With estimated earnings of $47m during the past year from lucrative contracts and other business ventures, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is the world’s highest paid model for the eighth consecutive year, Forbes.com said on Monday.
The 34-year-old wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and mother of two young children easily outpaced her closest competition, Dutch Victoria’s Secret model Doutzen Kroes, 29, with earnings of $8m before taxes and fees, and fellow Brazilian Victoria’s Secret “angel” Adriana Lima, 33, with the same amount.
“The Brazilian icon pocketed $47m in the last 12 months before taxes and fees,” Forbes.com said about Bundchen, adding that she made $16m more than her football player husband.
The model has contracts with fashion retailer H&M, the French fashion house Chanel and designer Carolina Herrera, among others, and has design deals for lingerie and sandals.
“Bundchen, who boasts 2.7 million Instagram followers, has earned $386m from modeling since 2001,” according to Forbes.com.
