Almost every gorgeous girl have one time or the other dreamed of modeling. Modeling is a huge career for those who are into it. And in the world right now, there are top most successful models who regularly rake in the big cash from doing what they love most. See also:
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Here Are The 15 Top Most Successful Models In The World
1. Gisele Bündchen earns $30.5 million
The 39-year-old Brazilian supermodel is a huge thing in modeling on the planet. Top Most Successful Model rakes in huge cash from contracts which includes beauty deals with Chanel and Carolina Herrera, lucrative fragrance. She has her own lingerie and skincare line which helps her peg her fashion’s leading earner.
She works together with her hubby, Tom Brady. And aside Beyonce and Jay Z, they are the only couple teaming on the Celeb 100 list.
Gisele made a massive $30.5 million between 1st June 2015, and 1st June 2016. This makes her the highest-paid model on the planet. She has maintained the list of the top highest-paid model since 2001. Her earnings right now combine almost the next three together.
2. Adriana Lima – $10.5 million
Adriana Lima was born on 21st June 1981, Salvador, the State of Bahia, Brazil to Maria da Graça Lima and Nelson Torres. She is a top global model and actress who is best known as a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018.
In 2017, Adriana was named “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel” and the longest-running model. She runs behind Gisele Bündchen in the list of the Top Most Successful Models.
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3. Karlie Kloss – $10 million
The 27-year-old American fashion model’s full name is Karlie Elizabeth Kloss. She was born in Chicago to Kurt Kloss, and Tracy Kloss. And at 16 she had already walked in 64 runway shows! At 17, Vogue Paris rated her one of the leading models of 2000s, “top 30 models of the 2000s.” Karlie is famous for her “panther”-like walk on runway shows.
4. Kendall Jenner – $10 million
American Model, Kendall Nicole Jenner was born 3rd November 1995 to Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) and Kris Jenner. She got famous starring on the TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. She kick-started her modeling career at 14.
Kendall who is sister to billionaire make-up mogul, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian had breakout seasons in 2014 and 2015 after working in commercial print ad photoshoots and campaigns. See also:
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She walked the runways for top fashion designers during New York, Milan, and Paris fashion week. Kendall has featured multiple cover shoots and editorials for diverse international Vogue editions and LOVE. She is a brand ambassador for Estée Lauder.
In 2015, she featured – after raking an annual income of $4million – at No. 16 of Forbes magazine’s top-earning models’ list. In 2017, she got on top of the list of highest-paid models according to Forbes magazine.
5. Gigi Hadid – $9 million
25-year-old American fashion model, Jelena Noura “Gigi” Hadid is signed to IMG Models since 2013. She ranked among the Top 50 on Models.com in 2014. She received the ‘International Model of the Year’ title by the British Fashion Council.
Gigi rakes in about 1,830,000 monthly online searches. She has a massive Instagram following of 43million followers to thank. She has featured on platforms for top fashion brands like Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, and several more.
6. Candice Swanepoel – $7 million
South African philanthropist and model, Candice Susan Swanepoel was born on 20th October 1988. She is popular for her work Victoria’s Secret. She ranked 8th in the list of Forbes’ top-earning models around the globe in 2016.
She was born to Eileen Swanepoel and Willem Swanepoel. She used to be a ballet dancer as a young lady. At 15, Swanepoel was spotted in a Durban flea market by a model scout.
7. Liu Wen – $7 million
Liu Wen was born in 1988. She is noted as the first East Asian descent model who ever walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The New York Times dubbed Liu Wen as “China’s first bona fide supermodel.”
Liu is also the first Asian model to be ranked by Forbes in the list of the top-earning models. She is the first spokesmodel of East Asian descent for the Estée Lauder Companies. She is also the second model from China who graced American Vogue’s front cover. She currently resides in New York and is represented by The Society Management.
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Liu Wen has made several significant feats as a professional model. She featured in over 70 shows in 2009 within just a season, and in diverse cities around the globe which include Paris, New York, and Milan. There has been no other model that has achieved such a number of shows in a single season. She also garnered the second-highest number of bookings during the 2010 season. France’s Constance Jablonski led in the booking.
