Gisele Named UN Goodwill Ambassador

Bundchen more than just a supermodel, has long campaigned for environmental issues
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 21, 2009 6:30 AM CDT
Gisele Named UN Goodwill Ambassador
Model Gisele Bundchen attends the 2009 Rainforest Alliance gala at the American Museum of Natural History on May 6, 2009 in New York City.   (Getty Images)

Gisele Bundchen will have more than a baby with hubby Tom Brady to keep her busy—yesterday she was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, the Boston Herald reports. “Mother Earth is our fundamental life-support system, and by becoming aware and responsible now, we can assist in preserving the planet,” says the supermodel, who has a Web-based environmental cartoon and has worked on reforestation in her native Brazil. (More Gisele Bundchen stories.)

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