'Thank you for being always there for me': Gisele Bundchen lavishes fraternal twin sister Patricia with praise in photo collage as they turn 35
She turned 35-years-old on Monday, but Gisele Bundchen instead turned the spotlight on her fraternal twin sister Patricia.
In honour of their big day, the birthday girl shared a heart-warming message and photo collage of themselves on Facebook.
The Vogue supermodel wrote in the caption: 'Happy birthday super Pati!!! I wish you the most amazing things in this world.'
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'Thank you for being always there for me': Gisele Bundchen shared a touching Facebook message and photo collage of her fraternal twin sister Patricia when they both turned 35 on Monday
She added, 'Thank you for being always there for me, since the very beginning. I love you so much. #birthday #twinsister #bestfriendintheworld #love.'
Gisele and Patricia were raised in Brazil, and in an interview with Vanity Fair, the model recalled their early years together.
'We did ballet, gymnastics - I think my mom was trying to keep us busy...She had to work, so we went to a modeling course - me and my twin and one of our sisters, Gabby, who's like the second twin because we're one year apart.
Sister act! Bundchen, pictured at LAX in July, has five sisters total: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela, and Patricia
Do off-duty super model style in Gisele's Saint Laurent boots
We love looking at what the stars wear when jetting in and out of airports, especially the super models. Gisele Bundchen always looks amazing. Here she is, stomping through LAX, as if on a catwalk, in these Saint Laurent boots.
There are very few wardrobe staples that you can pull out all year round, for years and years. Boots like these are just that. The caramel tan colour literally goes with anything, the height elongates your leg, and they will look just as good teamed with jeans or a dress.
Gisele decided to tuck her jeans in - a great move when on the go - and we love how she's teamed the tan with the neutral-coloured top. It's a super cool, relaxed look that anyone can emulate.
You can buy these Saint Laurent boots over on Barneys and they are aptly named 'Babies'. You can just imagine Gisele saying: 'I love my Babies!'
'We were the Three Musketeers, and we did everything together.'
Gisele has five sisters total: Raquel, Graziela, Gabriela, Rafaela, and her twin sister.
Patricia is Gisele's spokeswoman, and in April released a statement explaining her sister's post-runway future when she announced her retirement from the catwalk.
Family first: According to a statement, the model - pictured with her husband Tom Brady and children Benjamin and Vivian in Boston in 2014 - is 'spending more time on her number one priority: her family' post-runway life
'Gisele will focus on special projects and also spending more time on her number one priority: her family,' the model's sibling stated.
Ever since taking her last walk down the runway in April, the former Victoria's Secret Angel has been keeping busy with her work.
Gisele has chosen to focus on her lingerie company, Gisele Bundchen Intimates, which she founded in 2011.
Marital bliss: The former Victoria's Secret model posed beside her husband Tom in an Instagram photo shared in June
In June, she released a promotional video for the brand, where she was seen scantily clad and showing off her supermodel figure.
Gisele has also returned as the face of Stuart Weitzman, showing off her long legs and toned derriere for the footwear brand's fall 2015 campaign.
And despite giving up her runway career, Gisele is still pulling in the megabucks, with Forbes magazine placing her at number 46 on their list of highest paid celebrities this month, thanks to a yearly income of $44 million - with the beauty the only model to make the list.
With husband Tom Brady, Gisele has two children: Benjamin and Vivian, two; he also has a son, John, seven, from a previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynahan.
Still at it! The mother-of-two, who shared this image of herself at 'work' in July, has remained busy post-retirement with her lingerie company Gisele Bundchen Intimates
All together now! The model posed with her mother Vania, as well as her sisters - Graziela, Gabriela, and Patricia - at an event in 2008 in New York
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