Gisele Bundchen & Tom Brady: World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple

Fashion FTW!

Forbes released its ranking of the world's highest-paid celebrity couples and fashion's own Gisele Bundchen and hubby Tom Brady top the list.

Beating out musical power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z, Bundchen and Brady brought home a combined $76 million between May 2010 and May 2011. While Brady, star quarterback for the New England Patriots, contributed $31 million of the total sum from his new four-year, $72 million contract, it was the supermodel who brought home the big bucks: $45 million in just 12 months.

That sum, Forbes writes, puts Bundchen on track to become the world's first billionaire model.

Fashion reappears in the number four spot, with Victoria Beckham contributing $5 million to her husband's $40 million soccer contract (and many endorsements) for a combined $45 million. Rather surprisingly, in the number five spot are "Twilight"'s Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson, who each landed $20 million for a combined $40 million.

It was already clear that Gisele is the industry's highest-paid model, from her modeling gigs plus a variety of product lines in her native Brazil. But her supermodel-sized salary plus her husband's major league payout propels her to the top of Forbes' list, giving fashion a serious "win" (over vampires, no less).

Head to Forbes.com to read the rest of the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples" list.

Comments

[A dean89]

05:13 AM on 08/24/2011

Coming soon, Cristiano Ronaldo&Irina Shayk

[xoxolovergirl]

07:20 PM on 08/23/2011

I thought this was interesting, a Gisele quote from 2004 (she was only 23/24 back then)

"I love business. I'd like to work on the licensing I have in Brazil. I just do not want to be one of those people who are 30 years old and suddenly say, 'Oh my God, all I know how to do is modeling.' "I think it's important to live a part of your life, then close a chapter and say, 'Okay, I've done that and learned from this experience. Now I'm going on to other things.'"

maybe its just me, but I can always appreciate those go getter type personalities. They seem to always set the bar extra high, lol.

[xoxolovergirl]

05:38 PM on 08/23/2011

I don't know why some people are confused. Gisele has been an active model since 1994. That is way before some of the others on this list were even heard of. She has been making bank since Tom Hanks won an a Best Acting Oscar for Forrest Gump.

[CinemaRabbitt]

03:38 PM on 08/23/2011

Two Talented, Beautiful young people just living their lives and having a great time!!!!!(i'm so jealous)
No Haters!!!!!.

[jukesgrrl]

05:11 PM on 08/23/2011

Sorry, but I HATE that he doesn't look clean.

[VolsFans]

08:39 AM on 08/23/2011

I can not believe she left me for him. I mean c'mon, hes tall, rich, handsome and has the entire north east in the palm of his hand. what could she possibly see in him?

Congrats to them both. Alott of hard work is paying off for them and they deserve every dime.

[Bebe36]

12:01 PM on 08/23/2011

Oh, please.

No one. NO ONE is worth this kind of money.

I don't care how talented, beautiful or lucky one is.

That kind of income is beyond obscene.

[Highball]

02:53 PM on 08/23/2011

Oh, Brady's worth it. And Giselle is too.

[Ed Saletnik]

08:39 AM on 08/23/2011

From the comments read thus far it just goes to show you that no matter how big you think you are there are still people out there that have never heard of you.

[Roommate]

08:18 AM on 08/23/2011

You don't need more money once you reached $2 million because you lose everything when you pass away

[EmilyRose2010]

07:55 AM on 08/23/2011

who are they, never heard of them, how about bill gates and his wife?

[Highball]

02:53 PM on 08/23/2011

Honestly, if you've never heard of either Tom Brady or Giselle, you need help. And lots of it.

[chaiwallah]

12:35 AM on 08/23/2011

I have never heard of either of these two persons.

[Whome Doyou]

02:15 AM on 08/23/2011

Which two? there were more than 2 names in the article.
-coffeewala

[whomod]

02:51 AM on 08/23/2011

SPAM!

[chris428]

12:15 AM on 08/23/2011

Never heard of these people....What reality show are they on????

[jukesgrrl]

05:12 PM on 08/23/2011

The one who looks like he needs a shower is on that reality show called Monday Night Football. ;)

[enkephalos]

11:58 PM on 08/22/2011

Never heard of them ha ha

[ChicagoBob]

11:54 PM on 08/22/2011

Boy, and they told me getting a good education was the key to success.

[Winthorpe]

12:29 AM on 08/23/2011

That's funny. I bought that line, too.

[LaSweetPoison]

07:56 AM on 08/23/2011

And me!

[Highball]

02:54 PM on 08/23/2011

Genes are the key to success.

[anneeger]

11:53 PM on 08/22/2011

No idea who they are.

[Highball]

02:59 PM on 08/23/2011

Tom Brady is the quarterback of the New England Patriots. He's won 3 Super Bowls. He attended the University of Michigan, and holds more records than space allows.

Giselle Bundchen is a world famous super-model from Brazil. She was the face of Victoria's Secret for many years, and is one of the most recognizable women in the world.

[anneeger]

03:24 PM on 08/23/2011

Thank you. I watched one baseball game in my life, I think it was at Dodgers stadium in LA. I found it terribly boring. People were standing around and scratching themselves all the time. Is there something wrong with their underwear?

That a clotheshorse makes so much money, is a little bit worrying me especially because I am not impressed with what the fashion industry is offering.

[YakittyGirl]

11:52 PM on 08/22/2011

With his/their money, couldn't Tom Brady afford a decent haircut?