The 10 Richest Supermodels In 2014
Putting
a price on beauty is a tricky concept – especially at a time when
extreme body-consciousness is becoming more and more of an issue, and
airbrushing is frequently being denounced as warping our perceptions of
beauty. Social media has begun acting out against the advertising
industry’s unrealistic standards and the modelling industry which feeds
into them. However, the models themselves are often the ones crying out
about these distortions of beauty. As we’re often reminded, even the
girls in the magazines don’t look like the girls in the magazines.
With all the controversy, sensitivity and expectations attached to the job, modelling isn’t an easy business to be in. For the women who work in a world ruled by aspirational and even unattainable aesthetic standards, dieting, exercising and cosmetics are at the core of their everyday lives. Some of the leading figures in the modelling world today, listed below, reveal that being a model involves a lot more than just looking pretty. Along with being female beauty icons, many of these women are spokespeople or representatives of a brand, meaning their attitudes and personalities are as much as part of their images as their appearances. Many of the models on this list also reveal themselves to be entrepreneurial or philanthropic figures, who are role models beyond the confines of the catwalk.
The following ten women are the ten highest-earning models of 2014 from lowest to highest, according to data collated by Forbes. The 21 highest-paid models in the world made a combined $142 million over the course of the past year, revealing just how valuable a pretty face and a marketable personality are. Although modelling may sound like easy money, of course, the models on this list are the elite and they’re the exceptions to the general rule: lower profile models are often paid very little for long, arduous photoshoots and runway duties. In this world, when you make it, you make it big – but many a model falls by the wayside when striving for the spotlight.
32-year-old
Russian model Natalia Vodianova grew up far from the runways of Paris
or New York, in Soviet Russia. Born into a poor family and estranged
from her father for most of her life, she, her mother and two half
sisters struggled to get by. Vodianova had big ambitions for herself,
however, and by the age of 15 had signed up with a modelling agency. By
17 she had moved to Paris and signed with Viva Models.
To date, she has appeared in more than 175 runway shows for U.S. and European based designers and has appeared in fashion magazines worldwide. She has featured in advertising campaigns for Guerlain, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, L’Oréal, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Versace, Chanel and more, and holds an eight-season, seven-figure contract with Calvin Klein. Vodianova is one of the founders of the Naked Heart Foundation, that provides safe and inspiring environments for children living in urban Russia to play in and helps support families raising children with disabilities. She also is a spokesperson for the Tiger Trade Campaign and, in 2011, was awarded an Inspiration of the Year Award for her philanthropy.
27-year-old
Hilary Rhoda from Maryland has established herself as an
internationally renowned model, primarily through her work with Estée
Lauder. A ballet dancer and athlete during high school, Rhoda deferred
college field hockey scholarships when modelling opportunities arose
during her sophomore year. Rhoda is currently represented by Elite Model
Management in New York City, and has appeared in ad campaigns for a
wide variety of brands such as Max
Mara, Balenciaga, Valentino, Belstaff, Dolce &
Gabbana, Givenchy, Ralph Lauren, and Victoria’s Secret. She’s also
well-known for her appearances in Sports Illustrated. She is currently
engaged to the former professional hockey player Sean Avery.
Chinese
fashion model Liu Wen is the first East Asian model to feature in the
Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. Wen became the first spokesmodel of
Asian descent for Estée Lauder in 2010, and in 2012 The New York Times named her ‘China’s first bona fide supermodel’. Wen began modelling at the age of 17, encouraged by her mother to enter the New Silk Road World Model Contest.
Starting out in Chinese magazines, she was picked up internationally in
2007 when featured in a shoot wearing clothes designed by Karl
Lagerfeld and Viktor and Rolf. This led to an invitation to the 2008
Paris fashion week where she signed with an agency. Wen is highly
popular and has gathered a large following: in April 2014, American Vogue declared her to be the model with the biggest social-media audience.
Australian model Miranda Kerr started her modelling career at the early age of 13, and is carrying it to new heights today at the age of 31. She became
a major model when selected as a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2007, when
she became the first Australian ever to have participated in a
Victoria’s Secret campaign. She helped draw international attention to
Australian up-market department store David Jones and has taken her role
as an icon further than just fashion shoots, launching KORA Organics, her own brand of organic skincare products. She’s also set to release a self-help book titled Treasure Yourself.
In April of this year Kerr released her first single online featuring
herself and Bobby Fox in a cover of ‘You’re The Boss’ by Elvis Presley.
Kerr and Orlando Bloom married in 2010 and had a son, and although the union was short-lived but the couple remain on good terms.
