Brazilain Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Retires From Catwalk
Gisele appeared calm and smiled. But when a crowd of men and women models strode out in jeans and white T-shirts with her image on them, she stayed composed for a bit before bursting into tears.
There were tears, hugs, and a standing ovation as supermodel Gisele Bundchen strode the catwalk one last time on her home turf in Brazil on Wednesday.
As everybody knows, Gisele, the world's top-earning model, made her final sashay down the runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), the same event where she made her debut 20 years ago.
She opened and closed the show for Brazilian label Colcci, bringing full circle a runway career that launched her to stardom.
The Brazilian bombshell announced last month she was retiring from runway modeling, saying she wanted to spend more time with husband, New England Patriots quarterback Brady, and their two children, Benjamin and Vivian.
She also told Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, "My body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop. I respect my body, it's a privilege to be able to stop."
She will continue modeling off the runway and promoting her lingerie line, Gisele Bundchen Intimates, launched in 2011 for the Brazilian label Hope.
IN HER WORDS (Gisele Bundchen):
"I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey. Today after 20 years in the industry, it is a privilege to be doing my last fashion show by choice and yet still be working in other facets of the business," she wrote on Facebook, posting a picture of her teenage self. According to Forbes magazine, Gisele has been the highest-paid model in the world for the past eight years, with $47 million in earnings last year.
Only recently, she signed her largest contract - worth more than $25 million, according to Forbes - with USA sports apparel firm Under Armour.
Gisele appeared calm and smiled. But when a crowd of men and women models strode out in jeans and white T-shirts with her image on them, she stayed composed for a bit before bursting into tears.
There were tears, hugs, and a standing ovation as supermodel Gisele Bundchen strode the catwalk one last time on her home turf in Brazil on Wednesday.
As everybody knows, Gisele, the world's top-earning model, made her final sashay down the runway at Sao Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW), the same event where she made her debut 20 years ago.
She opened and closed the show for Brazilian label Colcci, bringing full circle a runway career that launched her to stardom.
The Brazilian bombshell announced last month she was retiring from runway modeling, saying she wanted to spend more time with husband, New England Patriots quarterback Brady, and their two children, Benjamin and Vivian.
She also told Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, "My body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop. I respect my body, it's a privilege to be able to stop."
She will continue modeling off the runway and promoting her lingerie line, Gisele Bundchen Intimates, launched in 2011 for the Brazilian label Hope.
IN HER WORDS (Gisele Bundchen):
"I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey. Today after 20 years in the industry, it is a privilege to be doing my last fashion show by choice and yet still be working in other facets of the business," she wrote on Facebook, posting a picture of her teenage self. According to Forbes magazine, Gisele has been the highest-paid model in the world for the past eight years, with $47 million in earnings last year.
Only recently, she signed her largest contract - worth more than $25 million, according to Forbes - with USA sports apparel firm Under Armour.
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