Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum Top Highest Paid Models List of 2009

Forbes has just released their annual list of the fashion industry’s highest paid models, and there’s no surprise to the bold-faced names that top the list.



Gisele Bundchen maintains her number one status with estimated earnings of $25 million, followed by StyleWatch cover girl Heidi Klum, who clocks in at $16 million for the year. Kate Moss comes in at number three with $8.5 million, followed by the heavenly trio of Victoria’s Secret angels Adriana Lima, Doetzen Kroes and Allesandra Ambrosio.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Wins One Million Dollars Betting On Inter

Gisele is apparently also an excellent gambler, as Inter continue their march towards the title...
Brazilian supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, has been reaping the benefits of Inter's positive domestic season, according the Metropolitan Post.
She is quoted as having said she has "complete faith" in Jose Mourinho's team and it seems her confidence in the club has been paying dividends.
Already the owner of a $150 million fortune, the world-renowned model has been earning some more cash by betting on the Italian giants, reportedly earning $1 million.
She has been placing bets in favour of the Nerazzurri since December and is set to win even more money should 'The Special One' and his squad manage to retain the Scudetto. They are poised to do just that, as they have a ten point lead at the top of the Serie A standings over Juventus and AC Milan.
The Brazilian also has another connection to Inter, having allegedly briefly dated former Beneamata left-back Francesco Coco in the past.

Gisele Bundchen Stirs Up Stepmom Territory Angst

After two years of the world watching their every move, supermodel Gisele Bundchen and superstar quarterback Tom Brady tied the knot last month. Bundchen opened up to Vanity Fair recently about the brand new marriage, but it was other comments about her husband's son, John Edward Thomas, that caught the attention of many readers.
"I understand that he has a mom and I respect that," Bundchen said of the son from Brady's previous relationship with actress Bridget Moynihan. "But, to me, it's not like because somebody else delivered him that's not my child. I feel it is, 100 percent."
The comment touched a nerve with many mothers who believed that, as a stepmother, she crossed a line.
"I think every mother's first reaction is, 'Whoa, whoa.' That is not something you should be saying," divorced mother Kathy Laviani told "Good Morning America. "There's that boundary. They are not yours. It's no disrespect but that is what they have to realize."
Since her divorce seven years ago, Laviani learned from personal experience what it can be like to be the biological mother of children being cared for by another woman.
"She's fallen in love with their dad," Laviani said. "She is going to redecorate the house. I'm picking up the pieces of our heart and trying to glue those pieces together." Laviani can still recall her primal reaction to bumping into the stepmom, Brenda, with the kids.
"I still get emotional and teary-eyed about it because, wow, someone stepped into my role for an hour," she said. "I didn't want a step-woman in my life. I don't need a step-woman in my life."
Laviani said that even simple family rituals became unexpectedly tense.
"The first time she came to one of my son's Little League games, I remember I threw my hair in a ponytail and was in jeans and a sweatshirt that has the school logo on it, typical mom," she said. "There she shows up and she is in her nice attire, business suit, high heels, hair is done, makeup, and you look down and think, man, does she have to show up looking like this?"
But Brenda said stepmothers are misunderstood. Her version of the baseball game story is very different.
"I brought my dog with me and she started petting it. And I had just a short flash of sort of territorialness," she said. "I caught myself. Because I realized, at that moment, that's how she probably feels every time she sees the kids get in the car with me."
Brenda said her stepson Garrett wouldn't really talk to her for nearly a year, like many children that struggle with divided loyalties after a divorce.
Both women said the lessons over seven years have helped soften the strain.
"You're offering everything you have to a child that might reject you, that might not want you around," Brenda said. "So it's a leap of faith to be able to handle that type of a situation. So, my stepkids taught me that sometimes you just take a leap of faith and it'll work out."

Hot Gisele revs up in hotpants

SUPERMODEL GISELE BUNDCHEN raises the heat once again – by pulling on a pair of denim hotpants for a new advert.

The Brazilian babe straddles a motorbike for True Religion’s new campaign, showing off some bare leg in the process.

If only all bikers looked this hot...

Gisele's a belle

SEXY GISELE BUNDCHEN knows a short cut to getting maximum attention — posing in just tiny pants.

The supermodel, 28, donned her shorts to help Aids charity appeal (Red). A series of saucy pictures appear exclusively in this month’s Elle magazine.

In another snap, the Brazilian paints a very pretty picture as she poses in an art-inspired shoot.

Dressed down in slouchy socks and over-sized shirt, the beauty playfully kicks her leg up in the air as she splashes paint on a canvas.

She said: "I grew up in a country strongly affected by poverty.

"On street corners you see kids doing things on the wrong side of the law.

"The face of suffering isn't an abstract thing for me, and I've always said to myself that if I could do something to help, I would.

"Follow your instincts and your heart: if you are able to buy and help others at the same time, why deny yourself the pleasure?"

