As we all know, beauty is awesome and mega beautiful! This time, the famous magazine "Forbes" presented a ranking of the most popular models from around the world for 2017. Let's take a closer look at them too.
10th place (USA) - $5.5 million
Ashley Graham is a plus-size model! Her main income includes her own lingerie and clothing lines Addition Elle, Dressbarn, and Swimsuits For All, as well as advertising campaigns for brands like Lane Bryant and H&M.
9th place (USA) - $6 million
Bella Hadid is a newcomer to the ranking list, as she is only 21 years old. However, she has already established herself through shoots for over 10 renowned brands, including Nike, Make Up For Ever, Dior, and others.
8th place (China) - $6.5 million
Liu Wen, despite her non-European appearance, walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and has appeared in campaigns for Estée Lauder and on the cover of Vogue USA. Now she is the face of Puma, lingerie brand La Perla, and many others.
7th place (USA) - $9 million
Karlie Kloss advertises brands such as Adidas and Swarovski. Additionally, this beauty has been featured 36 times in various editions of Vogue. Since 2014, she has owned a coding school for girls aged 13 to 18 called "Kode With Klossy."
6th place (UK) - $9 million
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley owns her own lingerie and cosmetics line and earns significant income from contracts with UGG and jewelry brand Nirav Modi.
5th place (USA) - $9.5 million
Gigi Hadid is extremely popular on Instagram, which serves as her primary source of income (advertising campaigns for youth brands). Additionally, she collaborates with brands like "Vogue Eyewear" (optics) and "Tommy Hilfiger" (capsule collections) to release special collections.
4th place (Brazil, Serbia) - $10.5 million
Adriana Lima, popular in Russia, is known not only as a "Victoria’s Secret" Angel but has also walked in the brand’s shows for 17 consecutive years. She is also the face of the fragrances "Marc Jacobs" and "Sportmax."
3rd place (USA) - $13.5 million
Chrissy Teigen signs contracts with many cosmetic and food companies and has appeared in advertisements for BECCA cosmetics.
2nd place (Brazil) - $17.5 million
Gisele Bündchen advertises the famous fragrance "Carolina Herrera," jewelry from "Vivara," and many other brands. Additionally, Gisele has regularly appeared on the covers of over 1,200 magazines. From 2002 to 2016, she was recognized as the highest-paid model in the world! Now it's time to find out who has surpassed her in this ranking.
1st place (USA) - $22 million
Kendall Jenner, aged 22, earned $22 million in 2017. Moreover, she has dethroned Gisele Bündchen herself! Her income mainly comes from the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and her clothing line called "Kendall + Kylie."
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