She Is Popular And The World’s Richest Supermodel - Gisele Bundchen
July 20, 2007 – 4:20 pm | by Alexngah
Gisele Bundchen has been named the world’s richest model by Forbes.com recently, she boasts “more contracts than any other model on the planet,” according to Forbes.com
Her virtually perfect looks racked up an estimated $33 million dollars last year alone, leaving the competition in the dust.The second and third on the list, Kate Moss ($9 million) and Heidi Klum ($8 million) barely add up to that of the former Victoria Secrets model. The following by the other two Victoria’s secret model Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio who each made $6 million.
Gisele Bundchen
$33 million
The highest-paid model in the world
Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian supermodel who has been acclaimed as the most famous and the highest-paid model in the world.
Since her introduction onto the fashion scene in the ’90s she has appeared in countless billboards and magazine covers, as well as numerous TV and print ads.
Bundchen is currently the face of more than 20 brands from different countries such as United States, Russia, Brazil, Italy, France, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, South Korea, Germany and Switzerland. According to Forbes, she made $33 million on 2006, adding to her estimated $150 million fortune. She currently holds Guinness World Records as the “world’s richest supermodel”
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2. Kate Moss
$9 million
The 33-year-old superwaif continued her comeback from last year’s cocaine scandal: She’s the new face of Stella McCartney and Italian sportswear company Belstaff. She also recently launched a clothing line for British retailer Topshop (carried in the U.S. at Barneys New York). Moss has also managed to hang onto modeling gigs with Rimmel, Burberry and Dior. Her relationship with drug-addled British rocker Pete Doherty keeps her in the tabloids.
3. Heidi Klum
$8 million
The 34-year-old model and mother of three (hubby is singer Seal) renewed her Victoria’s Secret contract and still helms the hit Bravo reality show Project Runway. She also hosted Germany’s version of America’s Next Top Model. In her “spare” time, she designs and markets a line of jewelry through Mouawad
4. Adriana Lima
$6 million
The 26-year-old Victoria’s Secret model is probably the most famous Brazilian babe since Gisele Bundchen. She’s also the face of Maybelline and Italian phone company Telecom Italia. Her April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling issue of the year.
4. Alessandra Ambrosio
$6 million
This olive-skinned beauty, 26, confidently stakes her turf among the Victoria’s Secret Brazilian trinity, which is rounded out by former roommate Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima. She also models for Armani Exchange and Next U.K.
6. Carolyn Murphy
$5 million
This native Floridian, 31, is ubiquitous. As the main face of Estée Lauder (a title she took over from Elizabeth Hurley in 2001), she peers down at beauty counters all over the world. She can also be seen in campaigns for Jantzen swimwear, Missoni, Versace, Anne Klein and Tiffany and Co.
7. Natalia Vodianova
$4.5 million
The Russia-born Vodianova, 25, has been a Calvin Klein muse for longer than any other model, including Kate Moss. She also poses for David Yurman jewelry (as does Moss). Vodianova, active in speaking out against eating disorders within the modeling industry, just gave birth to her third child with husband the Honorable Justin Portman, a British real estate heir. So far this year, she’s the only model to have the cover of Vogue to herself.
8. Karolina Kurkova
$3.5 million
The 23-year-old Czech model reigns next to Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio as one of the highest-ranking angels in the Victoria’s Secret roster. At 16, Kurkova appeared on the February 2001 cover of American Vogue, making her one of the youngest models ever to do so. She can be seen in the upcoming movie My Sexiest Year, starring Harvey Keitel and Frankie Muniz, in which she plays–what else?–a supermodel.
8. Daria Werbowy
$3.5 million
Werbowy’s name may not be familiar, but unless you’ve been living underground, you’ve seen this 22-year-old Canadian, who is the face of Lancome. She also models for Louis Vuitton, Versace, Roberto Cavalli, Chanel, Valentino, H&M, Missoni and David Yurman
10. Liya Kebede
$2.5 million
As the first black model in Estée Lauder’s history, the 29-year-old Ethiopian beauty is hailed as a ground-breaker. She also models for H&M, the Gap, Anne Taylor and Givenchy.
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