Cover Story

100 ...AND GOD CREATED GISELE
Gisele Bündchen’s rags-to-riches saga – of a gangly 14-year-old from the Brazilian sticks who became the world’s most sought-after supermodel, then married star quarterback Tom Brady – has included some traumas, not least the revelation that Brady’s ex-girlfriend was having a baby. Leslie Bennetts gets Bündchen’s mile-a-minute account of the highs, the lows, and what comes next.
Photographs by Mario Testino.

Features

112 – HIGH C IN HIGH DEF
Wayne Maser and Damian Fowler spotlight seven internation apera stars who are putting to rest the “fat lady sings” cliché, via live broadcasts to movie theatres.

122 – THE THRILL ROOM
Todd Eberle and Matt Tyrnauer spotlight an impressive lineup of power-lunchers, who gathered in the Four Seasons Grill Room to mark the restaurant’s 50th anniversary.

132 – ENTER THE DRAGON KING
Nestled among the world’s highest peaks, Bhutan is the last of the Himalayan kingdoms. With a rare invitation to the last coronation of its new monarch – the 29-year-old, Oxford-educated Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck – Patrick French finds a thriving bridge between the 17th and 21st centuries.

138 – TARANTINO GOES TO WAR
With an exclusive excerpt from the screenplay of his creatively spelled World War II epic, Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino reveals the suspense-filled opener of one of the year’s most anticipated films, premiering at Cannes this month, while Brigitte Lacombe captures Brad Pitt and other cast members on the set.