Published: 3:00 PM PST, January 28, 2024
Gisele Bündchen's mother, Vânia Nonnenmacher, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 75.
Nonnenmacher's death was confirmed in a statement from Hospital Moinhos de Vento – a medical facility in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Nonnenmacher died Sunday after being admitted Friday, People reports.
Bündchen has not yet publicly commented on her loss.
Nonnenmacher was mother to the supermodel and Bündchen's five siblings – including her twin sister Patricia and her other sisters Rafaela, Graziela, Gabriela and Raquel.
According to Brazilian broadcaster GHZ, Nonnenmacher worked as a bank teller while raising her six children, whom she shared with her husband Valdir Bündchen, in the Brazilian city of Horizontina.
Bündchen has frequently paid tribute to her mother and celebrated her in social media posts. Back in June 2022, she commemorated her mother's birthday with a heartfelt Instagram post.
“Happy Birthday Mom! “I am forever grateful for everything you have done and will continue to do for us,” Bündchen wrote. “Thank you for always loving, inspiring and teaching us. Thank you for giving me life! I love you so much!”
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