At any given time, there are loads of people who are trying their hardest to get an acting career going by regularly auditioning for roles and attempting to network with power brokers. On top of those people, there are millions of more people who plan to give acting a try at some point.
Given all of the competition that exists within the acting industry, it seems very safe to say that most people who make it in that business have a killer instinct. On top of that, there have been many actors who made it at one point only to disappear from the public eye which means that famous actors can’t rest on their laurels. When it comes to Gal Gadot, she has proven time and time again that she can overcome the obstacles that the world throws in front of her.
During Gal Gadot’s time in Hollywood, there have been occasions in which loads of people were very upset that she was chosen for a notable role. Despite that, she has moved forward and continued to succeed. Before Gadot became a famous actor, she found herself wrapped up in another highly competitive world when she began winning several beauty pageants. While you may assume that she looks back on that time in her life with pride, there also is a decent chance that Gadot regrets her beauty pageant past.
A Wonderful Acting Career
After Gal Gadot left behind the beauty pageant world, she found the career that seems to be her calling, acting. Able to land a role in 2009’s Fast & Furious, Gadot went on to star in several films from that franchise which really pushed her career forward. That said, it wasn’t until Gadot was cast as the DC Extended Universe’s version of Wonder Woman that she truly became the topic of many conversations. Ultimately beloved by most people in that role, it could easily be argued that Gadot’s version of Wonder Woman is the DCEU’s most popular character.
On top of her tenure as a big-screen superhero, in recent years Gadot has continued to extend her career. For example, Gadot starred in Ralph Breaks the Internet, a highly popular Disney animated movie. Additionally, Gadot has been cast as Cleopatra in an upcoming movie and while her role in that project created a backlash, starring in that film will likely be a big thing for Gal’s career.
Pageant Past
Born and raised in Israel, from all accounts Gal Gadot takes pride in her homeland. For example, Gadot previously served in the Israel Defense Forces, which is mandatory for young people in that country. As it turns out, that patriotism would turn out to be a very good thing as Gadot would go on to represent her country on the international stage.
As a young woman, Gal Gadot competed and won the crown at the 2004 Miss Israel event. Speaking to Glamour magazine many years later, Gadot made it clear that she was very surprised that she was the winner that night. "I never thought I would win," "I was shocked when they crowned me." As Miss Israel, Gadot was in the running to be Miss Universe years before Steve Harvey famously announced the wrong person as the winner of that crown twice.
Looking Back
Even though Gal Gadot obviously is a gorgeous woman who carries herself with a great deal of poise, she would go on to lose at the Miss Universe 2004 pageant. For most people, losing in front of the world like that could be extremely devastating but according to what Gadot tole Rolling Stone in 2017, that was the plan for her all along. “I knew that I did not want to win Miss Universe. It wasn’t my thing. For an 18-year-old, it looked like too much responsibility.”
In order to ensure that she wasn’t crowned Miss Universe in 2004, Gal Gadot decided to go out of her way to tank the competition in every way she could. During the aforementioned Rolling Stone interview, Gadot revealed that she pretended to not speak English, she showed up late, and she intentionally wore the wrong things and no makeup. Unsurprisingly, Gadot said she “lost majorly” and from her point of view she “victoriously lost” since that is exactly what she wanted.
Considering that Gal Gadot put so much effort into losing the Miss Universe crown, you may assume she regrets her time competing in pageants. However, according to what Gadot told Glamour magazine, taking part in Miss Universe turned out to be a wonderful thing for her. First off, she had a great time and got along with all of her fellow competitors since they “loved (her) because (she) wasn’t a threat”. On top of that, Gadot said that “because of Miss Israel, I started modeling and traveling. It opened my mind to different possibilities”.