Gisele Bundchen Tops Forbes' Top Earning Supermodels List

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The highest-paid model said goodbye to Victoria's Secret in 2007, but still juggles 20 contracts. The 27-year-old continues to bag new contracts, noticeably with Pantene and a cosmetics giant yet to be named. Her face graces ads for Disney, Nivea, Vogue eyewear and Aquascutum, the U.K.-based luxury line. Her line of Grendene sandals, Ipanema by Gisele, banks her about $6 million a year. And her romance with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady keeps her in the tabloids--she even escaped being blamed for the Patriots' loss to the Giants. [Forbes]

Anyway, here's the full list for further discussion:

1. Gisele Bundchen- 35 Million (last year: 1st @ 33 Million)
2. Heidi Klum - 17 Million (last year: 3rd @ 8 Million)
3. Kate Moss - 7.5 Million (last year: 2nd @ 9 Million)
4. Adriana Lima - 7 Million (last year: 4th @ 6 million)
5. Doutzen Kroes - 6 Million (last year 14th @ $1.5 million)
6. Karolina Kurkova - 5 million (last year: 8th @ 3.5 Million)
7. Natalia Vodianova - 4.5 Million (last year: 7th @ 4.5 Million)
8. Carolyn Murphy - 4.5 Million (last year: 6th @ 5 Million)
9. Daria Werbowy - 3.8 Million (last year: 9th @ 3.5 Million)
10. Miranda Kerr - 3.5 Million (last year: unlisted)
11. Isabeli Fontana - 3 Million (tie) (last year: unlisted)
11. Gemma Ward - 3 Million (tie) (last year: 10th @ 3 Million)
12. Selita Ebanks - 2.7 Million (last year: unlisted)
13. Valentina Zelyaeva - 2.3 Million (last year: unlisted)
14. Hilary Rhoda - 2 Million (last year: 12th @ 2 million)
15. Liya Kebede - $1.5 Million (last year: unlisted)

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33 Scandalous Comments

You wonder sometimes what people see in her, what a man face. She shouldn't have taken her implants out.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:08pm

Why did you boldface Adriana Lima? :)

anyway, minor correction:

"15. Liya Kebede - $1.5 Million (last year: unlisted)"

should be

"15. Liya Kebede - 1.5 Million (last year: 11th @ 2.5 Million)

My bad.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:32pm

Before everyone start saying she is fug and overrated
You should consider the fact that she is a topmodel+ a BUSINESSWOMAN the other women on the list are only topmodels that's why Giselle is the best paid the money is not only from modeling.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:38pm

Still the hottest and smartest model, which is a turn on. These dumb bitches get on my nerves. Miranda Kerr and Tyra Banks basically have the intellect off lab mice.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:44pm

Ya, I agree with #3. Many are just jealous that she is doin so well in her life.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:44pm

And in some photos she resembles Kate Moss. Maybe Giselle and that Kate Moss wannabe copycat Sienna Miller are tryin to be the next Kate.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:48pm

Call me a dork, but when attractive women wear Rayban Wayfarers and Con All-Stars, I find it super hot.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 10:51pm

where is alessandra ambrosio on this list?

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 11:01pm

like we didnt know that

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 11:21pm

It's a man baby!!!

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 11:40pm

I would have thought Bar Rafaeli would have made the list...

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 11:42pm

#3

Heidi Klum is

Top model + Businesswoman + T.V. host

She has her own line of jewellery, line of clothes, line of perfume, she's the host of Germany's Next Top Model and the host of Project Runway. She's also learnt fluent English and maintained her career while raising three kids. Heidi Klum is by far the woman on this list who derserves the most respect when it comes to versatility.

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 11:43pm

You're right pstroyer. She definitely has a head on her shoulders because she's still holding her own against much younger women.

I'm just shocked by Giseles payscale. I can only explain it the way someone here did once, that if the fashion industry wasn't run by gay men she wouldn't be making a dime. Man-jaw, beak nose and NO hips. None at all! How else can someone explain it?

http://www.cherryflava.com/photos/uncategorized/gisele.jpg

NO HIPS!!!

