Bundchen earns model top dollar

20 August 2014 - 02:00 By Reuters, Staff reporter
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With estimated earnings of $47-million 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.

The 34-year-old wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and mother of two children easily outpaced her closest rival, Dutch Victoria's Secret model Doutzen Kroes, 29, with earnings of $8-million before taxes and fees, and fellow Brazilian Victoria's Secret "angel" Adriana Lima, 33, with the same amount.

"The Brazilian icon pocketed $47-million in the last 12 months before taxes and fees," Forbes.com said about Bundchen, adding that she made $16-million more than her football player husband.

"Bundchen, who boasts 2.7 million Instagram followers, has earned $386-million from modelling since 2001," Forbes.com said.

British model Kate Moss, the face of luxury jeweller David Yurman, was also among the top earners, bringing in $7-million. Britain's Daily Mail reported that Moss is the oldest model on the Forbes list. She came in at joint third place alongside newcomer Kate Upton, Miranda Kerr and Liu Wen. Moss took home $7-million in the past year - up from $5.7-million the year before, the paper said.

Forbes calculated the earnings from June 2013 to June 2014 for the models and looked at income from cosmetics, endorsements, advertising and fragrance deals.

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