Gisele Bündchen's Net Worth in 2024 Is Super Indeed
Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Bünchen is an internationally famous model who’s been walking runways since she was 14, so it's no small wonder that her net worth is in the hundreds of millions now. The former Victoria’s Secret Angel has also successfully acted in movies, written a bestselling memoir and launched several product lines. Her new project, Nourish, a cookbook that promotes simple, healthy recipes for families, hits shelves March 26.
Here’s more on Bundchen’s career and impressive net worth.
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How did Gisele get her start?
Gisele Bündchen began modeling in 1994, at the age of 14, after she was spotted in a shopping mall by a well-connected modeling agent. She hit the ground running and was soon sent to Japan for work, before relocating to New York City in 1996.
While there was a lot of glamour and success to Bündchen’s early modeling career, it wasn’t easy for her. She was thrust into the very high-pressure fashion industry in New York, surrounded by drug use and sometimes mistreated at work. She might have quit—if she wasn’t more afraid of failure. “I didn’t want to go back home empty-handed,” Bündchen told Vanity Fair in her March 2023 tell-all interview. “My parents trusted me. I wanted to show them that I could do it. I didn’t want to fail.”
Eventually, though, the pressure turned into panic attacks in her early 20s. That was when she turned to yoga, meditation and traveling to Costa Rica, where she could escape the stress of big-city life.
“My natural instinct was, ‘I’m not going to be a victim of this. I’m not going to sit here and be like, ‘Why are they treating me like this? Why are they leaving me standing here naked for, like, eight hours without offering me water or food? Why are they being so mean?’” Bündchen said. “I could have chosen to do drugs. I could have chosen to party. I could have chosen to allow [...] the vampires that are out there to suck life out of me and use me. But I came out of it. I wasn't broken.”
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What is Gisele Bündchen's net worth in 2024?
Gisele Bündchen’s estimated net worth is $400 million in 2024, according to Celebrity Net Worth.The fact that she commands a net worth of nearly half a billion just goes to show how lucrative modeling can be.
What is Gisele Bündchen's annual salary?
These days, Bündchen makes her money from multiple sources, including modeling gigs, book sales and brand partnerships, meaning her salary changes from year to year.
In 2016, Forbes reported her annual earnings at $30.5 million. In 2015, she made $44 million. And in 2014, Reuters estimated she earned $47 million from various contracts and business ventures. While it’s hard to know what she’s making now, if she’s following the same pattern it’s likely tens of millions per year.
How is Gisele Bündchen so rich?
Bündchen has been modeling for three decades, and even achieved the status “supermodel,” which is a fancy way to say she’s super rich and super famous. She made $25 million for her first five years as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, which is already a higher sum than most see in their lifetimes. But her many years of partnerships with brands like Pantene, Chanel and Carolina Herrera—plus Brazilian brands like Arezzo shoes and SkyTV—have racked up hundreds of millions and made her one of the richest models on the planet.
Is Gisele Bündchen richer than Tom Brady?
Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen’s ex-husband and father of her two children, competed for many years as an NFL quarterback and was among the highest-paid players in the league. He’s also considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. He’s won more Super Bowls (seven) and played in more Super Bowl games (10) than any other player in NFL history.
Even so, Bündchen is still richer than Brady. She’s worth an estimated $400 million, and according to Celebrity Net Worth, Brady is worth $300 million. Sources such as Vanity Fair report that lucrative contracts with Pantene, Dior, Chanel and others meant Bündchen was out-earning Brady for most of their 13-year marriage.
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Is Gisele Bündchen the highest-paid model?
Bünchen is undoubtedly the richest model in the world. And she may be the highest-paid model, too. However, since she stopped runway modeling consistently it’s not clear if she makes more than other top models of today, such as Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.
When did Gisele Bündchen stop modeling?
Until recently, the last time Gisele Bündchen stepped foot on a runway was at São Paulo Fashion Week in April 2015. She then took a years-long break from modeling, reportedly to focus on raising her two children. And although she’s started to model again following her October 2022 divorce with former football star Tom Brady, it’s not her main focus.
“I want to do things that I believe are an extension of me,” Bündchen told Vanity Fair in March 2023. “Being a model is not really an extension of me... It’s being an actress in a silent movie. [...] I don’t want to be a character in anybody else’s movie. And when I do that, it doesn’t feel as comfortable for me anymore.”
How many books does Gisele Bündchen have?
Bündchen has written two books: a 2018 bestselling memoir titled Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, and the 2024 cookbook Nourish, which comes out March 26.
While her cookbook focuses on healthy and approachable recipes, like what she makes for her kids, her memoir has been self-described as more of a journal or collage of personal experiences. It documents what she went through growing up in the fashion industry, including her struggles with anxiety attacks.
When Bündchen was considering writing the book, she wanted to help other people who might be struggling with the same things. “I thought, ‘If I can only reach a few people and it could be helpful to them, maybe I could do an open letter like a diary, like I’m having a conversation with them,’” she told Vogue at the time of the release.
Does Gisele Bündchen own any businesses?
Over the years, Bündchen has launched product lines including footwear, clothing, jewelry, lingerie and environmentally friendly skincare. Her line of sandals with the Brazilian brand Grendene, including her own Ipanema line, make up 63% of Grendene’s annual exports, per Forbes.
