Forbes Top 15 models

Written By Laila Lu on Jul 18th, 2007

Ranking the richest models in the fashion world…

No.15–Jessica Stam
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age: 21
assets: $1.5million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns, magazine editorials

No.14– Doutzen Kroes
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age: 22
assets: $1.5million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns ( Loreal!), Victoria’s Secret model

No.13– Shalom Harlow
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age: 33
assets: $2million
career: rare high profile catwalks ( Haute Couture), ad campaigns

No.12– Hilary Rhoda
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age: 20
assets: $2million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns (Estee Lauder!), magazine editorials

No.11– Liya Kebede
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age: 27
assets: $2.5million
career: occasional catwalks, ad campaigns

No.10– Gemma Ward
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age: 19
assets: $3million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns, magazine edtorials, actress ( upcoming movie ‘The Strangers’)

No.9– Daria Werbowy
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age: 23
assets: $3.5million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns, magazine editorials, movie producer

No.8– Karolina Kurkova
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age: 23
assets: $3.5million
career: Victoria’s Secret model

No.7– Natalia Vodianova
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age: 25
assets: $4.5million
career: occasional catwalks, Calvin Klein muse,magazine editorials (Vogue!)

No.6– Carolyn Murphy
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age: 33
assets: $5million
career: ad campaigns (ex-face of Estee Lauder before Hilary Rhoda took over)

No.5– Alessandra Ambrosio
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age: 26
assets: $6million
career: Victoria’s Secret model

No.4– Adriana Lima
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age:26
assets: $6million
career: Victoria’s Secret model

No.3– Heidi Klum
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age: 34
assets: $8million
caree: designer ( her own jewellery line), Victoria’s Secret model, host of Project Runway

No.2– Kate Moss
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age: 33
assets: $9million
career: designer (for Topshop), high profile ad campaigns

No.1– Gisele Bundchen
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age: 27
assets: $33million
career: ex-Victoria’s Secret model, magazine editorials, occasional catwalks, loads of endorsements, movie career, high profile party/event appearance, designer (her own footwear line).

The verdict is, lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret do pay their models very well. Other than that, one big fat beauty campaign contract can also increase a model’s profile. Gisele is considered as ‘the last supermodel who turned into a household name’ according to US Vogue therefore her earnings are reasonably higher a lot more than any other model. I can simply classify these topmodels into 1) professional international models 2) trashy lingerie models 3) evergreen veterans who’re still coveted 4) inked with the Hollywood circuit.

photosources: victoriassecret.com, people.com, community.livejournal.com…
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  1. I agree with what you said in the end..:) Gisele probably invested a lot! Or she had people around her who advised her the right way.

  2. Hey, thanks for your comment on my post about the Top Ten Richest Supermodels. I didn’t really understand your comment, but I think you were implying I switched a couple names, or photos. I double checked, and I can’t find any mistakes.
    Here’s my source: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/07/17/2007-07-17_giseles_assets_dwarf_arods.html

  3. i love Gisele…she’s all worth it…
    nice post

  4. doutzen is unbelievable gorgeous

    she’s going to be the latest supermodel after gisele

    i wanne marry doutzen !!!

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  7. why do the people in the world call these supermodel? think gisele is the closest thing to that title?

  8. What about Tyra?

  9. this is not true forbes top 15 supermodels… on the 5.th or 6th place is naomi campbell… where is she here???

  10. Hi. I love Adriana Lima. She’s really georgeous and a fine role model. She’s really sexy yet she didn’t choose to have premarital sex. Do you guys know where I can find Adriana Lima posters?

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