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Gisele Bündchen was the highest-earning model of the 2000s era. The fashion icon has experienced all the finest things in her life. Being the most well-known and respected model in the fashion industry, she has seen it all. Even her husband, the NFL GOAT, Tom Brady, adds up to her lavish living. And since he spoils her with expensive baubles, the millionaire woman does not need her ex-boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio’s, charms and gems.

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The Oscar-winning actor, Leo, and the Brazilian supermodel dated on and off from 1999 to 2005. They turned heads as they were the most attractive Hollywood couple at that time. However, nothing came from the relationship. Gisele Bündchen wanted to focus on her well-being and mental health. Thus, she had to go far away from people and things that made her anxious.

Bündchen put her jewels at the Christie’s Jewels: The New York Sale. The pieces of jewelry include 102+ and 70+ carat diamonds. And reports estimated the jewels to fetch from $2 million to $4 million. Not only did she move on in the most rad way possible but also earned a pretty good (actually, jaw-dropping) amount of money from the sale.

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Many sources speculated that her former boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio, gifted the jewelry that Bündchen owned. Well, that’s one way to get rid of past lovers’ gifts. Who needs them anyway when one has a man like the seven-time Super Bowl champion?

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Why did Gisele Bündchen break up with the Academy Award-winning actor?

Being a supermodel is a tough job. The workload is massive and the time to take care of oneself is low. When Gisele Bündchen started her career, she was only 15 years old. And there was a time when she only lived on junk food, excessive coffee, and smoking cigarettes. Her habits were proving disastrous for her. Hence, to change her ways and keep herself happier. The Victoria’s Secret angel changed many habits in her life.

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In her memoir, Lessons: My Path To a Meaningful Life, she wrote, “No longer numbing myself with smoking, drinking and too much work, I was becoming more and more aware of things that I’d chosen not to look at. Was I alone in wanting to do some serious soul-searching while he stayed the same? In the end, unfortunately, the answer was yes.

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In 2009, she got married to the Tampa Bay QB, Tom Brady. And have ever since lived together like the happiest couple ever.

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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