Gisele Bündchen was appointed UN Goodwill ambassador. While this may seem like it came out of left-field, Gisele has been a quiet activist since visiting the Xingu area of the Amazon in 2003. She is reportedly thrilled to be the supermodel version of Angelina Jolie, another fellow UN Goodwill ambassador.

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Gisele told reporters (via Glamour.com):

“I started paying attention to what was happening with the environment when I had a visit to the Xingu area of the Amazon in 2003. I spent a week with an Indian tribe and everyone was complaining they were getting sick because the waters were polluted.”

Bündchen is also an environmentalist who blogs about green living on her website.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better childhood,” Bündchen said. “We must act now, so future generations have the same opportunity. Mother Earth is our fundamental life-support system, and by becoming aware and responsible now, we can assist in preserving the planet.”

Photos: Bauer Griffin