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10 Best Paid Models in the World: |
It’s not enough to only walk down the catwalk and
be a part of some big marketing campaigns. The best paid
models of the work are brands. Gisele Bundchen and Heidi
Klum are two of the best paid models in the world and they
have become real fashion icoms.
This top was created judging by their estimated income
for May 2010 – May 2011 period.
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| Gisele
Bündchen |
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| Income: 45 million dollars |
Gisele Bundchen, 30 years old,
is the best paid model in the world. Since she left
Victoria’s Secret in 2007, Bundchen got married
and she also became a mother, and her career continues
to bloom. Bundchen is the image of many United States,
Europe, Asia and Latin America companies. From H&M
to Dior and Versace, Gisele is the image of brands that
represent luxury and accessibility. She is responsible
with the 40% sales growth of Pantene in Brazil. She
also gets a share of the Ipanema shoes profits. |
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| Heidi
Klum |
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Kate
Moss |
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| Income: 20 million dollars |
Income: 13,5 million dollars |
Heidi Klum ended her 13 years career
at Victoria’s Secret, and she made 20 million dollars
because of her television projects, fashion lines and advertising
campaigns. This year, Klum signed a contract with New Balance,
creating a sports clothing line named HKNB, clothes that are
going to be exclusively sold on Amazon.com |
Kate Moss made 13,5 million dollars in
the last 12 months mostly because of her contract with TopShop
company in the United Kingdom. She also made money from her
Dior, Vogue and Jardim Cidade contracts. Other contracts of
hers include Longchamp, David Yurman, Rimmel and YSL. |
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| Adriana
Lima |
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Alessandra Ambrosio |
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| Income: 8 million dollars |
Income: 5 million dollars |
Adriana Lima remains a symbol of Victoria’s
Secret catalogs and catwalks. Often considered to be the sexiest
model int he world, this Brazilian woman appeared in Spanish
commercials for Loewe. She continues to work with Ricardo
Tischi from Givenchy and she became the image of Brazilian
fashion. |
Another Victoria’s Secret Brazilian
model. Ambrosio became a star in campaigns for Dolce &
Gabbana and Moschino. Alessandra recently became the image
of Colcci Brazilian brand, along with Ashton Kutcher. They
walked the catwalk during the Sao Paulo fashion week. |
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| Daria
Werbowy |
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Lara Stone |
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| Income: 4,5 million dollars |
Income: 4,5 million dollars |
Werbowy made 4,5 million dollars int
he last 12 months because of a contract she signed with Lancome
Paris. Daria Werbowy was born on November 19, 1983 in Ukraine.
When she was 3 years old, her parents moved to Mississauga,
a Toronto, Canada, suburb. |
Lara Stone became popular in the world
of fashion during the last few years. Now she is the 7th best
paid model according to Forbes, with 4,5 million dollars in
income during the last year.Lara Stone signed contracts with
Calvin Klein, Versace, H&M, Forum, Prada and Donna Karan. |
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| Carolyn
Murphy |
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Natalia Vodianova |
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| Income: 4,3 million dollars |
Income: 4 million dollars |
Murphy made 4,3 million dollars during
the last year because of a contract she signed with Estee
Lauder. The new campaigns she did also include companeis like
Iceberg, Fashion Island and Peek & Cloppenburg, Tiffany
& Co, Tom Ford. She also took a shot as an actress, appearing
in Liberty Heights. |
This Russian model and mother of three
children, continues to be present in Etam campaigns. Her contract
with Guerlain brought her 4 million dollars over the last
12 months. She is in charge of the Naked Heart foundation,
a charity organization that raises money to build playgrounds
in Russia. |
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| Candice
Swanepoel |
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| Income: 3 million dollars |
A new entry in Forbes’s top
10 list, the 22 years old model from South Africa made
a name for herself being a Victoria’s Secret model.
Swanepoel then started to get exposure in Europe, being
the cover girl of a Vogue campaign in Italy. |
| Also, she appeared in True Religion spots. She was
recently the subject of a controversy when the critics
said that she is “shockingly thin” during
a Victoria’s Secret Angels event. Swanpoel looked
very thin close to models like Alessandra Ambrosio and
Adriana Lima. |
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