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The 34-year-old beauty was seen walking for Colcci during São Paulo Fashion Week in her native Brazil, wearing a selection of summery ensembles

Supporting her from the front row was husband Tom Brady, her parents Vania and Valdir and sister Gabriela

She is the highest-paid supermodel for the last ten years and worth a staggering $ 386 million

In the past 12 months alone she has amassed $ 47 million (or $ 128,000 a day)

Mother-of-two plans to publish a book and appear in a documentary on her life

By Heather Waugh and Heidi Parker for MailOnline

Published: 19:49 EST, 15 April 2015 | Updated: 03:25 EST, 16 April 2015

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She became a model at the tender age of 14.

And after achieving global success as one of the world’s most famous supermodels, Gisele Bundchen took one last strut down the catwalk on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old beauty – who has announced she’s retiring from the runway – was seen walking for Colcci during São Paulo Fashion Week in her native Brazil, wearing a selection of summery ensembles.

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Her swan song: Gisele Bunchen sashayed down the catwalk for the last time at São Paulo Fashion Week on Wednesday

The Brazilian mother of two, who is married to NFL quarterback Tom Brady, has said she wants to spend more time with her family but has also vowed to continue working in the industry.

Gisele made her big entrance with the lights dimmed – apart from the glow of a neon Colcci logo behind her – and launched down the catwalk to the beat of an uptempo indie-rock track.

The mother-of-two sizzled in a pretty white embroidered halterneck dress along with some black knee-high gladiator-style boots.

Her golden blonde tresses were styled into her signature beachy waves and her make-up palette was natural with a nude lip.

Gisele Bundchen walks runway for last time at Colcci show

One more turn: The mother-of-two sizzled in a white embroidered halterneck dress with knee-high gladiator boots as she modeled for Colcci

Sexy shoulders: Gisele appeared to be wearing a black multi-strap bra under the frock

Showstopper: Gisele made her big entrance to the beat of an uptempo indie-rock track and the lights dimmed

Stunning: The 34-year-old showed off her yoga-honed limbs in the designer wear

Golden goddess: Ms Bundchen’s golden skin tone popped next to the delicate white fabric of her baby doll style dress

International catwalk star: The Brazilian beauty has enjoyed a career spanning 20 years has announced she is now retiring from the runway

Supportive: The model’s NFL star husband Tom Brady was watching proudly from the audience

Another outfit featured a silk white and orange striped sundress which she teamed with a nude version of the same toeless boot.

Supporting her from the sidelines was Tom Brady, as well as many of her family members including her parents Vania and Valdir.

The 37-year-old athlete took to Facebook to write a loving message for his wife of five years.

‘Congratulations Love of my Life, you inspire me every day to be a better person. I am so proud of you and everything you have accomplished on the runway. I have never met someone with more of a will to succeed and determination to overcome any obstacle in the way.

‘You never cease to amaze me. Nobody loves life more then you and your beauty runs much deeper then what the eye can see. I can’t wait to see what’s next. I love you. ‪#‎GOAT‬ ‪#‎thebestisyettocome‬.’

She’s a pro: Gisele was also seen in a delicate orange and white striped frock with nude boots

Supermodel credentials: The wife of Tom Brady oozed sex appeal as she made her turn at the end of the runway

End of an era: Gisele was the perfect model for the Colcci 2016 Summer collection

Strike a pose: The model displayed her expert moves that are no doubt second nature to her after her 20-year career

Celebrating her: At the end of the show the bronzed beauty was joined by the other models who sported white T-shirts with images of the supermodel

Effortlessly cool: Gisele flashed her toned tummy in a cropped white sleeveless T-shirt and ripped jeans

Family affair: Also watching from the audience was Gisele’s parents Vania and Valdir as well as her sister Gabriela

At the end of the show Gisele made one last appearance and was joined by all the other models to take a bow at the end of the runway.

They all sported white T-shirts bearing the chiseled face of Gisele herself.

Gisele flashed her toned tummy as she raised her arms to cheer alongside her catwalk crew and looked emotional as she bid farewell to the catwalk.

Before she took to the spotlight on Wednesday, Gisele sipped on a cocktail while backstage of the show.

‘Almost ready,’ the supermodel captioned an image of her holding a giant piece of fruit with a straw in it as she got ready in her dressing room.

