Gisele made $44 million last year, leaving all other supermodels way behind

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Jason Abbruzzese
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Gisele Bundchen is rich.

Yes, she has her two children, her Super Bowl-champion husband and her physical beauty that make her "rich" in life, just generally. But she's also rich rich, like actually rich.

Bunchen -- who is not even a model any more, having very publicly retired in April -- is on track to make $44 million this year rich, according to a newly released study by Forbes of the richest female supermodels. Nobody else is even close.

The Brazilian icon has turned her fabulous looks into an industry, earning an estimated $386 million during her long and lucrative career. She has lent her name to sandals and skincare and created the skincare line Sejaa Pure Skincare.

Coming in second -- and we mean a distant second -- are Cara Delevingne and Adriana Lima with $9 million each. Doutzen Kroes is fourth with $7.5 million; Natalia Vodianova is fifth with $7 million; Miranda Kerr and Joan Smalls are sixth with $5.5 million.

Together, those models earned a projected $43.5 million combined -- less than Gisele made in a year.

Bundchen's income is actually expected to tick down just a bit, since she made $47 million in 2014. That could be due in part to Gisele's decision in April to retire from the catwalk.

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. #firstrunway #14yearsold Sou muito grata por ter tido a oportunidade, aos 14 anos, de iniciar esta jornada. Hoje, após 20 anos nesta carreira, é um privilégio estar fazendo meu último desfile por escolha própria e ainda continuar trabalhando em outras facetas da indústria. #primeirodesfile #14anos A photo posted by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele) on Apr 15, 2015 at 7:18am PDT

So who might someday unseat Bundchen as the highest-earning supermodel?

Newcomer Kendall Jenner, who has many years of earning ahead of her and a business-savvy mom, would seem to have a shot.

Jenner has burst onto the modeling scene recently and is on her way to earning $4 million this year, according to Forbes.

That's not Bundchen money, but at only 19 years old, Jenner's star is rising fast.

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