Gisele Bndchen Reveals The Moment She's Most Proud Of In Her Modeling Career

Gisele Bndchen revealed her proudest moments as a model and its not what youd expect. 

One of the big moments for me was when I arrived in So Paulo, the cookbook author told WSJ. magazine in an interview published Monday. I was 13 years old, it was the beginning of my career and I didnt know anyone in So Paulo. I was leaving a village of 10,000. 

When I got there, my wallet was gone, Bndchen explained. This woman saw me crying and she gave me two quarters, and I called my dad from a payphone. He was like, Gisele, you can come home. 

The model made a choice that would stay with her forever and help her face what was to come in her career.

At that moment, I decided Im not going to go back home just because somebody stole my wallet, she said. When I finally got to [the models house in So Paulo that day], I felt so capable.

That was the biggest first thing that happened because in the fashion career, people used to mistreat you, especially when you started, the 43-year-old added. Not everyone was kind, lets put it that way. But I got some calluses from that first experience, it gave me a lot of strength for what was to come.

While Bndchen shot to fame on the runway and spent over a decade and a half as the worlds highest-paid model , she recently opened up about why modeling isnt as comfortable for her anymore. 

Being a model is not really an extension of me ... Its being an actress in a silent movie, she told Vanity Fair in an interview last year. 

I dont want to be a character in anybody elses movie, Bndchen added. And when I do that, it doesnt feel as comfortable for me anymore.