Former supermodel Gisele Boudin couldn’t hold back her tears when she took the stage at a business conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil last Monday, June 5.

The 42-year-old supermodel was one of the speakers at the business conference. Suddenly during her speech she started to tear up when she started talking about her homeland and her career.

“Gizelle was in tears on stage when they were talking about the first steps of her career,” said a source close to the former model. “She still gets emotional when she thinks she left her family and her sisters. He was only 14 years old and left to start a new life, a new career. She left behind everything she knew,” the source added and continued:

“This is something very emotional for her. It’s a long way to 40 when you leave at the age of 14-15.”

Speaking to the audience, Gisele said: ‘You can do anything if you believe in yourself and your dreams’ and added: ‘Anything is possible when we believe, and I’m no different. I’m just a person who believed,” emphasized the supermodel.