del Pozo, Lanvin, Paco Casado, René Zamudio, Roberto Verino, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino, Veva Medem, Victorio & Lucchino}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1992 {Donna Karan, Giorgio Armani, Isaac Mizrahi}

Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1995 {Claude Montana}

Notes: She appeared in the 1997 Pirelli Calendar.

From fmd1.com

Her old composite cards 1988-1989 (I love these! )

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The Fashion Collections

french Glamour

german Vogue

Vogue Brasil

Wonderful covers, Dayrell! Thank you.

you´re wellcome!

Karl Lagerfeld ad, 1989.

With her trademark Pageboy haircut.

1988

Macy's commercial, 1990

slightly larger

Chanel HC ad, 1989

(she's sitting on the couch with the other model)

Vogue Italia, 1989

scanned by Proximity @tfs

According to the website fashion-iconography.net, this is also Zelauy's Vogue cover for the Spanish edition:

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I will always refer to her as THE ORIGINAL Gisele way before Bundchen....