Supermodel Gisele Bundchen: 'I won't get out of bed for US dollars'

11 April 2012
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Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has proved she's got a head for figures - the financial kind.

The Brazilian beauty has insisted that she is paid in Euros rather than US dollars.

With the dollar hitting an all time low against the Euro and British pound, the 27 year old catwalk queen has demanded the currency change.

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Money talks: Gisele refuses to be paid in US dollars

And according to a Brazilian newspaper when the model signed a deal to represent Pantene hair products, she demanded that the brand owner, Proctor & Gamble pay her in euros.

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Savvy: the Brazilian the most highly paid models in the industry

Bundchen, a former girlfriend of Hollywood star Leonardo Di Caprio, is known as one of the most financially savvy models.

She is believed to earn over £15m a year from catwalk appearances and fashion endorsements and is recognised as the world's top earning model.

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Catwalk queen: Gisele reportedly ended her contract with Victoria's Secret after they refused to agree to her fee

Bundchen was rated as one of the top earning supermodels of all time by Forbes magazine.

She reportedly stopped working for Victoria's Secret's lingerie chain because they would not renew her £2.5m a year salary.

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