Earlier in the day the Vogue staple posted a shot to Instagram as a fresh-faced 14-year-old, writing: ‘I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey’.

Grateful: The blonde beauty acknowledged the audience at the end of the show

That’s all folks: Gisele jumped for joy as she was joined by the rest of the genetically blessed catwalk crew

Final fling: Her own T-shirt appeared to show the health-fanatic bending over backwards in one of her yoga poses

Stealing the show: The 5′ 11″ star playfully pulled out the hem of her dress

She can’t stop smiling! Gisele cheerfully posed alongside designer Adriana Zucco before the show

Almost ready!! ✨✨✨ Quase pronta!

A photo posted by Gisele Bündchen (@giseleofficial) on Apr 15, 2015 at 4:49pm PDT

A household name the world over, Bundchen rivals soccer legend Pele for the status of Brazil’s most internationally famous citizen, and her meteoric rise from a middle-class family in a small, rural town to superstar is the stuff of modeling legend.

When the iconic model announced at the weekend that she would walk her final catwalk on this week in Brazil, it marked the end of an era on the catwalk.

On Wednesday she told her followers: ‘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.’

First look at her last hurrah: Later an image of the wife of Tom Brady was seen on the carpet. Gisele appeared to be wearing a lacy white Baby Doll dress with black straps

Flashback: Gisele posted a fresh-faced snap aged 14 to her Instagram account on Wednesday after announcing her retiremen

Sexy: Gisele has been called the last remaining true supermodel by Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campell, pictured at the Victoria’s Secrets Secret fashion Show in New York in 2003

The 5ft 11in Amazon told a Brazilian newspaper: ‘Automatically my body tells me if what I do is worth it, and it asked to stop.’

She told the Folha de São Paulo newspaper: ‘I respect my body, it’s a privilege to be able to stop.’

Bündchen continued: ‘I don’t see how to continue [modeling on the catwalk]… and stopping will leave room for other projects I have for myself.’

She was born and raised along with five sisters, including a fraternal twin, in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, a center of German immigration to Brazil.

Bundchen was discovered by a modeling agency at age 14 and she came in second place in a nationwide modeling contest, before moving to New York to work the fashion runways there.

By age 20, she’d become a fashion sensation, her freckled face and flowing dirty blond locks gracing the cover of top fashion magazines worldwide and her unique combination of legginess and curves causing a sensation during her runway appearances.

Bundchen’s success with her healthy good looks was heralded as marking the end of the sickly skinny and bedraggled “heroin chic” look that had dominated runways for years.

The Brazilian beauty was one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels from 2000 until mid-2007.

On the catwalk, the leggy supermodel pioneered the ‘horse walk’, a stomping movement created when a model picks her knees up high and kicks her feet out in front.

However, the IMG model plans to continue with her numerous print and commercial campaigns.

Running out: The Brazilian announced her retirement on Saturday marking the end of an era on the catwalk, pictured at the Victoria’s Secrets show in 2002

According to Forbes, Gisele is worth $ 386 million and has amassed $ 47 million in the last year alone, thanks to her lucrative campaigns for Chanel, Under Armour, Pantene, H&M, Carolina Herrera, and more.

That amounts to her pocketing $ 128,000 a day – dwarfing Linda Evangelista who famously declared she wouldn’t get out of bed for less than $ 10,000

The highest-paid supermodel for the last ten years, she plans to publish a coffee table book and appear in a documentary on her life.

Forbes list her as the 89th most powerful woman in the world.

She ventured into acting and appeared in fashion flick The Devil Wears Prada in 2006.

From 2000 to 2005, Gisele was in a relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

She married NFL star Brady in 2009.

The New England Patriots quarterback says he has no plans of his own to retire.

The 6ft4in athlete told the Salesforce World Tour – according to the Boston Herald: ‘[Boston] is where my kids were born, where they’ll be raised. I’ll be a lifer here.’

The attractive power couple share son Benjamin, 5, and daughter Vivian, 2, and Brady has a son Jack, 7, with ex-partner Bridget Moynahan.

Trend-setter: On the catwalk, the leggy supermodel pioneered the ‘horse walk’, a stomping movement created when a model picks her knees up high and kicks her feet out in front

Gisele Bundchen struts at Sao Paulo Fashion Week (archive)