Whether Gisele became who she is today or had minor success is not significant. Studying your craft vigorously and professionality is an important component to anything you do. She learned her angles, about lighting, the positioning of the camera and what made her look shorter or taller, the makeup that highlighted her features best, and that movement in front of the lens would be her signature. Seeing hundreds of beautiful young women all around her, Gisele felt she had to work that much harder. She was determined to learn the craft of modeling and because she felt she wasn't the prettiest compared to others in the industry. In school, Gisele practiced discipline and dedication when it came to her studies. This was her first lesson to listen to the little voice inside. She cried and was defeated and disappointed. Someone must have stolen it out of her backpack along the way. Upon her arrival, she looked for her wallet and it was no where to be found. She made the journey to the station nearest to her model apartment, asking for directions and switching different trains. She thought "I can't go to my castings dressed in my clothes." The voice inside told her to do as her father had instructed but she thought her idea was clever. She thought to herself, "Why don't I take the train instead of a taxi to the model apartment and with the money I save I can buy myself some new clothes." Gisele only had some ill fitting jeans and a couple t-shirts. When she got to the station, she looked around and saw more people than she's ever seen all dressed in nicer clothes than hers. She said she wasn't going to come back "empty handed." She was determined to succeed. This was the first time she was away from her family and she wanted to make them proud. When Gisele first moved to São Paulo, her father gave her enough money to take a taxi from the train station to get to her new model apartment. The following are the lessons I took from Gisele. Gisele was discovered by Elite in São Paulo at fourteen which quickly lead to her life changing journey. Her discipline started at a young age with her school work and playing volleyball which spilled into modeling. Gisele was a young girl with great spirit. She grew up Roman Catholic and often challenged the status quo. At a young age she was fascinated with metaphysics and spirituality. She prayed at night to God, to her star and guardian angels. Gisele liked to climb trees and spend time on her own. Gisele was more of an introvert in school, compared to her twin Pati. All the sisters did chores around the house and on Sunday's they would sit with their father as he played the guitar and they sang. She loved going to her grandmothers farm and was a good student. Her childhood sounded beautiful and filled with love. She grew up in the small town of Horizontina in southern Brazil with five sisters, one was which was her twin. Reading about Gisele's journey was inspiring. The women in the photographs represented the confident and fearless woman I wanted to become. The name "The Girl Habit" was originally inspired for my Tumblr account, a place where I collaged endless mesmerizing fashion photographs. Her photographs throughout the years are some of my all time favorites. As a woman with such success in her career and personal life, Gisele is someone I've admired for a long time. I recently read Gisele Bunchen's book Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life.
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