8 Highest Paid International Models of 2015! The Super Babes Who Charged Bombs!

International modelling is not an easy arena to be in. Yet, the top models who lived, survived and won over the atrocities to become top names of the industry are worthy of all the praises, and loads of money of course.

Here are 8 Highest Paid International Models of 2015! The Super Babes Who Charged Bombs! The list is in the reverse order!

8. Candice Swanepoel

Candice Susan Swanepoel is a super gorgeous South African model who made a whopping $ 5 million in the year 2015. Till today she has appeared in numerous covers of the A league magazines like  Elle, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D, Lush etc. Swanepoel has appeared in advertisements for Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior among other. Today she is best known for modelling for a Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2010. She’s ranked one of the most beautiful women of the year. Her Twitter handle is  @angelcandice if you wish to follow her updates on her work and her personal life.

7. Alessandra Ambrosio

A super model who hails from Brazil, Alessandra also made a huge $ 5 million in the year gone by. She started learning the craft at a tender age of 12, and by the time she was 14, she had already gained recognition after taking part in 1996 Elite Model Look national competition. She is currently one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels and was the company’s first spokes-model for the “PINK” line. These days she is busy being ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Here is where you can follow her and try to extract some of her success secrets. Twitter Handle: @AngelAlessandra

6. Lara Stone

Coming from an exotic land called Netherlands, Lara is the super model who bagged $ 5 Million for all the good reasons! A hot body with an unusual face and lots of hard work brought her where she is today. She participated in the Elite Model Look at the age of 15 and impressed Elite executives who in turn signed her to the Elite Modelling Agency. Stone was signed by IMG Models Worldwide in the year 2006, which was the major breakthrough in her career! There is no looking back since then. She has been part of several reputed campaigns like Givenchy, Belstaff, H&M and many more. Here is where you can a sneak peek into her life. Twitter Handle: @LaraStone

5. Miranda Kerr

An Australian model and the first Australian to become a part of Victoria’s Secret campaign in 2007, Miranda May Kerr, began her career at the age of 13. Her big break came to her in 1997, when she bagged the nationwide model search by a prominent magazine called Dolly in collaboration with Impulse fragrances. Today she is the author of a self-help book, represents an Australian department store chain called David Jones and had her own brand of organic skincare products called KORA Organics. She’s also ranked on the most desirable women list. Her estimated earnings for the year was $ 5.5 million Follow her on Twitter: @MirandaKerr

4. Natalia Vodianova

Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova, popularly known as Supernova, is a Russian model, actress and philanthropist. She hails from utter poverty and worked as a food-seller to earn money. She somehow into a modelling agency at the age of 15. By the time she was 17 she had moved to Paris, and signed with Viva Models. Till today she has walked in 300 runway shows for many U.S. and European designers. Primarily a runway, editorial and advertising campaign model, Supernova acted in a few Hollywood films including Clash of the Titans (2010) where she played Medusa. She made good 7 million dollars, which is quite a fortune considering her meagre background. Her twitter handle is @NataSupernova

3. Adriana Lima

A Brazilian model again, Adriana Lima has been a spokes model for Maybelline cosmetics since 2000 till today and of Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials too from the years 2003 to 2009. She is best known as Victoria’s Secret Angel. Lima started to take modelling as a serious career option when she won a beauty pageant during elementary school. At the age of 15, she got to participate in the Ford’s “Supermodel of Brazil” competition, after which she also bagged second position at the Ford “Supermodel of the World” competition. Immediately after that she moved to New York City and signed with Elite Model Management from where her career shot big guns and never looked back! Her gross makings for the year are, hold your breath; a whopping 9 million dollars! Here is where you can find her on social media! Twitter; @AdrianaLima   Instagram; @AdrianaLima

 

2. Cara Delevingne

At coming to the second spot is Cara Jocelyn Delevingne, who is a supermodel, actress and singer too. Her first modelling assignment occured to her in the year 2009. Immediately after school she signed with Storm Model Management and the agency took care of her quite well. She won the ‘Model of The Year” twice in 2012 and 2014, at the popular British Fashion Awards pageant! Cara has appeared in shows for houses like Dolce & Gabbana, Burberry, Mulberry and Jason Wu. She has acted in films like Anna Karenina (2012), Paper Towns (2015) and Suicide Squad (2016). Among AskMen’s “Most Desirable Women”, Delevingne ranked 13th. She made $ 9 million from her career. Here is where she posts her life and career. Twitter: @Caradelevingne

1. Gisele Bündchen

Hold your breath now. At No.1 spot for the highest paid international models is, Gisele Caroline Bündchen with the estimated earnings $ 44 million! Yes, this is what it is! A model, actress, and producer from Brazil, Bündchen began her career as a model in the 90s. By 1999, she was credited with the ending the “heroin chic” era of modelling. Sometimes called the only remaining true supermodel today, Bündchen pioneered the “horse walk” and was part of Victoria’s Secret Angels from 2000 to mid-2007. As an actor she has played a supporting role in Taxi (2004) another supporting role in The Devil Wears Prada (2006). She can be found here – Twitter: @giseleofficial

So these were the super babes who rose from the ashes and charged bombs for the craft they worked upon with utter hard work and dedication!

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