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SHE LEADS WITH $22.5 MILLION! Kendell Jenner named World’s Highest-Paid model
American model and television personality, Kendall Jenner, has been named world’s highest-paid model, by Forbes magazine
The 23-year-old 1.79 meters beauty made 22.5 million US dollars (£17.8 million) in the 12 months to June 2018 to top this year’s ranking of the highest-paid models.
Her younger sister, Kylie Jenner, pocketed an estimated $166.5 million pretax in the same time frame thanks to Kylie Cosmetics.
Kendell’s wealth is said to have been generated from contracts with Estee Lauder, Adidas and Calvin Klein, among others.
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She beat fellow supermodel Karlie Kloss to the top spot on the magazine’s list.
Kloss is said to have earned 13 million US dollars (£10.3 million) after capitalising on her hefty social media presence and signing lucrative deals with brands including Swarovski.
The top 10 highest-paid models in the world reportedly made a combined 113 million US dollars (£90 million) between June 1, 2017, and June 1 2018, a slight rise from the previous year.
Forbes’ top 10 includes two British stars, with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in joint third on 11.5 million US dollars (£9 million) and Cara Delevingne in joint fifth on 10 million US dollars (£7.9 million).
Chrissy Teigen tied with Huntington-Whiteley and Gisele Bundchen matched Delevingne. Sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid both make the top 10, which is rounded out by Joan Smalls and Doutzen Kroes.
See the full list:
The World’s Highest-Paid Models 2018:
1. Kendall Jenner
Earnings: $22.5 million
2. Karlie Kloss
$13 million
3. (tie) Chrissy Teigen
$11.5 million
3. (tie) Rosie Huntington-Whitely
$11.5 million
5. (tie) Gisele Bundchen
$10 million
5. (tie) Cara Delevingne
$10 million
7. Gigi Hadid
$9.5 million
8. (tie) Bella Hadid
$8.5 million
8. (tie) Joan Smalls
$8.5 million
10. Doutzen Kroes
$8 million
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