A sad day for Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen

Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen has announced that her 75-year-old mother, Vania Nonnenmacher, has passed away.

It was learned that Nonnenmacher, a mother of six daughters, succumbed to cancer.

'SHE WAS MY ONLY REFUGE'

In an interview she gave in recent years, the famous model had said the following about her mother:

"I loved my mother in every way and under every circumstance. Whenever I experienced a bad event, she was always my only refuge. She also always guided me with her ideas."