Gal Gadot made a huge splash in Hollywood after starring the 2017 movie Wonder Woman. The DC Comics film took the world by storm, earning over $103 million during its opening weekend alone and giving many what they’ve wanted for years: a strong female superhero at the center of her own movie. And, seemingly overnight, Gadot — who played Wonder Woman herself, Diana Prince — became a household name.

Gal Gadot was born in Israel

She was crowned Miss Israel

She competed for Miss Universe

She served in the Israel Defense Forces

She was in Maxim’s ‘Women of the Israeli Army’ edition

She scored a role on the Israeli series ‘Bubot’

She studied law before acting

She was almost a Bond Girl

She married Yaron Varsano in 2008

She doesn’t actually ride a motorcycle