Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen recently hung up her stilettos, but she's still sashaying her way to the bank. Here is a list of other such celebrities.
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Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen recently hung up her stilettos, but she's still sashaying her way to the bank. Other celebrities too have stacked up millions after calling it a day Sachin Tendulkar
Batting to branding: He's amongst India's wealthiest cricketers... and he retired in 2013. Tendulkar continues to rake in millions from endorsement deals, but he now owns an ISL football team Kochi Tuskers and pitches in for sports commentary too.
Entrepreneur slamdunk: The greatest ever basketball player continues to make sweet money out of air. We mean his Nike Air Jordan range that accounts for a big chunk of the US sneaker market. Then there's the seven restaurants, basketball team (Charlotte Hornets), car dealership and other multi-million endorsements on Jordan's plate.
Home body: Titles came easily to Cindy Crawford, once the highest paid model on the planet. She continued her hot streak after retiring in 2000, with exercise videos, acting assignments, cosmetic deals but more successfully, a furniture and home goods line that took off.
Endorsement guru: He was the best paid athlete in his playing years, but the King hasn't had a bad time of f the field either — earning millions in endorsements deals from companies like Emirates, Volkswagen, Subway and Proctor & Gamble. The icing though is his permanent celebrity status in Brazil.
Master of his world: Considered the world's first billionaire athlete, Michael Schumacher was one of the most powerful celebrities even after he retired in 2012. Still the richest Formula 1 rider, he continued making a fortune before his unfortunate skiing accident from sponsorship deals, business of his endorsed baseball caps, and even a Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower in Abu Dhabi.
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