You likely knowGal Gadotas Wonder Woman.
In a world saturated with male-dominatedsuperheromovies, Wonder Woman’s time had come.
However, that Miss Universe crown was not one the futureJustice Leaguestar actually wanted to wear.
As she recalled toRolling Stone, the title “looked like too much responsibility.”
So, Gadot “victoriously lost” the competition.
“I never thought I would win,” she admitted toGlamourmagazine.
“I was shocked when they crowned me.”
While she ultimately decided to compete for the crown, the pageant lifestyle wasn’t for her.
She toldGlamourshe was “afraid” she’d win again, so she simply broke rules on purpose.
“I showed up late,” she recalled.
“I came without gowns.
They tell you to come to breakfast in a gown.
I was like, ‘No way am I having breakfast in a gown!’
Who needs to wear an evening gown at 10:30 A.M.?”
And hey, even though she didn’t finish first, everything seemed to work out for her.
The competition put her on the world stage and launched her career.
In 2007, she was featured inMaxim’s Women of theIsraeli Armyissue.
Cut to 2015 when she was, asThe Hollywood Reporternoted, named the face of Gucci Bamboo.
And then, of course, she nabbed another crown: the unmistakable golden headpiece of Wonder Woman.
