{"id":263942,"date":"2026-05-08T21:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263942\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:16:14","slug":"miami-supermodels-team-up-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/263942\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami supermodels team up for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Karlie Kloss have teamed up \u2014 but not for a glam spread in a glossy magazine.<\/p>\n<p>And despite being mega-influencers, they\u2019re not promoting a fancy brunch with bottomless margaritas in South Beach somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The famous pals, who also happen to be neighbors and mothers of three, are helping out with a cause close to their heart:<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article312795499.html\"> Lotus House<\/a>, the largest women and children\u2019s shelter in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Their philanthropic online fundraiser, which runs through Sunday and likely beyond, is to support the moms (and their kids) staying at the Overtown facility founded in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>The photogenic duo appear in a sweet Instagram video asking the community to donate essentials that Lotus House residents put on their Amazon Wish Lists and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noFollow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/hz\/wishlist\/ls\/15V2M1RWWDU6U\/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex\">provided the links<\/a>. Key items include diapers, beauty products, towels, crib sheets, even undergarments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Mother\u2019s Day, we\u2019re showing up for the mamas and little ones who need us most,\u201d read the women\u2019s caption. \u201cWhen vulnerable families are provided with safety and new beginnings, it changes everything. And you can be part of that change today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bundchen has been working with Lotus House, which she calls a \u201cbeacon of hope,\u201d awhile. In 2023, the Brazilian fashionista, 45, broke ground on a children\u2019s center there, plus <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/miami-com\/miami-com-news\/article274732681.html\">donated $1 million<\/a> toward building a new playground.<\/p>\n<p>Kloss, 33, recently followed suit, pledging $1 million to go toward such resources as clothing, healthcare and toys.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery child deserves a safe, inspiring place to learn, grow, and dream,\u201d said the former Victoria\u2019s Secret Angel, adding the project is \u201cpersonal\u201d for her.<\/p>\n<p>If you are too busy planning your own festivities for Sunday, organizers say the fundraiser will most likely extend beyond the big day.<\/p>\n<p>                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/eadd2750-f364-48da-95ca-068e7727b51c.jpeg\"   width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"eadd2750-f364-48da-95ca-068e7727b51c\" alt=\"Gisele Bundchen attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating &quot;Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty&quot; at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City. \"\/>                                                                                    Gisele Bundchen attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating &#8220;Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty&#8221; at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023 in New York City.                                                                                             Theo Wargo                                                                            Getty Images                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644725\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/headshot.PNG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Madeleine Marr\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/profile\/218644725\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Madeleine Marr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Miami Herald<\/p>\n<p>            Celebrity\/real time news reporter Madeleine Marr has been with The Miami Herald since 2003. She has covered such features as travel, fashion and food. In 2007, she helped launch the newspaper\u2019s daily People Page, attending red carpet events, awards ceremonies and press junkets; interviewing some of the biggest names in show business; and hosting her own online show. She is originally from New York City.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Karlie Kloss have teamed up \u2014 but not for a glam spread in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":263943,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-263942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}