Forbes list of the world's highest-paid models
This is a list of the highest-paid
The lists are nearly exclusive to female models, as the magazine rarely compiles a list based on male models—the last time being in 2013.[4][a] The modeling industry is a women-dominated sector, one of the few industries where the gender pay gap is reversed, where male models typically earn far less than their counterparts.[5] According to PayScale in 2013, female models had an average salary of $41,300, earning 148% more than male models.[3] By 2008, a successful male model could earn a mid-six-figure range, maxing out around $500,000 a year.[5]
Supermodel Gisele Bündchen is the highest-ranked model on Forbes earning lists as of 2023, in different measurements, including the largest string of appearances on the top, and the highest sum registered ($47 million in 2014). Sean O'Pry has the highest sum reported by Forbes for a male model in a year ($1.5 million in 2013).
Highest-paid models by year
2022
The 2022 list:[6]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kendall Jenner | United States | $40 million |
2 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $33 million |
3 | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | United Kingdom | $32 million |
4 | Cara Delevigne |
United Kingdom | $31 million |
5 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $30 million |
2021
The 2021 list:[7]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kendall Jenner | United States | $40 million |
2 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $30 million |
3 | Cara Delevingne | United Kingdom | $19 million |
4 | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley | United Kingdom | $9 million |
5 | Gigi Hadid | United States | $9 million |
2020
The 2020 list:[8]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kendall Jenner | United States | $40 million |
2 | Chrissy Teigen | United States | $39 million |
3 | Rosie Huntington-Whitely |
United Kingdom | $32 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $31 million |
5 | Cara Delevingne | United Kingdom | $31 million |
2018
The 2018 list:[1]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kendall Jenner | United States | $22.5 million |
2 | Karlie Kloss | United States | $13 million |
3 | Chrissy Teigen | United States | $11.5 million |
4 | Rosie Huntington-Whitely |
United Kingdom | $11.5 million |
5 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $10 million |
Cara Delevingne | United Kingdom | $10 million |
2017
The 2017 list:[9]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kendall Jenner | United States | $22 million |
2 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $17.5 million |
3 | Chrissy Teigen | United States | $13.5 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $10.5 million |
5 | Gigi Hadid | United States | $9.5 million |
2016
The 2016 list:[10]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $30.5 million |
2 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $10.5 million |
3 | Gigi Hadid | United States | $10 million |
4 | Kendall Jenner | United States | $10 million |
5 | Miranda Kerr | Australia | $9 million |
Karlie Kloss | United States | $9 million |
2015
The 2015 list:[11]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $44 million |
2 | Cara Delevingne | United Kingdom | $9 million |
3 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $9 million |
4 | Doutzen Kroes | Netherlands | $7.5 million |
5 | Natalia Vodianova | Russia | $7 million |
2014
The 2014 list:[12]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $47 million |
2 | Doutzen Kroes | Netherlands | $8 million |
3 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $8 million |
4 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $7 million |
5 | Kate Upton | United States | $7 million |
Miranda Kerr | Australia | $7 million | |
Liu Wen | China | $7 million |
2013
The 2013 list:[13]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $42 million |
2 | Miranda Kerr | Australia | $7.2 million |
3 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $6 million |
4 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $5.7 million |
5 | Liu Wen | China | $4.3 million |
The 2013 list (male models):[3][14]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sean O'Pry | United States | $1.5 million |
2 | David Gandy | United Kingdom | $1.4 million |
3 | Simon Nessman | Canada | $1.1 million |
4 | Arthur Kulkov | Russia | $905,000 |
5 | Noah Mills | Canada | $740,000 |
2012
The 2012 list:[15]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $45 million |
2 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $9.2 million |
3 | Natalia Vodianova | Russia | $8.6 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $7.3 million |
5 | Doutzen Kroes | Netherlands | $6.9 million |
2011
The 2011 list:[16]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $45 million |
2 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $20 million |
3 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $14.5 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $8 million |
5 | Alessandra Ambrosio | Brazil | $5 million |
2010
The 2010 list:[17]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $25 million |
2 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $16 million |
3 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $9 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $7.5 million |
5 | Doutzen Kroes | Netherlands | $6 million |
2009
The 2009 list:[18]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $25 million |
2 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $16 million |
3 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $8.5 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $8 million |
5 | Doutzen Kroes | Netherlands | $6 million |
The 2009 list (male models) also known as "World's Most Successful Male Models" list:[19]
Rank | Name | Nationality |
---|---|---|
1 | Sean O'Pry | United States |
2 | Matt Gordon | Canada |
3 | David Gandy | United Kingdom |
4 | Danny Schwartz | United Kingdom |
5 | Garrett Neff | United States |
2008
The 2008 list:[20]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $35 million |
2 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $14 million |
3 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $7.5 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $7 million |
5 | Doutzen Kroes | Netherlands | $6 million |
The 2008 list (male models), also known as "World's Most Successful Male Models" list:[5]
Rank | Name | Nationality |
---|---|---|
1 | Taylor Fuchs | Canada |
2 | Mathias Lauridsen | Denmark |
3 | Matt Gordon | Canada |
4 | Cole Mohr | United States |
5 | Nick Snider | United States |
2007
The 2007 list:[21]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $33 million |
2 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $9 million |
3 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $8 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $6 million |
5 | Alessandra Ambrosio | Brazil | $6 million |
2006
The 2006 list:[22]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $33 million |
2 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $9 million |
3 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $8 million |
4 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $6 million |
5 | Alessandra Ambrosio | Brazil | $6 million |
2005
The 2005 list:[23]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $15.2 million |
2 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $7.5 million |
3 | Tyra Banks | United States | $6 million |
4 | Kate Moss | United Kingdom | $5 million |
5 | Adriana Lima | Brazil | $4.5 million |
2004
The 2004 list:[24]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Milla Jovovich | Ukrainian SSR | $10.5 million |
2 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $10 million |
3 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $8 million |
4 | Carolyn Murphy | United States | $5 million |
5 | Tyra Banks | United States | $4 million |
2003
The 2003 list:[25]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $12.8 million |
2 | Heidi Klum | Germany | $8.2 million |
3 | Milla Jovovich | Ukrainian SSR | $7.6 million |
4 | Christy Turlington | United States | $7.2 million |
5 | Carolyn Murphy | United States | $6.8 million |
2002
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $12.5 million[26] |
2000
The 2000 list: [2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Earnings |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Claudia Schiffer | Germany | $9 million |
2 | Christy Turlington | United States | $8.5 million |
3 | Gisele Bündchen | Brazil | $8 million |
4 | Cindy Crawford | United States | $6.3 million |
5 | Tyra Banks | United States | $5.5 million |
Notes
- ^ First known lists were made in late 2000s, called "World's Most Successful Male Models".
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