At just 22 years old, Kate Upton
is the fifth highest-earning model in the world in 2014. Brought up in
Florida to athletic parents, fitness has always been a priority for
Upton. She was recruited by Elite Model Management in Miami in 2008, and
then with IMG Models in New York City. She served as the face of Guess
for 2012-11 before moving onto more beach-body focused campaigns.
Indeed, she is best known for her appearances in Sports Illustrated. Upton has also pursued a career in acting, having starred in Tower Heist, The Three Stooges and The Other Woman alongside Cameron Diaz.
29-year-old Dutch model and actress Doutzen Kroes
has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2008 and has worked for the
brand since 2004. Currently under contract with L’Oréal, Kroes most
recently starred in the brand’s ‘Castings Sunkiss Jelly’ campaign. Her
acting career began in November of 2011 when she made her debut in
Reinout Oerlemans’ Nova Zembla, the first Dutch 3D film ever
made – she says she plans to focus more on her acting career in years to
come. She is married to Dutch DJ Sunnery James and the couple have two
children.
With all the controversy, sensitivity and expectations attached to the job, modelling isn’t an easy business to be in. For the women who work in a world ruled by aspirational and even unattainable aesthetic standards, dieting, exercising and cosmetics are at the core of their everyday lives. Some of the leading figures in the modelling world today, listed below, reveal that being a model involves a lot more than just looking pretty. Along with being female beauty icons, many of these women are spokespeople or representatives of a brand, meaning their attitudes and personalities are as much as part of their images as their appearances. Many of the models on this list also reveal themselves to be entrepreneurial or philanthropic figures, who are role models beyond the confines of the catwalk.
The following ten women are the ten highest-earning models of 2014 from lowest to highest, according to data collated by Forbes. The 21 highest-paid models in the world made a combined $142 million over the course of the past year, revealing just how valuable a pretty face and a marketable personality are. Although modelling may sound like easy money, of course, the models on this list are the elite and they’re the exceptions to the general rule: lower profile models are often paid very little for long, arduous photoshoots and runway duties. In this world, when you make it, you make it big – but many a model falls by the wayside when striving for the spotlight.
10. Natalia Vodianova – $4 million
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To date, she has appeared in more than 175 runway shows for U.S. and European based designers and has appeared in fashion magazines worldwide. She has featured in advertising campaigns for Guerlain, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, L’Oréal, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, Versace, Chanel and more, and holds an eight-season, seven-figure contract with Calvin Klein. Vodianova is one of the founders of the Naked Heart Foundation, that provides safe and inspiring environments for children living in urban Russia to play in and helps support families raising children with disabilities. She also is a spokesperson for the Tiger Trade Campaign and, in 2011, was awarded an Inspiration of the Year Award for her philanthropy.
9. Hilary Rhoda – $5 million
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8. Alessandra Ambrosio – $5 million
Alessandra Ambrosio started modelling at the age of 15, making the cover of Brazilian Elle magazine
a few years later. Today, aged 33, Ambrosio is best known for her work
with Victoria’s Secret. She was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the
company’s ‘PINK’ line and is one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. Over
the years she has also modeled for brands such as Next, Armani Exchange,
Christian Dior, and Ralph Lauren. Ambrosio shows serious
entrepreneurial spirit: she launched her own fashion and lifestyle brand Ále by Alessandra
earlier this year. Developed in collaboration with US retailer
Cherokee, the fashion line is aimed at women aged between 18 and 35
years. Ambrosio has also made several television appearances, notably in
cameo roles as herself, and serves as an ambassador for the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society.
7. Liu Wen – $7 million
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6. Miranda Kerr – $7 million
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5. Kate Upton – $7 million
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4. Kate Moss – $7 million
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Discovered at the age of 14, British model Kate Moss
is still a fashion icon today, at the age of 40. London based Moss was
discovered at JFK airport by the founder of Storm Model Management. She
has been a leading figure in campaigns for designers such as Chanel,
Calvin Klein, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Rimmel. Moss has made a
huge contribution to the fashion industry throughout her life, and
received a Special Recognition award in December at the 2013 British
Fashion Awards in acknowledgement. She has gone beyond the catwalk,
launching her own clothing line and getting involved in musical
projects. Despite having been scrutinised for her party lifestyle and
drug use in 2005, she has since been cleared of all drug charges and
resumed her modelling career.
3. Adriana Lima – $8 million
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33-year-old Brazilian model and actress Adriana Lima
started her career as a model at the age of fifteen when she finished
first in Ford’s ‘Supermodel of Brazil’ competition. The following year,
she came second in the Ford ‘Supermodel of the World’ competition after
which she signed with Elite Model Management in New York. Since 2000 she
has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and between 2003 and 2009 she
worked as a spokesmodel for Maybelline.
2. Doutzen Kroes – $8 million
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1. Gisele Bundchen – $47 million
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