After signing on to Wilhelmina Models five years ago, Jenner began walking in high-profile fashion shows for Diane von Furstenberg, Michael Kors, and Givenchy during New York Fashion Week this month.
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Model-turned-actress Cara Delevingne tied with Adriana Lima for second place with $9 million, while Gisele Bundchen, 35, is leagues above the rest, banking a whopping $44 million before tax in 2015.
Forbes released its annual list of the highest paid models of 2015, with some familiar and gorgeous faces at the very top.
What each one week it has-been for Kendall Jenner.
At 19, Jenner was the youngest model on Forbes’ list. She also had a deal with Calvin Klein’s lingerie apparels – the #MyCalvins underwear campaign, in addition, she graced the print advertisements of other signature brands like Givenchy, Fendi, Marc Jacobs and the Kardashians’ favorite, Balmain.
Jenner has burst onto the modeling scene recently and is on her way to earning $4 million this year, according to Forbes.
Topping the prestigious list for the ninth consecutive year is Brazilian beauty Gisele, with an estimated worth of £28million.
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“I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey”, she captioned a throwback photo of herself, with a Portuguese translation below for fans in her home country, Brazil. And for that, she respects what her body’s telling her. Karlie Kloss, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel all had $5 million income. Gisele has been the highest earning model for the past 9 years, thanks to her stunning physique. No, certainly not, she has proven she can model and that she isn’t a flash in the pan or just out on a lurk.