8. Miranda Kerr – $6 million
Australian model, Miranda May Kerr became popular in 2007 as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. While she rep for the Australian department store chain David Jones, she was the very first Australian Victoria’s Secret model. She already has a self-help book she has written and a brand of organic skincare products she launched.
Kerr kick-started modeling at 13. And she won the 1997 Dolly magazine model search competition. She has also consistently made Forbes list of top-earning models from 2008. She appeared on TV show Project Runway in 2006, and was modeling clothes for contestant Daniel Vosovic’s final collection.
Kerr signed up with Maybelline cosmetic firm in New York. She was also featured by rapper Kanye West and Pharrell Williams in ‘Number One’ music video. She got into global headlines when a banker at Macquarie Bank in Sydney, David Kiely was caught viewing explicit photos of her. He was in the background of a colleague’s live television interview with Channel 7 while having a fill of this gorgeous image.
Well, Kiely’s job was on the line for the act, but after lots of back and forth drama also with Kerr giving a signature on a petition to save his job, he was spared.
9. Tyra Banks – $16 million
Tyra Banks surfaced with the earliest African-American supermodels. She has graced international platforms such as the covers of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition and GQ. She has featured in Victoria’s Secret Fashion show, walked several runways internationally, and starred on TV and movies.
Banks has a successful TV show titled, “America’s Next Top Model.” The show has aired 24 seasons already. Her talk show “The Tyra Banks Show” has also gained a lot of prominences. She is also the founder of a charity, ‘Tyra Banks TZONE.’ The charity helps girls at their teens and preadolescents to have better body image and self-esteem. which is aimed at helping teenage and preadolescent girls with their self-esteem and body image. She currently has a net worth of nearly $90 million.
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10. Christie Brinkley
66-year-old Christie Brinkley is still waxing strong since having her big break in 1976. 30 years following her famous cameo in “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” She kick-started her spokesperson contract with CoverGirl which has lived for decades. She featured on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover for three consecutive issues.
Brinkley also takes on skin-care line, acting roles, and book-author. But she makes even more from real estate. Her real estate holdings are currently estimated to be $60million worth.
Her overall net worth is $100 million.
11. Cindy Crawford
Cindy Crawford has been very active in the fashion scene since her teen. She was an engineering student who turned into a fashion and has gained prominence with Clairol and Pepsi campaigns. She has also graced the covers of numerous magazines, runways, and exercise videos.
Cindy is now committed to promoting her furniture, designs, and home accessories business. She wrote a book in 2015 with tells her story, titled, Becoming. it was published by Rizzoli International Publications. She is estimated to be worth over $100 million.
12. Heidi Klum
Heidi Klum has graced the cover of multiple magazine covers following her victory in a modeling contest in Germany in the 1990s. Among her numerous appearances, Klum had featured on publication of Time (TIME), Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and also as one of Victoria’s Secret’s most famous Angels on the runway.
She retired from cover shoots and runways to work as an actress, spokesperson, and designer. She has prominent roles as a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” hosts on “Germany’s Next Top Model” and “Project Runway”. She currently worths about $120 million.
13. Kathy Ireland
Kathy Ireland is right now rated as the world’s richest supermodel. She is currently into exercise videos, public speaking, reality TV, acting, and endorsements after her wildly successful career as a model, and gracing the covers of three famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuits Edition.
Ireland has raked in hugely from lending her name to countless products created by Kathy Ireland Worldwide (kiWW). This multinational company with products in virtually every field, including toys, media, books, furniture, and jewelry has made over a massive $2 billion in sales. She has an estimated worth of $500 million, which puts her directly over other supermodels around the world.
14. Cara Delevingne – $8.5 million
English Model, Cara Jocelyn Delevingne floored her competition in 2012 and 2014 to win the British Fashion Awards’ Model of the year. She was born on 12 August 1992. She also doubles up as a singer and actress.
In 2012, Delevingne kicked off acting, playing a minor role in the film adaptation of Anna Karenina. She is popular for her roles in the 2015 romantic mystery film, Paper Towns as Margo Roth Spiegelman. And in 2017 as Laureline in City of a Thousand Planets and the Luc Besson’s Valerian, in 2016, as the Enchantress in the comic book film Suicide Squad.
15. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – $9 million
33-year-old English model, Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley is popular for her work in lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret, previously a brand “Angel”, for being the 2011 brand fragrance face for “Burberry Body,” for her topnotch devotion at Marks & Spencer. And recently, for her creative collaboration with denim-focused fashion brand page.
She is also a designer, actress, and businesswoman. In 2011 she got into light with her supporting roles as Carly Spencer film Transformers:
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- Third installment in the Transformers film series
- The Splendid Angharad in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road.
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1. Kendall Jenner Is The Highest Paid Model In The World Right Now! And Here Are The Supermodels She Is Competing Against
Kendall Jenner is a member of the Kardashian/Jenner clan and she made her debut into modeling in 2014 at a Marc Jacobs fashion show. She has continued to climb up the ladder of success.
The raven-haired stunner is sister to make-up mogul, Kylie Jenner, and TV reality star, Kim Kardashian. She stars along with her sisters on the Keeping Up With The Kardashians TV show.
Kendall broke out of the “Jenner girls” to create her own career as a model. And right now, she surpasses now-retired supermodel, Gisele Bundchen, to earn the highest-paid supermodel on the planet. Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar covers followed as did Victoria’s Secret shows and campaigns for Fendi, Calvin Klein and Chanel.
Kendall Jenner’s net worth is currently put at $30 Million! She has come a long way from kicking off at 14, earning a gig for Rocker Baes. And just two years after, she was gracing the cover of Teen Vogue. She was also doing the runway for Victoria’s Secret, Vera Wang, and Donna Kara.
She has graced more magazine covers after. These are such as; Fendi, the Proactiv spokesperson represents Chanel, La Perla, Balmain, and Marc Jacobs. She earned very juicy contracts with top companies such as Pepsi, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, and Estee Lauder. Others who compete close to Kendall Jenner are:
2. Gigi Hadid
Her net worth is estimated at $29 Million.
3. Cara Delevingne
She has a net worth estimated at $28 Million.
4. Joan Smalls
Her net worth is estimated at $26 Million.
5. Karlie Kloss
She has a net worth estimated at $25 Million.
6. Bella Hadid
Her net worth is estimated at $25 Million. She is 22-years-old, and a younger sister to Gigi Hadid, and kicked off her career in 2014.
7. Lui Wen
Her net worth is estimated at $23 Million.
8. Rosie Huntington-Whitely
Her net worth is estimated at $13 Million.
9. Adriana Lima
Her net worth is estimated at $11.5 Million.
10. Emily Ratajkowski
Her net worth is estimated at $11.4 Million.
11. Candice Swanepoel
She has a net worth estimated at $10 Million.
12. Ashley Graham
Her net worth is estimated at $10 Million.
13. Doutzen Kroes
Her net worth is estimated at $9 Million.
14. Kaia Gerber
She has a net worth estimated at $3 Million.
15. Winnie Harlow
She has a net worth estimated at $3 Million.
Here Are The Most Famous Models In The World Right Now?
1. Kendall Nicole Jenner (23-year-old)
2. Gigi Hadid (23-year-old)
3. Cara Delevingne (26-year-old)
4. Adriana Lima (37-year-old)
5. Bella Hadid (22-year-old)
6. Barbara Palvin (25-year-old)
7. Candice Swanepoel (30-year-old)
8. Naomi Campbell (48-year-old)
9. Miranda Kerr (35-year-old)
10. Gisele Bundchen (38-year-old)
11. Karlie Kloss (26-year-old)
12. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (31-year-old)
13. Taylor Hill (24-year-old)
14.Hailey Baldwin (21-year-old)
15. Stella Maxwell
16. Kate Upton (26-year-old)
17. Ashley Graham (31-year-old)
18. Winnie Harlow
19. Jasmine Tookes (28-year-old)
20. Chrissy Teigen (33-year-old)
21. Martha Hunt (30-year-old)
22. Liu Wen (31-year-old)
23. Sofia Richie (20-year-old)
24. Heidi Mount (31-year-old)
25. Sistine Rose Stallone (20-year-old)
26. Crystal Renn (32-year-old)
These are the list of top successful models still going hot right now – the highest-paid models in 2020, and the most famous models in the world right now!
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