The highest paid models in the world: beautiful and rich

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

American Forbes annually publishes a rating that lists the highest paid models in the world. Girls who earn millions of dollars with their beauty and work really arouse interest. Therefore, now I would like to talk about them.

Definite winner

The TOP of the highest paid models in the world is headed by a Brazilian of German origin - Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen, who has consistently held first place in this ranking since 2004. Her name is well known to every connoisseur 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, she 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 "NewYork Taxi”), and also created her own underwear brand called Gisele Intimates.

Last year, 2016, her income was $30.5 million. Despite the fact that this figure is 30% less, in contrast to the profit for 2015 (which was equal to 44 million), Giselle is still far ahead of her competitors. Considering that the model has signed contracts with Carolina Herrera, Chanel and Pantene, her income for the current year will be much more impressive.

Following

The girls in the next three places after Gisele Bündchen have the same income, which is 10-10.5 million dollars a year. And they are also included in the TOP called "The Highest Paid Models in the World."

This is Adriana Lima, 35, from Brazil, one of the Victoria's Secret Angels and the face of the Maybelline cosmetics 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 Karlie Kloss. The girl is the face of the Donna Karan advertising campaign, and also actively takes 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 dollars 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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Perhapsthis 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 of no interest to anyone now.

At the moment, her income is 9 million dollars a 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 films. The greatest popularity of the girl brought "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 the 30-year-old British angel of Victoria's Secret is 9 million dollars. The girl also played Carly Spencer in the third Transformers and Ankharat in Mad Max. At the moment, she is not active, as she and her partner Jason Statham are expecting their first child.

In seventh place, after Rosie, is 22-year-old Gigi Hadid with the same income. The modeling career of an American woman began at the age of two - 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 a girl from South Africa Candice Swanepoel. IncomeThe 27-year-old blonde is $7 million. Interestingly, Candice is the first Victoria's Secret Angel from South Africa.

Ninth place is occupied by the girl Liu Wen with an annual income of 7 million dollars. 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, and Estee Lauder.

And in tenth place is 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 in the world according to Forbes, one cannot fail to mention Natalia Vodianova. Our compatriot began her modeling career at the age of 16, with the Nizhny Novgorod agency Evgenia. At one of the views, she was noticed by a scout from Viva Model Management, who immediately offered the girl a job in the French capital. Naturally, the girl agreed.

Natalia has worked on the catwalk for Valentino, Chanel, Gucci and dozens of other fashion houses. She appeared on the covers of the most famous fashion magazines, including ELLE and Vogue, and even was the official face of Calvin Klein. At one time, Natalia was even in the Forbes rating 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 to the podium after the birth of her third son. Now she has five children– from British aristocrat Justin Portman and French businessman Antoine Arnault.

The spirit of the past

Deserve attention and those Queens of Fashion 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 remain forever in its history.

British Kate Moss, for example, now 43, owns $72 million. She earned them by supporting the brands Burberry and Chanel, as well as Gucci, Calvin Klein and collaborating with other brands. At the peak of her career, in the 90s and "zero", the girl earned 14-15 million dollars a year.

Stephanie Seymour, Eva Herzigova, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Elle MacPherson, Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer have also been on the Forbes list of the world's highest paid models in the past.

Representatives of the strong half of humanity

Finally, it is worth saying a few words about them. The highest paid male models in the world are also of some interest.

In first place is 37-year-old Briton David Gandy with a total income of $10 million. The muscular handsome man is a partygoer and the face of brands such as Hugo Boss, Massimo Dutti and Dolce & Gabbana. David has also worked with scotch maker Johnnie Walker and Whey Hey ice cream company.

In second place is 27-year-old Canadian Simon Nessman. He collaborates with dozens of brands, including such famous 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'Pry with a total income of $6.5 million. The young man earned this amount by working with Calvin Klein, Versace, Michael Kors and Ralph Lauren.

More famous and highly paid male models are Jon Kortajarena, Tony Ward, Tyson Ballu and Maximiliano Patane.