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[03 Jul 2008|01:56am] |
The modeling business gets a bad wrap at times, from people who are on the outside looking in. Being a model is hard work, day in, and day out. We may just put on sexy attire and makeup for a living, but the saying "Being beautiful takes hard work" is very very true. When I think about this line of work, the word pressure is not far behind. There is pressure to always look wonderful, pressure to show the subtle adjustments for each photo. Pressure to maintain weight, pressure to convey many emotions without speaking a word. It is kill or be killed with modeling, and so far, I have been lucky enough to not lose track of who I am, and what I came from.
It seems like yesterday, when I was sitting on the sidewalk, watching cars pass by, and people scurry off to get to their destinations. Tres de Maio was my whole world. My original plan was to stay there for my entire life. Have children, and a great husband. Have the life that my parents had. The simplest life made me happy. I didn't need a huge home, or the nicest cars on the street, I just wanted to live a simple life, and have fun doing it. All I needed was my family, and that is all I still need to this day. I do not need the money, or the attention to make me happy. Give me a small cottage and my family around me, and I am one happy woman. What I have today is all handed down to me by the grace of god. Without him, I would be on a different journey. I have fun doing what I am doing today, I just let it known that I do not need this life to be content.
I worked hard to get where I am. Staying true to myself, and having the right people around me has made all of this a smooth transition. I have all of my accolades and my fame because I dug down deep within myself when I felt like giving up, and keeping myself down to earth when I got big headed. I will n ever think I am the best supermodel in the world, or the prettiest of the bunch, because that simply is not true. Each of us models have a special quality; something special we bring to the table. I see us as equals. We stand by each other when we need it, and that is what produces a great working enviornment. From Tyra to Heidi, to Isabel, to Alessandra, we all work because we love to. That is how it should always be. When you have a job, love it, embrace it. Never get a job that you will wind up hating in the end, because negative energy only gives off negative reactions. Hang loose. Enjoy your life.
I am Gisele Bundchen. And I live by the motto of the city that helped me get my start.
"Non ducor, duco," --"I am not led, I lead".
xbundchen
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