“It saddens me that in the 21st century, with all our knowledge and power, we are hearing more and more stories of possible extinctions due to people's choice. We are responsible for our choices and the only ones capable of changing our future.”

Brazilian supermodel and activist

Gisele Caroline Bündchen is a Brazilian supermodel and activist. Since 2001, she has ranked among the highest-paid models in the world, and she is widely seen as one of the most influential supermodels of all time. She is credited with helping reshape fashion's beauty standards and with ushering in a new period of global supermodel dominance. Forbes placed her at the top of its highest-paid models list from 2005 to 2016, ranked her as the 16th-richest woman in entertainment in 2007, and listed her as the 89th most powerful woman in media and entertainment in 2014.