Gisele Bundchen's new May spread in <i>Vogue Brasil</i>.
Photo / Instagram, Vogue Brasil
Gisele Bundchen's new May spread in <i>Vogue Brasil</i>.
Photo / Instagram, Vogue Brasil
She announced her retirement from the runway less than two weeks ago, but it seems Gisele Bundchen isn't quite done in the dazzling department.
The 34-year-old supermodel released a couple more images from her new May spread in Vogue Brasil on Tuesday, two days before the issue hits newsstands.
In an image posted to her Instagram account, the former Victoria's Secret Angel shows off her extreme flexibility as she kicks one leg high into the air.
She went topless, stretching her arms in such a way so as to protect some of her modesty.
Gisele wore only a pair of sleek billowing red trousers, with her hair swept back in a ponytail that fanned out dramatically in the air as though blown up by a gust of wind.
In a black and white head shot posted to Instagram, she is photographed in a more nitty-gritty manner.
Gisele's rather frizzy mane frames her face and her hands are poised under her chin, obscuring her neck.
Her hands and part of her face are covered in a powdery black substance, perhaps dirt, in the striking image captioned: "When we honor the earth, we honor ourselves."
Gisele's artsy black-and-white cover shows her totally naked and posing in an alluring, sideways pose with arched back and shadows and light showcasing the lean, long curves of her body.
Another photo from the issue shows Gisele relaxing in a milky bath while dressed in a sheer, lace-embellished dress with her wet chestnut-hued hair slicked back.
Gisele posted the cover to her Instagram page, along with a message expressing her gratitude to everyone involved in the photo shoot.
"My 20-year career celebration cover at @voguebrasil. Thanks to everyone who is part of this special edition," Gisele wrote alongside the photo.
While Gisele was celebrating 20 years of success in the fashion modelling business, Vogue Brasil was celebrating its 40th anniversary issue.
Gisele invited her own fashion dream team of photographers, stylists and make-up artists to participate in the shoot.
The participants included Gui Paganini, Flavia Lafer, Daniel Hernandez, Paulo Vainer, Renata Correa, Henrique Martins, Zee Nunes, Pedro Sales, Silvio Giorgio, Henrique Gendre, Giovanni Frasson, Bob Wolfeson and Yasmine Sterea.
Giovanni Bianco served as creative director, and Dutch photographers Inez & Vinoodh shot the cover and the editorial featuring Gisele.
The supermodel - who earned $47 million last year, according to Forbes - said her body was telling her that now is the time to quit.
Image 1 of 25: Gisele Bundchen at the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute gala exhibition, New York, 1990. Photo / Getty Images
"I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey. Today after 20 years in the industry, it is a privilege to be doing my last fashion show by choice and yet still be working in other facets of the business.
"Automatically my body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop," Gisele told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. "I respect my body. It's a privilege to be able to stop."
Gisele walked her last catwalk on April 15 in Brazil for Colcci during São Paulo Fashion Week, donning a series of summery ensembles.
And in the front row supporting her were her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and her parents Vania and Valdir and sister Gabriela.
Gisele made her dramatic entrance in a dimly lit setting, and began her walk to an upbeat indie-rock tempo.
The Brazilian-born stunner has said that she is quitting the catwalk so she can spend more time with her family, while vowing to stay involved in the industry.
Gisele, who has two children with the NFL football star, son Benjamin, five, and daughter Vivian, two, was seen supporting her husband at Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, Arizona on February 1.
