The American magazine Forbes on Tuesday published a list of the highest paid models in the world. As the newspaper notes, the leader has changed for the first time in 15 years.
Since 2002, the publication has named Brazilian Gisele Bundchen the highest paid model in the world. This time, 22-year-old Kendall Jenner took the first place in the ranking. Forbes estimated her annual income at $ 22 million. Bundchen's income - at $ 17.5 million. She ranks second.
Chrissy Teigen closes the first three. According to Forbes, her income for the year was $ 13.5 million. Until now, she has not been included in the ranking of the highest paid models.
The rating also includes Adriana Lima (estimated income - $ 10.5 million), Gigi Hadid ($ 9.5 million), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ($ 9.5 million), Karlie Kloss ($ 9 million), Liu Wen ($ 6.5 million), Bella Hadid ($ 6 million) and plus-size model Ashley Graham ($ 5.5 million). Together, 10 participants in the rating earned $ 109.5 million in a year. Forbes estimated the income of models from advertising contracts in the period from June 1, 2016 to June 1, 2017, excluding taxes and fees.
The new leader is not the only change in the rankings. In previous years, Forbes listed 20 models. This time, only ten. The list did not include Natalia Vodianova, who used to be the only representative of Russia in the ranking. In 2015, she was ranked 5th, but in 2016. dropped out of the top ten.