Thursday, May 1st, 2008 @ 11:51pm

bitch is a good businesswoman...yes, she is ugly but she surely knows how to use her "supermodel" label to make the most out of it

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:19am

Don't worry Adriana, you'll always be number one on my list. That man-face Tom Brady cocksucker could never replace you.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:32am

Good going Doutze!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 5:41am

what the hell?!..no Petra?!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 8:10am

There is a big diference between being a model and a supermodel. The only supermodel nowadays is Gisele, she´s the last of the supermodels. The other on the list are topmodels. Ale and Petra are ordinary models, that´s why they aren´t on that list.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 8:42am

Heidi Klum is making only 14 millions, huh.
And Alessandra is a top, she is on a break because of her pregnancy, that's all.
I can't believe Miranda Kerr is number 10. I mean, she is with Orlando Bloom but she really has a weird face.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 8:52am

I bet Alessandra should be at least number 5.
The fact that she is pregnant does not change the fact that she earned a lot of money last year.
Maybe she made more money than Adriana Lima in 2007 (my favorite supermodel, btw)
I can't understand this list.
The list is ridiculous.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 10:47am

@ #4

you are so wrong!!!!!!!!!
Miranda studied medicine and health in college.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 12:15pm

I think Ms. Ambrosio earned more money than Adriana and Kate Moss last year. VS, Armani and Next UK should be enough to put her in the 3th or 4th position.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 12:22pm

VS = USA; armani = USA; Next = UK.

Adriana have Maybelline, that is a Multi millionary contract, from around the WORLD. just for be a world contract, she get more money then the 3 contracts together of ale (ok, VS pay her a lot, but anyway)

Adriana have Multimillion contract with Maybelline and the second biggest VS contract. and her HUGE new campaign with Liverpool, in mexico. and her GQ cover, that had the record on GQ website. and she is more famous then man face alessandra, so adriana ALWAYS will be in front of ale.

:)

And Gisele, nobody will beat her on money. NEVER. she always will be the richest model. But she is not the most pretty, so who cares LOL

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 12:34pm

Simply pathetic this list, no further comments, aside from one, Alessandra signed a 3 m per yr contract, so she should be featured on this list

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:22pm

#12 My bad I forgot Heidi and shes on the list. I like Heidi

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:44pm

Funny that Moe boldfaced Lima's name yet his precious Ambrosio is not even on the list.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:53pm

#21 Just because you go to college doesn't necessarily mean you intelligent. I go to USC and as much as I love my school, This place is 40% dumb bitch.

Miranda Ker Wiki..........
"She graduated from All Hallows' School and planned to study nutrition before pursuing modeling."

The Key Word there is planned to study. When I was five I planned to be astronaut and a fish part time, but that never worked out.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:53pm

^^^^ um, like I was told 100 times on this site, Wiki isn't that reliable.
In an interview, she mentions she was studying health/medicine.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 4:46pm

Oh yeah and people never lie or embellish. What are you her P.R. Rep. What College? Could you honestly imagine Miranda Kerr as a doctor. My Aunt is a doctor she doesn't look much like Miranda Kerr. All Doctors could go either way modeling or work that matters.

http://teamsugar.com/group/916627/blog/1010552
This source says that she considered not finishing high school and modeling full time.

Previous post means nothing but interesting
http://www.bastardly.com/archives/2006/12/28/the-bastardly-minute-with-m...
26. jo (Uncertified Bastard)
I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH MIRANDA IN GUNNEDAH AND WHAT A BITCH,MIRANDA THOUGHT SHE WAS BETTER THEN US NORMAL PEOPLE...I WOULDN'T GIVE HER A SECOND LOOK Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 @ 1:21am

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 6:21pm

^ Miranda said in an interview that she studied nutrition...i dont know anything else...but what was funny is when Ale said she wanna go to college and be a doctor someday LMFAO...can you imagine? i mean who says that? she is gonna sit on her ass, open a med book, study for hours without barely sleeping and do that shit for 10+ hrs when she already has millions...that is so insulting to pre-med students like me out there...everyone wishes they could be a doctor cuz it's so easy. god...they have no clue how hard that shit is but these days, everyone wanna be a doctor and claims to have studied medicine.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 10:15pm

10+ yrs*

Friday, May 2nd, 2008 @ 10:15pm

Gisele will never be my favorite supermodels, but I have to admit that she has talent, intelligence and luck.
She deserves to be the #1.

Saturday, May 24th, 2008 @ 11:28pm

PLEASS EMAIL THE ACCUSSED SUPERMODEL THAN KS I NEERD SUPORTT AS THIS ONTARIO 6 FOOT 4 PERSON THANKS ,,, AS THIS UNFAIR THANKS ,,, LOOKING FOR SUPORTT NO NAME NO MONEY PLEASE REACH GIVE MYSELF SUPORTT GISELE I CRASHED AS SPOKESMODEL AND ITS SHOCKING WHAT I WENT THREW LET ME TELL YOU

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 @ 4:49pm

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