Gisele Bündchen

Bündchen in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Gisele Caroline Bündchen

Place of Birth: Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Date of Birth: 20 July, 1980

Ethnicity: German

Gisele Bündchen is a Brazilian fashion model, actress, and producer. She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. She is 5′11″.

Her parents, Vânia Maria Nonnenmacher and Valdir Reinoldo Bündchen, are both of German ancestry. Bundchen was born and raised in Horizontina, a southern region in Brazil, where there is a large ethnic German community. She is a sixth-generation German Brazilian, with ancestry in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, Saarland, Hesse, and Alsace-Lorraine, France. Gisele is married to Jiu-Jitsu instructor Joaquim Valente. She has two children with her former husband, American professional football player Tom Brady; and a son with Joaquim.

Despite being of German origin, Gisele does not speak German. She stated that she learned German in third grade, but forgot it all. Her parents still speak German to their siblings.

Gisele’s paternal grandfather was Walter Bündchen (the son of Reinoldo/Reinaldo Bündchen and Elsa Irena Hauschildt). Walter was born on March 15, 1926, in Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He was Mayor of Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, from 1971 to 1975. Horizontina’s airport is named after him. Reinoldo was also born in Rio Grande do Sul, the son of Henrique/Heinrich Bündchen/Bünchen, whose parents were German, from Rheinland-Palatinate; and of Rosaline Schwambach, who was the daughter of Jakob/Jacob Schwambach/Schvambach and Margaretha/Margarida Walber. Gisele’s great-grandmother Elsa was born in Rio Grande do Sul, the daughter of Johann/Joahnn “João” Hauschildt/Hauschild and Karolina/Carolina Hermann/Herrmann, who were also of German descent.

Gisele’s paternal grandmother was Lucila Lückemeyer/Lückmeyer (the daughter of Vicente Lückmeyer and Emilia Horst). Lucila was born in Tuparendi, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Vicente was the son of German parents, Anton Lükemeier/Lückemeier, from North Rhine-Westphalia; and Guilhermina/Wilhelmine Emilie Friederike Borchardt, from Cochem-Zell. Gisele’s great-grandmother Emilia likely was also of German descent, the daughter of Anna Beck.

Gisele’s maternal grandfather was João Theobaldo Nonnenmacher (the son of Jacob Nonnenmacher and Elisabetha/Elisabeth Schneider). João was born in Santa Clara do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Jacob was the son of Domminick Nonnenmacher, who was from Rhineland-Palatinate; and of Margarida Krieger/Krüger, whose parents were German. Gisele’s great-grandmother Elisabetha was the daughter of João Schneider and Ana Maria Mallmann, who were of German origin, with Ana being from Blantenrat.

Gisele’s maternal grandmother was Maria Kolling (the daughter of Francisco Antônio Kolling and Maria Bohn). Gisle’s grandmother Maria was born in Santa Clara do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Francisco was the son of Pedro Heberle Kolling and Ana Maria Kieling, who were the children of German parents. Gisele’s great-grandmother Maria was the daughter of Bernardo Bohn and Maria Dresch, who were born in Germany.

Sources: http://www.dw-world.de

Genealogies of Gisele Bündchen – https://www.myheritage.com.br
https://www.geni.com

Information about Gisele’s paternal grandfather, Walter Bündchen – https://www.historiaparacontar.com

Obituary of Gisele’s paternal grandfather, Walter Bündchen – http://jornaldesantacatarina.clicrbs.com.br

Genealogy of the Heberle family – https://docslide.com.br

Genealogy of Gisele’s maternal great-grandmother, Elisabetha/Elisabeth Schneider (focusing on her own father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Gisele’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Pedro Heberle Kolling – https://www.geni.com

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241 Responses

  1. andrew says:

    There’s nobody in her extended family tree who is not German

    The only hole is Vicente Lückmeyer father-in-law name, that is unknown. Vicente wife is listed as “Emilia Beck”, rather than Emilia Horst, as above.

    • jonnasbitt says:

      That’s great research. It was obvious that she’s fully German, since she’s from a small southern Brazilian town. People think everyone from Brazil is extremely mixed but in reality there’s a very substantial amount of people who are fully, or nearly full European, sometimes even having a single euro ethnicity in their heritage, like in Gisele’s case.

  2. italiano90 says:

    Her sons with tom brady look hispanic.

  3. myfellowwhitepeople says:

    If she did a test my bet would be 80% European 10% native 10% African

    • andrew says:

      I did not say anywhere Pascal is “100% white man” (and why are you so worried about whiteness? Because obviously you are not white either, white people don’t care about that).
      You can make a good couple with the nutcase “Urimnak”.

      • myfellowwhitepeople says:

        lol I’m definitely not going to argue with you anymore I think you’re a South American who really wants to be White, but you’re not lol Besides, I’m on an ethnic website and I always try to find the mix of some people who don’t seem to be entirely white.
        You’ve lived on this site for at least 10 years, you don’t have a life, do you?

        • andrew says:

          I like to have conversations with nutcases like you after a busy day. Seriously, unless some in her family cheated, she is 100% German.

        • Blahby says:

          I know you’re not talking to me, but I’m South American and I completely agree. I saw a picture of her son and came on this site to check what it said. I agree she is not completely white. I think she is also Native (and to a smaller extent) African. Or maybe you’re correct and about the same for each ..she is Brazilian. I just don’t understand why they lie. White people who are not mixed have distinct appearances. When you see it, you know. I am forever rolling my eyes when they claim these people are completely European.

          • andrew says:

            Her son looks a bit weird/atypical though her grandparents/great-grandparents and so on are fairly well documented as German, so unless someone cheated…that’s it.

      • myfellowwhitepeople says:

        once again stop quoting me

  4. myfellowwhitepeople says:

    There is something exotic about her, even if very distant

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