Gal Gadot Varsano is an Israeli beauty queen, model and actress who was born April 30, 1985 in Rosh Ha’ayin, Israel. She was crowned Miss Israel in 2004 and served in the Israeli Defense Forces for two years. Her mother, Irit, is a teacher, and her father, Michael Gadot, is an engineer. She has one younger sister, Dana.

Gal grew up in a small town, where many people knew each other. It is known for its archaeological finds and community forest.

Birth Name: Gal Gadot Varsano 

Spouse: Married to Israeli real estate developer Yaron Versano on September 28, 2008.

Children: Alma (born November, 2011) and Maya (born March, 2017).

Height: 5’10” (1.78 m)

Net Worth: $10 million

Star sign: Taurus

Humanitarian Causes: Inova Children’s Hospital, and Pencils of Promise, a global nonprofit devoted to building schools and promoting equal access to education for children.  

Trivia:

• Made history as the first actress to play the role of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in a live-action version of the film.
• Her husband owned a hotel in Tel-Aviv which he sold for $25 million.
• When interviewed by ESPN, she described herself as an athletic child, playing on the tennis, basketball and volleyball teams.
• In 2004, she represented Israel in the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
• Met her husband through mutual friends at a yoga retreat/ desert party.
• She studied law in college.
• Her first acting audition was for the part of Camille in the James Bond film ‘Quantum of Solace’, but then lost it to Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko.
• First jobs were babysitting and working at Burger King.
• Film debut was in the Fast & Furious (2009), as Gisele. She performed her own stunt work.
• In 2014 was on Maxim’s Hot 100 Women List. She was ranked #84.
• One of her earliest childhood dreams was to become a choreographer. 
• In 2020, she was named the new spokesperson for Smartwater. 

Quotes:

• “All of humanity is connected to the same tree of life. May we all be free to embrace each other, spirit and soul.”
• “Bullying and sexual harassment is unacceptable! I stand by all the courageous women confronting their fears and speaking out. Together we stand. We are all united in this time of change.”
• “I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don’t have to be saved by some male hero, but that they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.”
• “It takes incredible strength to create change and make the obvious a reality.”
• “True strength is believing in ourselves.”
• “Every woman, every man, everyone should be a feminist, because whoever is not a feminist is a sexist.”
• “it is important for girls and boys to have a strong, female superhero to look up to.”
• “May be always enjoy the simple things in life, be happy with what we have and be respectful to each other. May we accept and appreciate those who are different and see the beauty in that.”
• “It takes power to own your point of view.”