Why didn’t Gisele Bundchen walk in the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show? Interviews and a book offer tips

Back after a six-year hiatus, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York gave fans the chance to miss some of the brand’s most iconic “angels”, such as Brazilians Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Isabeli Fontana. A notable absence, however, was compatriot übermodel Gisele Bundchen, a highlight of the casting’s golden generation.

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Gisele was with the brand for seven years, between 1999 and 2006. In the months leading up to the return of the Fashion Show, which showed the release of the documentary “The Tour” and a more comprehensive proposal, the Brazilian was even speculated as a “surprise ” could be the event. However, this Tuesday, although other stars were walking the brand’s catwalk, it was not officially known why Gisele was not among them.

Last year, Gisele returned to work for the brand after 17 years. She took part in the Icons 2023 campaign, alongside names like Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel and Naomi Campbell. Teasers and photos went viral on the web.

Why didn’t Gisele Bundchen walk in the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show?

Why wasn’t she at the parade, then? Interviews and his book-written memoirs provide clues.

Gisele Bundchen: meet the model’s children; Vivian is the spitting image of her mother

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Model Gisele Bundchen does yoga with her daughter, Vivian — Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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Gisele with her children Vivian and Benjamin — Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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Gisele Bundchen, with her ex-husband Tom Brady, and their children Benjamin (in a floral blouse) and Vivian. In black, Jack’s son Brady with actress Bridget Moynahan — Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

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The model came to Brazil to spend holidays

In an interview with GLOBO, in March of this year, the übermodel revealed that she never said she would stop working, but that decided not to participate in parades anymore.

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— I never said I would retire, just that I wouldn’t parade anymore. I will never stop working. My wish is to continue creating until the day I die. I love the creativity inside me, I want to learn new things. And life will show what will come, you will see – she emphasized.

Gisele Bündchen among models Ana Beatriz Barros, Alessandra Ambrosio, Selita Ebanks and Adriana Lima – Photo: Getty Images

In addition to being a businesswoman and campaign model, Gisele has been committed to releasing books in recent years. In 2018, she released a non-fiction work with her memoirs titled “Learning: My Journey Towards a More Meaningful Life”. She is also the author of the cookbook “Nutrir: Simple recipes for the body and the soul”, which was released in March this year.

How Gisele left Victoria’s Secret

In her book, “Learning: My journey to a life with more meaning”, Gisele recalled her time at Victoria’s Secret and how she made the decision to end her contract with the brand, during the period in which she was appointed renew. it.

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“I was definitely very grateful for the opportunity and the financial result the company gave me, but I was at a different stage in my life and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to continue working there,” she wrote.

Gisele revealed that at first she felt comfortable walking around wearing lingerie, but that this changed over time.

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“Over time, I felt less and less willing to walk the sidewalk wearing a bikini or a G-string. Give me a cape, alas, something that covers me a little”, she asked.

The decision to leave the VS model solutions in favor of an unusual way. She wrote the words “yes” and “no” on two pieces of paper. He put it into a cup and made a “draw”. The chosen answer was “no”. “It was the answer my body wanted to hear too and I believe it kept warning me about it for days.”