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Adesuwa Omoruan is dubbed the "queen of selfies" by her siblings. She confesses to taking more selfies than regulars photographs. When Adesuwa Omoruan was a child, she never thought or imagined herself becoming a broadcaster; it was the last thing she ever thought of becoming. As far as she was concerned, the lifestyle of reporters was not up to par with the kind of life she wanted, as the young dreamer that she was at the time. She wanted a life that was rich and full of the best life could offer,  although she wasn't seeking a life that was necessarily flamboyant.  "I just felt that journalist were not paid enough... My idea of a journalist wasn't just working at that time. Sometimes they looked very stressed, very few of them had cars... Growing up, I had this picture of what I wanted to be in life..." She had wanted to become a banker!  As a child, she had taken trips to the bank with her mother on several occasions to cash-in her moth
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Leading Lady- Gal Gadot is a True Wonderwoman





"I represent the Wonder Woman of the new world"
                                            -Gal Gadot 
                                      


The woman every one has been talking about. She came (to Hollywood), she saw and it seems she has conquered already as her role playing the DC comic demigoddess Wonder Woman comes to life on the Big Screen in the shape and look of Gal Gadot.

Love her or hate her, Gal Gadot is definitely the woman everyone can't seem to get enough of. From her role as Gisele in Fast Five to becoming Wonder Woman, this ex-model, ex-beauty queen is fast rising and is definitely going to be very much around, and in our pretty (or not so pretty) faces a (while) long.

Gal Gadot-Varsano was born April 30, 1985 in Petah Tikva, Israel. She started her journey into the limelight as an Israeli model and won the 2004 Miss Israel beauty pageant as an 18 years old teenager. She enlisted in the Israeli military when she was 20 where she served as a combat trainer. This experience was useful for her role as Gisele Yashar in the Justin Lin directed movie Fast Five.

Gal Gadot once won the 2004 Miss Israel pageant


As a model, Gadot has worked with the likes of Huawei smartphones, Captain Morgan rum, Jaguar cars, Gucci Fragrance, Vine Vera skincare ranges etc. She has featured as the cover girl for magazines like Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Bride Magazine, Fashion, Cleo etc.
After Gal completed her two years service with the Israeli army, she went on to study law.

Gal Gadot has appeared in quite a handful of Hollywood movies such as the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz starred Knight and Day, Date Night, Triple 9, Criminal, Keeping up with the Joneses etc. She has also featured in some TV series like Entourage, The Beautiful Life etc.

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman


“She shares every quality with Wonder Woman and that’s no joke. It’s one of those rare things. You need someone who can appear to be Wonder Woman on screen. That’s what you’re looking for—someone who can embody all of those attributes on screen.”--  Patty Jenkins


Her big break came when she was casted as Wonder Woman for the DC comics character. The movie was a critical and a box office success. Gal Gadot's performance has been praised by critics. Alonso Duralde of The Wrap wrote, "...Gal Dadot's turn as Princess Diana of Themyscira was a refreshing standout... she's as good as if not better headlining her own solo adventure..." Prior to Wonder Woman and Fast Five though, she once lost a part as Bond girl Camille Montes in Quantum of solace to, if my memory serves correct, Olga Kuriyenko. At any rate the same casting director that called her to that audition hired her for her role in Fast Five.

Perhaps, like the Chinese actor Jackie Chan, Gadot also do her own stunts. She expresses her delight in being able to do that instead of having a stuntwoman do that for her. Her military background is definitely serving her well.

Gadot in action as Wonder Woman


Gal Gadot is a woman to watch out for; a force to reckon with.

Here are some of her awards and recognition as an actress:

Year Nominated work Award Category Result .
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Breakout Star Nominated
Choice Movie: Scene Stealer Nominated
Fast & Furious, Batman v Superman and Wonder Woman Chinese American Film Festival Most Popular US Actress in China Won
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Critics' Choice Awards Best Actress in an Action Movie Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle Awards Best Female Action Hero Nominated



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