Gisele Bundchen, the world’s richest supermodel, is saying goodbye to her career on the catwalk. The 34-year-old did her last fashion show today during Sao Paulo Fashion Week.
Bundchen announced plans to retire in March. She explained over the weekend in an interview with Folha de Sao Paulo that her body has told her that it’s time to walk away. “Automatically my body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop,” she said.
Since today was the official end to her career, she posted a photo on her Instagram page, with a caption, noting how “grateful” she was for the extraordinary modeling career she has had.
“I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey,” she wrote. “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.”
However, this doesn’t mean that we won’t be seeing Bundchen in commercials. Bloomberg reports that she will continue smiling for Oral-B Whiteestrips commercials. She will also continue as the ambassador to her native Brazil for Procter & Gamble Co.’s Pantene shampoo.
Forbes estimates that Bundchen is the richest model in the world, making $47 million in 2014. She is married to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and they have two children together.
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