Babies for millions: how much the highest-paid models earn

For women, being born beautiful is already a great success, which is no ticket to life. If you want, you can always find a worthy spouse. But there is another, more tempting option. Become a model and earn a lot of money on your own. The list of supermodels who earned more than others was compiled by Forbes magazine. 

10th place: Ashley Graham

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A post by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) Sep 29, 2017 at 9: 19 PM PDT

For the first time in the entire history of observations, a model performing in the plus-size division got into the rating. The lion's share of Ashley's income is brought by advertising contracts with clothing brands, as well as sales of her own line of swimwear with the talking name Swimsuits For All. Over the past 11 months, the American woman's bank account has been replenished with $ 5.5 million.

9th place: Bella Hadid

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A post by Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) Sep 14, 2017 at 2: 44 PM PDT

Young Bella earned half a million dollars more. She is only 21 years old, and world-famous companies have long been waiting in line for the right to invite a beauty to shoot. The most sonorous ones are Dior, Nike, Nars.

8th place: Liu Wen

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A post by Liu Wen (刘 刘) (@liuwenlw) Sep 20, 2017 at 2:54AM PDT

China is represented in the ranking by the charmer Liu Wen. Although girls with non-European appearance often face career difficulties in America, the 29-year-old Chinese woman appears on glossy covers almost every month. This year, numerous projects brought Liu 5.4 million.

7th place: Karlie Kloss

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A post by Karlie Kloss (@karliekloss) Nov 20, 2017 at 9: 16 PST

The editor-in-chief of Vogue is breathing unevenly to the American woman who has enriched herself by 9 million. How else to explain the fact that Carly has already smiled 36 times from the cover of this famous magazine? By the way, she makes a living not only in the modeling business: a couple of years ago, a native of Chicago opened a programming school for girls from 13 to 18 years old. 

6th place: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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A post by Rosie HW (@rosiehw) Apr 9, 2017 at 5: 58AM PDT

About the same amount was received by the British Huntington-Whiteley, who produces a personalized line of cosmetics and underwear. But 2017 will not be remembered for this. At the end of June, Rosie gave birth to a son, Jack Oscar Statham. Yes, the father is exactly who you think he is.

5th place: Gigi Hadid

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A post by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) Aug 17, 2017 at 3: 11AM PDT

If you have 69 million followers on Instagram, money knocks on the door by itself. Mainly on advertising shoots for youth brands, Gigi earned one and a half times more than her sister Bella — 9.5 million. 

4th place: Adriana Lima

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A post by Adriana Lima (@adrianalima) Sep 29, 2017 at 3: 09 PM PDT

The permanent headliner of the Victoria's Secret shows and the advertising face of the Maybelline company has been leading the rating of the sexiest women on the planet for seven years in a row according to the portal models.com. But according to the Forbes metric, it is only on the fourth line — 13.3 million.

3rd place: Chrissy Teigen

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A post by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) Oct 11, 2017 at 8: 57AM PDT

This year, Chrissy starred for the advertising campaign of the alcohol brand Smirnoff. The event, as you know, is very profitable. Although the American, of course, has turned out many other profitable projects. The total amount of income is 35.2 million.

2nd place: Gisele Bündchen

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A post by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele) Sep 24, 2017 at 10: 23 AM PDT

Since 2002, the Brazilian woman has consistently earned more than other colleagues in the shop. During this time, by the way, she appeared on the pages of more than a thousand different publications. This year, she was also paid a lot — 17.7 million. But this was not enough to win.

1st place: Kendall Jenner

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24-year-old star Kendall Jenner managed to oust Bündchen from the throne. Thanks to 188 million followers on Instagram, the American woman snatched a number of very profitable contracts, including with adidas. Plus income from participation in the family show "The Kardashian Family". A total of $ 22 million.