The Wonder Woman of Hollywood, Gal Gadot is making waves in the movie industry with her outrageous talent that range from her glowing beauty, intellectual prowess, excellent acting skills to her athleticism.

 

The winner of Miss Israel 2004 career in Hollywood didn’t pop out of the blue, in this article we will learn about her early modeling career and her big break in Hollywood.

Gal Gadot’s modeling career

Gal Gadot enlisted herself in Miss Israel’s beauty pageant on a whim and never expected to win, it was a shock to her when she was crowned as the winner of 2004 Miss Israel. She was just 18 years old when she won.

[ CAPTION: Gal Gadot in Miss Israel ][ SOURCE: E ]

Gal was a participant in Miss Universe but she didn’t win the title. In an interview, Gal said that she deliberately exampled bad behavior to get disqualified soon because the pageant’s norms and etiquettes were too much for her.    

Gal’s unexpected victory opened her new highways. From the year 2008 till 2016 she was the main model for the fashion brand Castro. In 2007, Gal was featured in the issue of Maxim’s ‘Women of the IDF’ and simultaneously on the cover of the New York Post.

[ CAPTION: Gal Gadot in a photoshoot ][ SOURCE: US weekly ]

Immediately after her Miss Israel win she went to Israeli Defense Forces for two years. She occasionally modeled for a local clothing company named Castro Clothing.

She has been featured on Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Bride Magazine, Lucire, Entertainment Weekly, FHM, UMM, Cleo, Fashion as a cover girl and led campaigns for Miss Sixty, Huawei. 

She has also worked for Gucci, Vine Vera, Jaguar cars, Captain Morgan drink, Revlon.

[ CAPTION: Gal Gadot in a photoshoot ][ SOURCE: DailyPost ]

Gal Gadot was ranked as 5th on “the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish women in the world”.

Gal Gadot’s acting career

Gal Gadot’s first role in TV was in an Israeli TV show Bubot in 2007. She was contacted to audition for the role of Bond girl in the Quantum of Solace but she didn’t get it, instead, through the same audition she was cast on part four of Fast and Furious. She did her own stunts in the movie.

[ CAPTION: Gal Gadot in fast and furious ][ SOURCE: FMH.com ]

She was again cast in the Fast and Furious franchise for two more movies.

Gal’s big break is considered the role of wonder woman in the movie Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice.

[ CAPTION: Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman ][ SOURCE: NDTV ]

In 2017 her solo movie Wonder Woman was released which was a major hit and outgrew other box office record. She also went on to be the first non-American superhero ever cast. She also appeared in the movie Justice League. Her movie Wonder Woman 2 is set to release in 2019 and Flashpoint in 2020.

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