The Highest Paid Fashion Model's
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Earnings: $42 million
Gisele Bündchen is a 33 year-old Brazilian model, who has been the highest-paid model in the world since 2004. During late 90s, Bündchen became the first Brazilian model to find international success.she was credited for ending the "heroin chic" era of modeling.She was one of Victoria's Secret Angels from 2000 to 2007.In August 2012 she was the only model to be ranked on the Forbes list of "The World's Most Powerful Women" at No. 83.
2.Miranda Kerr
Earnings: $7.2 million
Miranda May Kerr is a 30 year-old Australian model. She rose to fame in 2007 as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Kerr is the first Australian to participate in the Victoria's Secret.
She has launched her own brand of organic skincare products, Kora Organics.
She was named as one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by Men's Health. She was named in the "Sexiest Woman Alive 2012" by Esquire UK.
3.Adriana Lima
Earnings: $6 million
Adriana Francesca Lima is a 32 year-old Brazilian model, who is best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000.McAfee ranked Lima as the 6th most "dangerous" celebrity in cyberspace in 2010.Complex Magazine ranked her 4th in the list of "The 100 Hottest Supermodels of All Time.
4.Kate Moss
Earnings: $5.7 million
Kate Moss is a 40 year-old English model who rose to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the heroin chic fashion trend. She is known for her waifish figure, and role in size zero fashion. She was also a headline grabber for her controversial private life, high-profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. In 2007, TIME magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.In March 2007, Moss won the Sexiest Woman NME Award.
5.Liu Wen
Earnings: $4.3 million
Liu Wen is a 25 year-old Chinese fashion model.She is the first model of East Asian descent to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.In 2012, The New York Times named her "China’s first bona fide supermodel." She is the first Asian model ever make it to highest-paid models list. Liu is ranked at 3 on the Top 50 Models Women List by models.com
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6.Hilary Rhoda
Earnings: $4 million
Hilary Hollis Rhoda is a 26 year-old American model.She was born in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She is well-known for her work with the brand Estée Lauder and her 2009, 2010, and 2011 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.She also appeared in Victoria Secret's Fashion Show 2012.
7.Carolyn Murphy
Earnings: $3.6 million
Carolyn Murphy,39 is an American model.She rose to fame when Estee Lauder signed Murphy to an exclusive contract in 2001, . In 2005 she was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.She has also done work for Prada, DKNY, Valentino, Givenchy, Fendi, Moschino, Versace, Gucci, and Dolce & Gabbana.
8.Joan Smalls
Earnings: $3.5 million
Joan Smalls Rodriguez, 25, is a Puerto Rican fashion model. Joan was the first Latina face of Estée Lauder Cosmetics history.In 2012, Joan was ranked the #1 model in the world according to models.com.In 2010, Joan started modeling for Victoria's Secret and has appeared in their 2011, 2012 and 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
9.Candice Swanepoel
Earnings: $3.3 million
Candice Swanepoel is a South African model, who rose to fame for her work with Victoria's Secret.Swanepoel 25, was voted #61 in 2010 and #62 in 2011 in FHM's annual "100 Sexiest Women in the World" poll and #31 in 2012 Maxim's "Hot 100 List".Swanepoel modeled for the Kardashians' 2010 swimwear line.
10.Lara Stone
Earnings: $3.2 million
Lara Catherina Stone is a Dutch model.She is 30 years-old. In 2008, New York Magazine ranked her at No. 2 on their "Top Ten Models to Watch" for in New York Fashion Week.Stone was ranked #1 on models.com's "Top 50 Models" list from Spring 2010 to Summer 2012
