Brazilian media reported on the death of Vania Nonnenmacher, mother of Gisele Bündchen, at the age of 75 (Source: Instagram/Gisele Bündchen)
Vania Nonnenmacher, Mother of Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen, He died at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer at the Moinhos de Vento Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, according to Brazilian media GZH.
Nonnenmacher, of German descent and Brazilian nationality, had a career as a banker at Banco do Brasil before his retirement. Together with her husband, the university professor Valdir Bündchen, she had six daughters: Gisele, Patrícia, Rafaela, Raquel, Graziela and Gabriela. The family lived in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, the birthplace of one of the most famous Victoria's Secret Angels.
Following Vânia's death, a wake was planned for this Monday morning in the Ecumenical Chapel of the Metropolitan Crematorium of Porto Alegre, followed by a farewell ceremony.
Vânia Nonnenmacher, Gisele's mother, died after a long battle with cancer that plagued her throughout 2023 (Source: Instagram/Gisele Bündchen)
Gisele Bündchen has not yet made any statement about her mother's death. In 2018, mother and daughter shared the cover of Vogue Brazil and recently, in July 2022, Gisele posted a series of photos with Nonnenmacher on social media to mark her 73rd birthday, expressing her deep gratitude and love for everything her mother had done for her and her sisters.
“Happy Birthday Mom! I will be forever grateful for everything you have done and will continue to do for us. Thank you for always loving us, inspiring us and teaching us. Thank you for giving me life. I love you so much“.
Gisele has repeatedly praised her mother's strength and dedication, describing her as the “germ” of her large family. On International Women's Day 2010, the model shed light on growing up watching her mother care for her six daughters, and in a blog post on her website, she called her mother her “hero” for dedicating her life to her family. Gisele has expressed her admiration for her mother's parenting style, who strived to be like her to her own children and become “their rock,” just as Vânia was to Gisele and her sisters.
Gisele Bündchen even went so far as to describe her mother as a “hero” and role model for raising her own children (Source: Instagram/Gisele Bündchen)
Vânia's lessons were even more important during Gisele's split from former NFL player Tom Brady. In an interview with Harper Bazaar, Bündchen reiterated that both she and Brady had different views on raising their children, but thanks to her mother's guidance, Gisele was able to cope with the situation.
“You are where you come from. All the things I learned as a child are things that are within me. That doesn't change. In many ways it also gave me security because my value system was so strong.”
The illness of Vania was present throughout 2023. In an interview with People in September, Gisele confessed how difficult it was to care for her ailing parents.
“It was very difficult for my family. “It was a lot, in all areas of my life”, he claimed. “I feel like when it rains, it pours. With all the twists and turns that life brings, we can only do the best we can given what is happening around us,” said Bündchen, who is still survived by his 74-year-old father Valdir Bündchen becomes.
Gisele Bündchen still leaves behind her father Valdir Bündchen (Source: Instagram/Gisele Bündchen)