Gal Gadot: From Miss Israel to Hollywood's Most Expensive Superstar

Gal Gadot is famous throughout Israel for her beauty queen position, known around the world for her eye-catching scenes in Fast & Furious and Wonder Woman. The beauty who was once indifferent to fame is now the most expensive action star in Hollywood.

The beauty queen refused the opportunity to become famousGal Gadot is currently one of the most famous Israeli female stars in the world. With Jewish blood and ancestors of Polish, Austrian, German, Czech origin, Gal Gadot possesses an intelligent mind and unmistakable beauty. This talented rose spent 12 years practicing dance and dreamed of becoming a choreographer. However, Gal Gadot’s life took unexpected turns.At the age of 18, the 8X beauty registered to participate in Miss Israel. She shared with W magazine in 2017: “At that time, I had just graduated from high school and had some time to rest before joining the army. My mother then suggested that I should send photos and try for this contest.” Participating in the contest with reluctance and without any expectations, her eye-catching beauty, 1.78m figure, intelligence and sharpness helped her become the owner of the Miss Israel crown. This beauty queen confided: “I participated but never thought I would become a beauty queen and then it happened and scared me.”

Gal Gadot in the moment of being crowned beauty queen in her hometown

After becoming Miss Israel 2004, the Wonder Woman star represented the country “conquering” at Miss Universe the same year. Not interested in the crown, Gal Gadot was afraid of becoming a beauty queen again, so she tried every way to minimize her chances of winning. The beauty born in 1985 shared with the media: “I intentionally arrived late to all rehearsals and did not wear appropriate evening clothes for breakfast. Even when facing questions and answers from judge Paula Abdul, I avoided them by saying my English was not good.” Finally, the journey of the “warrior goddess” at Miss Universe ended the way she wanted.

“Wonder Woman” (right cover) during the Miss Universe competition

Stepping out of beauty pageants, the hybrid rose spent 2 years serving in the Israel Defense Forces and then studied law in her hometown. In 2008, the beauty was invited by a casting director to audition for the role of “Bond girl” in the movie Quantum of Solace. The Jewish beauty shared with W that she went to the casting session out of politeness but was actually not happy or interested in it. In the end, this expensive role fell into the hands of beauty Olga Kurylenko. Miss Israel once confided to W: “I am not an actress and have never thought about becoming an actress or appearing in English-language films.”

Gal Gadot once had no interest in being a beauty queen or dreaming of becoming an actress

Not long after the above reluctant experience, Gal Gadot was given the opportunity to audition for the role of Gisele in the blockbuster Fast & Furious and was chosen. The performance in this billion-dollar movie series brought the Israeli beauty queen to Hollywood, something that in all her years of living, she had never thought about…’Female Power’ dominates the Hollywood screen

Having been in the military and knowledgeable about weapons gave Gal Gadot the opportunity to play Fast & Furious

First appearing on Hollywood screens with Fast & Furious (2009), Gal Gadot impressed with her personal beauty and cool action scenes. The character Gisele, played by a Jewish beauty, continues to impress audiences through the films Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious 6 (2013). The young actress then performed dangerous action scenes in the movie herself. In an interview in 2013, Gal Gadot confided: “I want to use guns, fly in the air, ride motorbikes and anything else. I want to do it all myself without a stuntman.”

The Israeli rose began to gain attention in Hollywood thanks to the 3 Fast & Furious parts

The 1985 female student’s impressive role in the Fast & Furious film series attracted the attention of Warner Bros. and director Zack Snyder personally called the beauty to audition for the role of Wonder Woman. Overcoming many opponents, Gal Gadot finally won the opportunity to become the “warrior goddess” of the D.C. cinematic universe. At that time, she faced criticism because her appearance was not as busty and fiery as the original comic. And then, like a true Amazon warrior, Gal Gadot strongly responded to malicious comments: “I’ve heard a lot of comments about the size of my breasts compared to the Wonder Woman prototype. But according to legend, the The female Amazon warrior only has one chest so that her arc shot will not miss. I think if I were like that, surely no one would be satisfied, right?”. Along with that, the action star affirmed that she represents the Wonder Woman of the new world.

Gal Gadot proves that she is completely suitable for the role of Wonder Woman and constantly strives and practices her skills for filming.