gisele bundchen looking sultry in aqua top on white background close up
      Gisele Bundchen  
      New York, 1996  
 

Brazilian beauty Gisele has always been a fun girl to be around, very cool.  This is from an early shoot done of her shortly after she'd arrived in New York.   She would soon become the supermodel simply known by her first name.   Shot in the daylight New York studio of photo-group.  Jeffrey Rodriguez, of Beverly Hills, did Gisele's make-up.

Gisele became the first Brazilian fashion model to make it big in all the areas of modeling.  Not only did she become a favorite on the runway, working for the most prestigious haute couture and ready to wear designers in the world, names such as YSL, Chanel, Versace, Calvin Klein, etc, she became a cover girl of the famous photographers and top international magazines including VOGUE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, COSMOPOLITAN.  Gisele is the  leading female model featured in major fashion advertising.  During the past few years she consistently has more campaigns going at one time than any other model. 

About the photographer . .
Steve Landis has worked with many models early in their careers, including shooting Cindy Crawford's first cover; early jobs and covers with Linda Evangelista; Andie MacDowell's and Carol Alt's very first test photo sessions.  He has given encouragement to many, and discovered the following girls, Clare Hoak, Raquel Chevremont, and actress Julianne  Nicholson. 


Steve Landis has travelled through many parts of the world during a career in professional photography incorporating the areas of photojournalism, fashion, beauty, and celebrity portrait photography for major publications for over 25 years.  Steve has turned his life over to Yeshua the Messiah, (Jesus the Christ.)  Steve now primarily photographs weddings, family, actor, and executive portraits.

"I have been greatly blessed during my life and give the glory and thanks to Yeshua for a renewed life of peace and joy," states Landis. 

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