Gisele Bundchen denies she spurns dollars
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -January 9, 2008 Bundchen - known to U.S. sports fans as the girlfriend of
quarterback Tom Brady - has been struggling for months to knock
down recurring reports that she insists on being paid in euros,
which have been rising against the dollar.
"The story of the euro is a lie," she told the Brazilian
newspaper O Globo in comments published Wednesday. "I work with
many international companies, I earn salaries in different
currencies, that's all."
Frustration is running high in Brazil over the weak dollar and
its harm to South America's largest economy. The Brazilian real has
nearly doubled in value against the dollar over the past five
years, making local exports more expensive to Americans.
Bundchen, one of the world's richest models, was the main
attraction at the Fashion Rio Week on Tuesday. She exhibited three
outfits and drew wild applause in a puffy beige mini-dress.
O Globo said Bundchen set ground rules for the interview: no
questions about her boyfriend.