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January 29, 2002 - The Harper's Bazaar interview Gisele Bundchen did with Chrissy Iley has been typed up on omnileonardo.com. Gisele sidestepped talking about Leo (with him in the house at the time) saying, "I'm not going to talk about him. We don't say anything about our relationship. People just make up scandals to sell newspapers. My life is good, and that's all I need to know."

January 27, 2002 - Gisele Bundchen is quoted in this week's US Weekly saying, "I'm a man's woman. Girls don't like me for some reason. I don't know why."

January 21, 2002 - In an abstracts.net poll asking 'Do you think Gisele is becoming too typecast as the Victoria's Secret girl?', 56.7% said yes while 43.3% said no, with 506 total votes cast.

January 19, 2002 - Television network E! had a special announcing their list of the 25 Sexiest Women in Entertainment and amongst the top 10 on the list was Gisele Bundchen at number 7. Jennifer Lopez topped the list.

January 19, 2002 - IMDB reports (likely via a tabloid) that Gisele Bundchen has sternly warned Leonardo DiCaprio that their rekindled romance will be over if he cheats on her again. Gisele took Leo back after being bombarded with phone calls and flowers and she's reportedly said of DiCaprio, "He's wonderful in my life, and I would never change a thing. My parents really like Leo." Gisele wishes they both could be together more but careers keep them separated. "A normal person can see a boyfriend every day," she said.

January 17, 2002 - Splash has photos of the Bazaar cover that Gisele Bundchen appears on both the front and back of.

January 17, 2002 - Brazilian magazine Chiques e Famosos reports Gisele and Leonardo Dicaprio came back to an understanding and reattached their relanshionship after meeting at the Doughboys lunchroom in Los Angeles.

January 13, 2002 - Fashionclick.com talked with Brazilian model Adriana Lima and what she thought about Gisele Bündchen. Lima said, "Gisele opened the door for the Brazilian models and that’s great for us, as well as for Brazil. There have always been German and American models. To me, Gisele is the first Brazilian that has become a supermodel and she is doing really well. She is working with everyone in the business and that means that people are now looking at Brazilian girls in a different light."

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