RAMP TO RICHES
BUSINESS IS OVERFLOWING AS ATTESTED
BY THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST MODELS
$40 million
GISELE BUNDCHEN
Bündchen was featured in the 2015 Guinness
World Records book as the model who earned the highest income from June 2014 to
June 2015, and was the highest-paid model till 2017. In 2000, she signed a
$25-million contract with Victoria's Secret. Most recently, the Brazilian
native has worked with Jimmy Choo as the face of the brand's 2023 campaign
$45 million
KENDALL JENNER
Part of the famous reality TV Kardashian
clan, Jenner started modelling at the age of 14. In 2018, she was named the
richest model in the world, a title she still holds. The 27-year-old has graced
the cover of Vogue multiple times but her fortune is also thanks to her
appearance on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and her sponsored
posts on Instagram.
$39 million
CHRISSY TEIGEN
Since 2017, the model/TV host and cookbook
author is the third highest-paid model in the world with a salary of $39
million per year. The American model was also included in Time's list of the
100 most influential people in the world in 2019 and has had endorsement deals
with several big companies including McDonald's and Pampers.
$31 million
ADRIANA LIMA
In January 2017, Lima was named 'the most
valuable ctoria's Secret Angel' according to analytics company D'Marie. The
Brazilian native, who has also modelled for Vera Wang, Giorgio Armani, Guess
and Versace, has made most of her wealth thanks to a long-running contract with
Victoria's Secret between 1999 and 2018
$31 million
ROSIE HUNTINGTON- WHITELEY
The British model and actress started
modelling for Victoria's Secret in 2006 and there has been no looking back for
her. Her face has been on the covers of British Vogue, Elle and GQ among others
and she has modelled for brands such as Burberry and Prada.
$20 million
GIGI HADID
Gigi
was discovered by Paul Marciano of Guess clothing at the age of two. The
28-year-old has graced a number of publications including Vogue in the US,
Paris, Italy, Britain, Japan, Spain, Australia, Brazil, the Netherlands, Germany and China
