The world’s highest paid supermodel
Gisele Bündchen (b. 20th July 1980), the Brazilian stunner is, according to Forbes, worth USD150 million. She’s also the 16th wealthiest woman in the entertainment industry.
Gisele in 2009
She is of German descent but is 100% Brazilian, speaking Portuguese as her native language and apparently can’t speak a word of German.
She was discovered by a modeling agency in 1994 while eating McDonald’s in São Paulo.
By January 2000 she had appeared on 3 consecutive Vogue covers, a rare honour.
In 2000, prominent music magazine Rolling Stone called her “the most beautiful girl in the world.”
Needless to say, since then she has made the covers of all the world’s top magazines.
In 2007, modeling legend Claudia Schiffer was quoted to have said:
Supermodels, like we once were, don’t exist any more. Gisele Bündchen is the only one close to earning the supermodel title.
Even notorious supermodel Naomi Campbell was quoted to have said in 2008:
Models need to earn their stripes – I just think the term is used a little too loosely. Kate Moss is obviously a supermodel but, after Gisele, I don’t think there’s been one.
In other words, Ms Campbell said Bundchen is the last true supermodel.
What? What about Amber Chia?
Now, if you had a choice between meeting Giselle in person and being given Taylor Swift tickets, which one would you choose?
