Together, the world’s 10 highest-paid models earned a cumulative $109.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before fees and taxes.Earnings are based on income from cosmetics, fragrance and other contracts; estimates are sourced from interviews with numerous managers, agents and brand executives.
10. ASHLEY GRAHAM
$5.5 million
Though she began modeling over a decade ago, the body positivity advocate and author broke out in 2016 as the first size 14 model to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
10. ASHLEY GRAHAM
$5.5 million
She makes the highest-paid models list for the first time thanks to her own lines for Addition Elle, Dressbarn and Swimsuits For All plus campaigns with Lane Bryant and H&M, among others.
9. BELLA HADID
$6 million
The newcomerhad a busy yearposingformore than a dozenbrands including Dior makeup, Nike and Nars cosmetics.
9. BELLA HADID
$6 million
At 21, she is the list's youngest member. Her sister, Gigi Hadid (No. 5; $9.5 million), out-earns her by $3.5 million, marking the first time siblings have ever appeared on the highest-paid models ranking.
8. LIU WEN
$6.5 million
In an industry that still under-represents models of color, Liu's career has been full of firsts:She was thefirst Asian spokesperson for beauty giant Estée Lauder, thefirst Chinese model to walk the runway at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and the first to grace the cover ofAmericanVogue.
8. LIU WEN
$6.5 million
She appears in adverts for luxury lingerie maker La Perla and activewear giant Puma, among others.
7. KARLIE KLOSS
$9 million
At just 25, the St. Louis native has covered Vogue's various editions 36 times. Her current contracts include lucrative deals with the likes ofAdidas, Swarovski and Express.
7. KARLIE KLOSS
$9 million
The multi-hyphenate founded Kode With Klossy, aneducation nonprofit that has taught more than 500 women and girls the basics of computer programming. She also runs a YouTube channel and hosts a forthcoming talk show on Freeform.
5. ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY
$9.5 million
A cut of sales from her own lingerie, make-up and fragrances lines at British department store Marks & Spencers account for the majority of her millions.
5. ROSIE HUNTINGTON-WHITELEY
$9.5 million
Despite giving birth in June, she still advertised for shoemakerUgg, jewelry house Nirav Modi and Burberry fragrance, and released a line of jeans with Paige.
5. GIGI HADID
$9.5 million
Thanks to a 37 million-strong Instagram following, the 22-year-old can command top dollar from brands eager to reach her young fans. A selling point herself, she has her own collections with makeup giant Maybelline, Vogue eyewear andTommy Hilfiger.
5. GIGI HADID
$9.5 million
With her sister Bella, the Hadids are the first siblings to both be included on the highest-paid models ranking.
4. ADRIANA LIMA
$10.5 million
The longest-running Angel in Victoria's Secret history, Lima first strutted her stuff in 2000. Her seniority earns her a supersized deal with the lingerie maker.
4. ADRIANA LIMA
$10.5 million
The face ofSportmax and Marc Jacobs fragrance, she hosts hair and makeup competition show American Beauty Star onLifetime.
3. CHRISSY TEIGEN
$13.5 million
With an outsized social following, the formerSports Illustrated cover girl and foodie mints millions from deals beyondfashion, including adverts withbeverage brands such as Vita Coco and Smirnoff.
3. CHRISSY TEIGEN
$13.5 million
The Lip Sync Battlehost andcookbook author also appears in campaigns for hair care company Tresemme and cosmetics brand BECCA, among others.
2. GISELE BUNDCHEN
$17.5 million
Though she retired from the runway in 2015, the 37-year-old still makes millions from contracts including alucrative fragrance deal with Carolina Herrera, plus advertisements forArezzo shoes and Vivara jewelry in her native Brazil.
2. GISELE BUNDCHEN
$17.5 million
She has appeared on more than 1,200 coversin her two decade-long career and earned more than any other model between 2002 and 2016.
1. KENDALL JENNER
$22 million
The 22 year old boasts 85 million Instagram followers, more than double any other model on the list. She has turned digital fame into dollars, advertising for cosmetics giantEstée Lauder, underwear brand La Perla and sneaker maker Adidas, among others.
1. KENDALL JENNER
$22 million
Non-modeling money from her family's E! reality showKeeping Up with the Kardashians, social media endorsements and her Kendall + Kylie clothing line juice her total.
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