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The Highest Paid Models: Gisele Bundchen, Miranda Kerr, and More

Supermodel Gisele Bündchen pulled in a $42 million salary last year. See the rest of the top 10.

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By The Daily BeastAug 20, 2013

galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-rich-tease_tdyxoz — Supermodel Gisele Bündchen pulled in a $42 million salary last year, making her the world’s highest-paid catwalker for the seventh time in a row, according to an annual report by Forbes. The 32-year-old wife of quarterback Tom Brady, immortalized as the “the boobs from Brazil,” not only trounced her colleagues—earning six times more than second place Miranda Kerr’s $7.2 million—she also pulled in more than her husband.

Six of the top 10 breadwinning models flew to their place on the list by way of angel wings, enjoying lucrative contracts from Victoria’s Secret. And the list further proves that modeling (the kind that pays) isn’t a young girl’s game: five of the models in the top spots are over 30 (two are pushing 40!) and the youngest is 24 years old, still considered ancient by some in a youth-obsessed fashion world.

Here are the top ten.
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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-bundchen_nr7zfp — Brazil
Annual Earnings: $42 million

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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-kerr_ab1zyd — Australia
Annual Earnings: $7.2 million
Ken Ishii/Getty

galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-lima_jedtkd — Brazil
Annual Earnings: $6 million
Josep Lago/AFP/Getty

galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-moss_c6hao1 — England
Annual Earnings: $5.7 million
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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-wen_qy2fl4 — China
Annual Earnings: $4.3 million
Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty

galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-rhoda_gi4fnn — United States
Annual Earnings: $4 million
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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-murphy_vhvw51 — United States
Annual Earnings: $3.6 million
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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-smalls_qelf1k — Puerto Rico
Annual Earnings: $3.5 million
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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-swanepoel_d5r2j5 — South Africa
Annual Earnings: $3.3 million
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galleries/2013/08/20/the-highest-paid-models-gisele-bundchen-miranda-kerr-and-more-photos/130820-models-stone_pnbucb — Netherlands
Annual Earnings: $3.2 million
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