What Victoria's Secret's Top Models Are Up To in 2023

Bündchen retired from modeling altogether after walking at São Paulo Fashion Week in 2015. "Automatically, my body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop. I respect my body. It's a privilege to be able to stop [runway work]," she told the Folha de São Paulo newspaper following her decision to walk away from modeling. She added, "I don't see how to continue (modeling on the catwalk) . . . and stopping will leave room for other projects I have for myself."

Bündchen, who frequented the top spot in several year-round rankings as the world's highest-paid fashion model, walked down the aisle with American football quarterback Tom Brady in 2009. The couple welcomed their son, Benjamin, in 2009, followed by a daughter, Vivian, in 2012, but announced their divorce in October 2022.

In 2018, the now-42-year-old Brazilian model and philanthropist released her memoir, "Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life," in which she opened up about how walking the VSFS runway really made her feel. "For the first five years, I felt comfortable modeling in lingerie, but as time went on, I felt less and less at ease being photographed walking the runway wearing just a bikini or a thong," she wrote, per The Independent. "Give me a tail, a cape, wings — please, anything to cover me up a little!"

In May 2022, Bündchen told British Vogue, "I always made sure that my back was covered because it just made me uncomfortable walking on a runway with my butt hanging out, from looking from down up." The experience wasn't all bad, however. "I always had fun on the shows. It was always like a production. There was always someone singing. There was always something happening. It was a fun experience."