Being gorgeous definitely pays off! Here are the 10 highest-paid models in the world, according to Forbes’ data that covers the June 2014 to June 2015 period.
Candice Swanepoel
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Last year’s income: $5 million
The stunning South African supermodel – who is best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret – was voted No. 1 in 2014 Maxim’s “Hot 100 List”. The 27-year-old beauty’s resume includes covers for Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and GQ, and she has walked the runway for Dolce and Gabbana, Donna Karan, Tom Ford, Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, Chanel and Christian Dior, among many others. In 2013, Swanepoel was chosen to wear the coveted “Fantasy Bra” in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, and she is one of the faces of Max Factor.
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Alessandra Ambrosio
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Last year’s income: $5 million
The Brazilian stunner is one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels, and she was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company’s “PINK” line. The 34-year-old was named one of People magazine’s annual “100 Most Beautiful People in the World” in May 2007, and in 2014, Ambrosio launched her own fashion and lifestyle brand named Ále by Alessandra. The gorgeous mom-of-two has appeared in numerous international magazine covers, including Glamour, Elle, Vogue, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and Harper’s Bazaar, and she has modeled for brands such as Revlon, Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani and the Pirelli Calendar.
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Lara Stone
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Last year’s income: $5 million
The Dutch supermodel was first discovered in the Paris Metro while on holiday with her family when she was 12, and she participated in the Elite Model Look competition in 1999, at the age of 15. Stone made her catwalk debut in 2006, when Riccardo Tisci put her in his Givenchy couture shows in Paris. Since then, the 32-year-old has opened shows for Fendi, MaxMara, Isabel Marant and Christopher Kane, and closed for Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Balmain and Stella McCartney. The blonde bombshell won British Fashion Awards’s Model of the year 2010, and she has appeared on the covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar.
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Joan Smalls
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Last year’s income: $5.5 million
The Puerto Rican beauty graduated magna cum laude from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology. She then moved to New York to become a model, and was signed by Elite Model Management in 2007. Smalls has modeled haute couture and ready-to-wear collections for Chanel, Prada, Tom Ford, Burberry, Versace, Fendi, Dior, Gucci, Marc Jacobs and Oscar de la Renta, and in 2011, she became the first Latina model to represent Estée Lauder cosmetics. In 2012, the 27-year-old was named “Model of the Year” at the 9th Annual “Style Awards”, and was ranked #1 on the “Top 50 Models Women” list by Models.com.
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Miranda Kerr
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Last year’s income: $5.5 million
The Australian model rose to prominence in 2007 as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels, and that same year, she became the new face of Clinique Happy and signed a six-figure deal to be the new face of Australian department store David Jones. Kerr launched her own brand of organic skincare products, KORA Organics, in 2009, and the 32-year-old has appeared on numerous magazine covers over the years, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Elle. The mom-of-one shot high-profile campaigns for XOXO, Mango, H&M, Reebok, Wonderbra and Swarovski, and she began 2016 fronting Riccardo Tisci’s Spring/Summer campaign for Givenchy, alongside Natalia Vodianova, Gemma Ward and Joan Smalls.
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Natalia Vodianova
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Last year’s income: $7 million
The famous Russian model and philanthropist enrolled in a modeling agency at the age of 15, and she has walked in more than 300 runway shows for Givenchy, Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci, Versace, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein and Diane von Fürstenberg, among many others. The mom-of-four has worked with all the established photographers in fashion world, and appeared on the covers of Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle, Allure, Glamour, W, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. In 2009, the blonde beauty signed a three-year contract to be a brand ambassador for the French lingerie company Etam, and she is also the face of Guerlain and Stella McCartney.
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Doutzen Kroes
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Las year’s income: $7.5 million
One of the most successful models in the world began her modeling career in 2003 in the Netherlands, and her first breakthrough was when she was featured on cover of Vogue Italia in 2005. The 31-year-old stunner became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2008, and she has been a brand ambassador and spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris for over 5 years. Kroes has been featured on the covers of Seventeen, Marie Claire, Vogue, Time, Dazed & Confused, Harper’s Bazaar and Elle, and she has worked with Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, Valentino and Calvin Klein. In 2005, the mom-of-two was selected as “Model of The Year” on Vogue.com by readers, and she has been in the top five of best-paid models since 2008.
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Adriana Lima
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Last year’s income: $9 million
The Brazilian beauty has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2000, which makes her the longest-running spokesmodel for the famous lingerie brand. Lima has walked the catwalks for designers such as Giorgio Armani, Balmain, Jason Wu, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Fendi, John Galliano, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Versace and Givenchy, and the 34-year-old has graced the covers of Arena, GQ, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and V. In addition to that, Lima has been the face of Maybelline, Telecom Italia Mobile, Doritos, Blumarine, Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs’ fragrance Decadence, and Complex ranks her 4th in the list of “The 100 Hottest Supermodels of All Time”.
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Cara Delevingne
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Last year’s income: $9 million
The English model and actress signed with Storm Model Management in 2009 after being spotted by the agency’s founder, the same person who had previously discovered Kate Moss. The 23-year-old’s first catwalk appearance was at the February 2011 London Fashion Week, and since then, she has walked for Chanel, Burberry, Jason Wu, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Dolce & Gabbana and Stella McCartney, to name a few. Delevingne won the “Model of the Year” award at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014, and she has appeared in several movies, including ‘Paper Towns’, ‘Pan’ and ‘Suicide Squad’.
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Gisele Bündchen
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Las year’s income: $44 million
The stunning Brazilian model, actress and producer began her career in the late 1990s, and was credited with ending the “heroin chic” era of modeling. Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer have stated that Bündchen is the only remaining true supermodel, and the 35-year-old has been the highest-paid model in the world since 2004. The mom-of-two has been the face of C&A, Victoria’s Secret, H&M, Marc Jacobs and Carolina Herrera, and appeared on more than 600 magazine covers throughout the world, a total that is only second to Princess Diana’s. In 2014, Bündchen was chosen as the new spokeswoman for the iconic fragrance Chanel No. 5, and in 2015, her $700 limited edition Taschen coffee-table book chronicling her 20-year fashion career sold out in one day, before it even hit shelves.
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