American Forbes annually publishes a rating that indicates the highest paid models in the world. Girls who earn millions of dollars in their beauty and work are really interesting. So now I would like to talk about them.
The undoubted winner
TOP of the highest paid models in the world is headed by a Brazilian of German descent - Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen, who has consistently held first place in this rating since 2004. Her name is well known to every lover of fashion. And any other person will recognize this fair-haired girl. After all, she is one of the former Victoria's Secret angels. In addition, the girl participated in advertising campaigns organized by such giants of the fashion world as Dolce and Gabbana, Versace, Valentino, Gianfranco Ferre, etc. Plus, it can often be seen on the covers of Vogue, Rolling Stone, Marie Claire and many other publications.
The number of achievements of the girl is constantly growing. She starred in two famous films ("The Devil Wears Prada" and "New York Taxi"), and also created her own brand of lingerie called Gisele Intimates.
Over the past, 2016, year, her income amounted to 30.5 million dollars. Despite the fact that this indicator is 30% less, unlike the profit for 2015 (which was equal to 44 million), Giselle is still far ahead of her competitors. Given that the model has entered into contracts with Carolina Herrera, Chanel and Pantene, its revenue for the current year will amount to a much more impressive amount.
Coming next
Girls who occupy the next three places after Gisele Bündchen have the same income, which amounts to 10-10.5 million dollars a year. And they are also included in the TOP under the title "The highest paid models of the world."
This is the 35-year-old Adriana Lima from Brazil, one of the Victoria's Secret angels, as well as the face of the Maybelline cosmetic campaign. The media dubbed her one of the most beautiful women on the planet.
Next to Adriana in the ranking is a model from Illinois - 24-year-old Carly Kloss. The girl is the face of the Donna Karan advertising campaign, and also takes an active part in the shows of Calvin Klein, Chanel, Gucci, Versace and many other giants of the fashion world.
The third girl with an annual income of $ 10 million is Kendall Jenner from the Kardashian star family. The girl is 21 years old, and she began to conquer high fashion from the age of 13. At the age of 15, Kendall signed her first contract with Wilhelmina Models.
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Perhaps this is how you can briefly describe the British beauty Cara Jocelyn Delevingne. This girl with sable eyebrows does not fit into the standards of model beauty. However, the canons are not interesting to anyone now.
At the moment, her income is $ 9 million per year. It is safe to say that it will only grow. After all, Kara makes a profit not only from contracts with modeling agencies. She also acts in films. At the moment, her filmography consists of 14 paintings. The most popular girl brought the "Suicide Squad", in which she played the main antagonist.
Lower positions
Continuing to list the highest paid models in the world, it is worth noting Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The income of 30-year-old British angel Victoria's Secret is $ 9 million. The girl also played Carly Spencer in the third Transformers and Ankharat in Mad Max. At the moment, she is not involved in active activity, since she and her partner Jason State are waiting for the first-born.
In seventh place, after Rosie, is 22-year-old Gigi Hadid with the same income. The American modeling career began at two years old - then Paul Marciano from Guess noticed her. Parents were not opposed to their daughter representing the famous Baby Guess line. Then the girl focused on her studies, but in 2011 she resumed her career, continuing to work with Marciano.
Eighth place in the ranking of the highest paid models in the world is occupied by a girl from South Africa, Candice Swanepoel. The income of the 27-year-old blonde is $ 7 million. Interestingly, Candice is the first Victoria's Secret angel from South Africa.
Ninth place is taken by the girl Liu Wen with an annual income of $ 7 million. The Chinese woman is the most popular model in Asia and has contracts with brands such as Puma, La Perl, H&M, Vidal Sassoon, Mango, as well as Estee Lauder.
And in tenth place is the Australian Miranda Kerr with an income of $ 6 million. Interestingly, in addition to her modeling career, she also has her own line of organic cosmetics called Kora Organics.
Representative of Russia
Talking about the highest paid models of the world according to the Forbes version, one cannot fail to mention Natalya Vodyanova. Our compatriot began her modeling career at age 16, from the Nizhny Novgorod agency Eugenia. At one of the views, she was noted by the scout from Viva Model Management, who immediately offered the girl a job in the capital of France. Naturally, the girl agreed.
Natalia worked on the catwalk for Valentino, Chanel, Gucci and dozens of other model houses. She appeared on the covers of famous fashion magazines, including ELLE and Vogue, and was even an official of Calvin Klein. At one time, Natalia was even in the Forbes ranking with an annual income of $ 7 million.
But the appearance of children did not allow her to continue to develop in this direction. Finally, Natalia stopped going on the podium after the birth of her third son. Now she has five children - from the British aristocrat Justin Portman and the French businessman Antoine Arnault.
The breath of the past
Noteworthy are those Fashion Queens who were such in the recent past. Once they were also included in the rating called "The highest paid models in the world." Women have already left the world of fashion, but their names have remained in her history forever.
British Kate Moss, for example, who is now 43 years old, owns 72 million dollars. She earned them on the support of the brands Burberry and Chanel, as well as Gucci, Calvin Klein and cooperation with other brands. At the peak of her career, in the 90s and “zero”, the girl earned 14-15 million dollars a year.
Also in the past, the Forbes list of the highest paid models in the world included Stephanie Seymour, Eva Herzigova, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer.
Representatives of the strong half of humanity
In the end, it is worth saying a few words about them. The highest paid male models in the world are also of some interest.
In the first place is the 37-year-old Briton David Gandhi with a total income of $ 10 million. The muscular handsome man is a regular at parties, and also the face of brands such as Hugo Boss, Massimo Dutti and Dolce & Gabbana. David also worked with Scotch tape maker Johnnie Walker and the famous ice cream company Whey Hey.
In second place is the 27-year-old Canadian Simon Nessman. He collaborates with dozens of brands, including such well-known companies as Calvin Klein, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Barneys, etc. But most importantly, Simon is the face of Giorgio Armani. His income is also $ 10 million.
Third place goes to 27-year-old Sean O'Pray with a total revenue of $ 6.5 million. This amount the young man earned by working with Calvin Klein, Versace, Michael Kors and Ralph Lauren.
Other well-known and highly paid male models are Jon Cortajarena, Tony Ward, Tyson Ballou and Maximiliano Patane.