Supermodel Gisele Bundchen announces her retirement

For eight years, Brazilian Gisele Bundchen topped the list of the highest-paid models in the world. Last year, she earned $ 47 million and left her competitors far behind. And now, one of the most successful supermodels has announced the end of her career. Let's take a look at the photos of the icon of the modern fashion world over the past 15 years together.

20 PHOTOS

1. Colcci show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week Winter 2015, November 2014. (Photo: Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images).

2. Giselle at the World Cup, Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, July 2014. (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images).

3. Giselle with husband Tom Brady during the "Charles James: Beyond Fashion Costume Institute Gala" in May 2014. (Photo: Arun Nevader/FilmMagic; Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images).

4. Colcci show during Sao Paulo Fashion Week, collection summer 2014/2015, April 2014. (Photo: Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images).

5. Gisele Bundchen in New York, January 2014. (Photo: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP).

6. A model at an event organized by Oral B in Sao Paulo in December 2013. (Photo: REX/Fotoarena).

7. Gisele Bundchen in New York in November 2013. (Photo: ESBP/Star Max/FilmMagic).

8. During the WSJ award ceremony. Magazine's Innovator Awards in November 2013. (Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP).

9. Advertising campaign for H&M Autumn in September 2013. (Photo: H&M/REX).

10. Gisele Bundchen at a UN press conference on the environment in Nairobi in January 2012. (Photo: Ben Curtis/AP Photo).

11. Givenchy Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2012 show during Paris Fashion Week, October 2011. (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images).

12. Showcase "Hope" Valentine Day Special Collection in May 2011. (Photo: WireImage/Getty Images).

13. The famous Brazilian during the carnival procession in Rio de Janeiro in March 2011. (Photo: Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo).

14. Giselle during Victoria's Secret show in Hollywood in November 2006. (Photo: MARIO ANZUONI/Newscom/Reuters).

15. Giselle in the Victoria's Secret Christmas Dreams and Fantasies Range campaign in October 2005. (Photo: REX).

16. During a photo shoot for the Victoria's Secret 2005 Splendor Fantasy Bra in July 2005. (Photo: Andy Kropa/Invision/AP).

17. Gisele Bundchen. New York, October 2004. (Photo: Sipa Press/REX).

18. Giselle with Leonardo DiCaprio during the Oscars in 2002. (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage).

19. Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in November 2002. (Photo: KMazur/WireImage).

20. MTV Music Awards in New York, September 2000. (Photo: ERIK PENDZICH/REX).