Forbes Top 15 models
Written By Laila Lu on Jul 18th, 2007Ranking the richest models in the fashion world…
No.15–Jessica Stam
age: 21
assets: $1.5million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns, magazine editorials
No.14– Doutzen Kroes
age: 22
assets: $1.5million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns ( Loreal!), Victoria’s Secret model
No.13– Shalom Harlow
age: 33
assets: $2million
career: rare high profile catwalks ( Haute Couture), ad campaigns
No.12– Hilary Rhoda
age: 20
assets: $2million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns (Estee Lauder!), magazine editorials
No.11– Liya Kebede
age: 27
assets: $2.5million
career: occasional catwalks, ad campaigns
No.10– Gemma Ward
age: 19
assets: $3million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns, magazine edtorials, actress ( upcoming movie ‘The Strangers’)
No.9– Daria Werbowy
age: 23
assets: $3.5million
career: catwalks, ad campaigns, magazine editorials, movie producer
No.8– Karolina Kurkova
age: 23
assets: $3.5million
career: Victoria’s Secret model
No.7– Natalia Vodianova
age: 25
assets: $4.5million
career: occasional catwalks, Calvin Klein muse,magazine editorials (Vogue!)
No.6– Carolyn Murphy
age: 33
assets: $5million
career: ad campaigns (ex-face of Estee Lauder before Hilary Rhoda took over)
No.5– Alessandra Ambrosio
age: 26
assets: $6million
career: Victoria’s Secret model
No.4– Adriana Lima
age:26
assets: $6million
career: Victoria’s Secret model
No.3– Heidi Klum
age: 34
assets: $8million
caree: designer ( her own jewellery line), Victoria’s Secret model, host of Project Runway
No.2– Kate Moss
age: 33
assets: $9million
career: designer (for Topshop), high profile ad campaigns
No.1– Gisele Bundchen
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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