Money is generated through the charity's partners, who design and sell specific products and contribute a share of the profits to invest in African Aids programmes.

Gisele shines on homecoming

GISELE BUNDCHEN returned home to kick off Sao Paulo Fashion Week.

The Brazilian model, one of the highest paid in the world, donned the catwalk for Colcci and didn't disappoint.

Fashion week finishes on Friday and Gisele is expected to be joined by AGYNESS DEYN in South America in the next few days.

A total of 37 local designers will put on around 40 shows in Brazil's largest city.

Gisele's got it covered

Gisele Bundchen is heading for world domination.

The newly engaged Brazilian is currently sitting pretty on magazine shelves throughout South Africa, Spain and Singapore.

Elle magazine picked Gisele to be their cover star in all three countries, which is no mean feat for the model.

Whether she’s sniffing flowers (Spain), showing off her cleavage (South Africa) or giving it attitude (Singapore), Gisele looks equally mouth-watering on each cover.

Her fiancé Tom Brady is one lucky fella - as are the folk of Spain, South Africa and Singapore.

Brazilian model, Gisele Bundchen sacked herself a quarterback

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady are getting married. New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, 31, popped the question by presenting Bundchen, 28, with a diamond solitaire ring.
The news follows rumors of a proposal in which Brady supposedly popped the question aboard a private plane filled with roses on Christmas Eve. The story, first reported by TMZ, has led to speculation over the past three weeks. The story has become true as the couple has let friends and family know the engagement is official.
Wedding plans are in the works and current word is that Bundchen is deciding between a larger, elaborate event, or a small, intimate gathering in Costa Rica.
As a married couple, Brady and Bundchen will head to the top of Forbes list of power couples. Bundchen is the highest paid model and earns four times that of Brady's salary. Together they're annual income is more than $45 million. That number puts them in the top five of highest earning couples.
This will be the first wedding for both Bundchen and Brady. But each has had high-profile relationships. Brady has a son with actress Bridget Moynahan. Bundchen had a long on again-off again with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Gisele's Twin Fears Kidnap

A pal told Star magazine last month that Bundchen regularly deposits huge amounts of her fortune into her parents' account, to help support them and her five sisters.
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen's twin sister is terrified her family could be kidnapped - after it was falsely reported that the beauty had sent around $10 million back to her family in Brazil.
The runway queen was recently named the richest model in the world by Forbes magazine, whose editors estimated she has an annual income of $35 million.
And a pal told Star magazine last month that Bundchen regularly deposits huge amounts of her fortune into her parents' account, to help support them and her five sisters.
But the star's sibling Patricia Bundchen has dismissed the reports, and insists the speculation could put her family in danger.
According to TMZ.com, she says, "I have no idea who could have made up a story like that. (It's) very, very dangerous for Gisele's family."

Gisele Bundchen 'sends millions to her family every year'

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, the highest paid supermodel in the world, gives a third of her earnings to her family in Brazil. "She supports her entire family; always has since she was a teenager. She wants her family to have the best", a pal told the Star.
Well, given that Gisele earns around $35 million a year, her family, receiving over $10 million a year most certainly will get the best. She covers the mortgage on her parents' house, gives expenses to her five sisters, and pays for them all to go on holiday. Usually to Butlin's. Ok, I made that last bit up.
Still, well done Gisele... Oh, and do you want another sister?
Here's Gazelle-like Gisele bending over backwards on the red carpet to please her family.

Gisele Bundchen and the New England Patriots Odds

High over the East Coast, in a private plane bursting with white roses and champagne, Brady popped the question to his longtime girlfriend on Christmas Eve, TMZ.com and E! News reported Friday. The injured New England Patriots quarterback, famous for his clutch play, was nervous — but the Brazilian-born Bundchen, 28, said yes, TMZ said.

With Gisele’s parents looking on, Brady, 31, proposed after their jet took off from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on a flight bound for Boston.
It’s unclear if the prolific passer got down on his injured left knee.
Star magazine reported last week the obnoxiously attractive couple plan to tie the knot in Costa Rica, where Bundchen has a vacation home.
Reps for Brady and Bundchen did not return calls for comment. Patriots spokesman Stacey James was mum.
“I’m sure when the time comes that Tom wants the world to know these kind of details, he’ll let everyone know,” James told the Boston Globe.

Gisele Bundchen Shows Her Bikini Wear

Gisele Bundchen, 27, who raked in £16million as the world’s richest supermodel last year, shows off her hot bikini body with her man American footballer Tom Brady on the Miami Beach.

Gisele Bundchen for V54: Trashy in Denim, But Environmentally Friendly

The pictures that had everyone gossiping in early April — you know the ones — of Gisele in derriere-bearing ripped jeans, makeup artist James Kaliardos applying lotion, have finally appeared in finished form. Leave it to Mario Testino to fashion three full V 54 covers and an editorial out of trashtastic shredded denim, skimpy metallic bikinis, and of course, Gisele.
In fact, Gisele blames Mario for the clothes