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Monday, February 6, 2012
Click above for more photos of Gisele. In this photo, Patriots QB Tom Brady and his wife leave after the Pats lost to the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. This was taken after Gisele expressed anger towards Brady's receivers. A team spokesman shook his head "no" when asked if the team had any comment on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Although those "positive energy" prayers didn't quite work out for Tom Brady on Sunday, F-bomb dropping Gisele Bündchen should be thrilled with this news.

Once again, the Brazilian super secured the No. 1 spot on a "world's richest models" list. Last year, she topped Forbes' World's Top-Earning Models list for the seventh year in a row. On Monday, she beat Kate Moss, Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks to secure the top spot on the Daily Mail's list.

However, unlike other models, much of Gisele's fortune- estimated at £96m ($151.8m USD)- comes from opportunities beyond endorsement deals.

Her current worth begins with branding and is supplemented by a very popular flip flop line, land holdings throughout her homeland (which includes a hotel), a joint-venture lingerie company with Brazil's version of Victoria's Secret, and her very own skincare line.

An advocate of eco-friendly products, the UNEP Goodwill Ambassador developed Sejaa Pure Skincare in 2010, and fortuitously, her Ipanema sandal line also sold over 250 million pairs that same year.

All this, in addition to her already-lucrative and in-demand modeling career, brings her net worth to $151 million, and it's rising.

According to a Forbes report released last year, Bündchen is the first super who's on track to becoming a billionaire. After all, good branding with a dash of Brady, and a whole lot of beauty can do wonders for a model's career.

View photos of Gisele here.

Posted by Esther Lee @ 2:58 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:22 PM, 02/06/2012
    I wish we could just say she a very good wife, Brady won a longtime ago & maybe he knows more than ever.
    gotaway483
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:45 PM, 02/06/2012
    eagles wont see a superbowl til the fat man leaves.
    OhOkay
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:09 PM, 02/06/2012
    A farting machine
    The Philly Shadow
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:42 PM, 02/06/2012
    So what, she was defending her husband. Yes, She did not handle herself very well in this situation. But it is not the end of the world. I am sure Brady will smooth it out before next season starts.
    zippy1346
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:07 AM, 02/07/2012
    Mmmm. Giselle....
    hallux


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About Esther Lee

Esther is Philly.com's Style editor. Her take on style is that it is a simple way of saying something complex -Giorgio Armani. She has a voracious appetite for news, fashion and Philadelphia. Contact her here.

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