The World's Highest-Paid Supermodels In 2018
Forbes has released its annual round-up
Forbes has released its annual round-up of the best-paid models in the world. From the Hadid sisters to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Kendall Jenner, see who made the most money this year.
This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR UK.
The face of Piaget and L'Oréal Cosmetics reportedly raked in £6.4 million in 2018.
Known for her vast catwalk experience, the model also has contracts with Moschino and Estée Lauder, which helped her to rake in £6.8 million this year.
The youngest of the Hadid sisters made £6.8 million this year thanks to her work with Dior Beauty, Tag Heuer and Bulgari.
Elder sister Gigi has lucrative contracts with Reebok, Messika Jewellery, Vogue Eyewear and Maybelline. She also had her final collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger this year, all of which helped her bring home £7.5 million.
The supermodel works with Stuart Weitzman and a number of Brazilian labels and this year, she released her autobiography, all helping to make her £8 million.
Although she is considered to be an actress first these days, Cara Delevingne does have contracts with Puma, Burberry, Tag Heuer and Rimmel – and she also made her catwalk comeback for Balmain this September. She is thought to have made £8 million this past year.
British supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has her own underwear line with Marks & Spencer and launched her own beauty website this year. She is thought to have made £9 million.
American model and Instagram favourite Chrissy Teigen is reported to have made £9 million this year thanks to her presenting gig on Lip Sync Battle, a new cookbook, a line of cookware with Target and various other promotions.
Karlie Kloss raked in around £10.3 million this year, according to Forbes. She has contracts with Estée Lauder and Adidas, as well as Swarovski and was announced as the new host of Project Runway in October.
Kendall Jenner is the world's highest-paid supermodel, according to Forbes. She reportedly earned around £18 million in the past year. Much of this comes from contracts with Adidas, Calvin Klein and Estée Lauder. Although she chose to have a much quieter year on the catwalk, she did walk in a few big shows, including Riccardo Tisci's Burberry debut and for Victoria's Secret.