Kendall Jenner of the Kardashian family has been named the world’s highest paid model by Forbes Magazine, earning $22 million.
Gigi Hadid who is placed 5th in the list earned $9.5 million while her younger sister Bella (9), who is the youngest model in the ranking at the age of 21, netted a cool $6 million. This is the first time that both the siblings have made it to the list together.
Jenner knocked Gissel Bündchen off the top spot for the first time since 2002. Brazilian-born 37-year-old veteran, Bundchen earned $17.5 million. The wife of the American football quarterback Tom Brady earned $30.5 million last year.
The other top earners were model and author Chrissy Teigen ($13.5 million) at No.3, No. 4 Brazilian Adriana Lima ($10,5 million), (6) Rosie Huntington-Whiteley ($9.5 million), (7) Karlie Kloss, programmer and Wix.com muse ($9 million), No.8 Liu Wen ($6.5 million) is the first Chinese model to appear on the front cover of American Vogue and, model Ashley Graham ($5.5 million) was in the tenth position marking the inaugural appearance of a plus-sized model.
Jenner’s income also grew from to her clothing line with her sister, Kylie, and payment for her appearances on her family’s reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Forbes said that the world’s 10 highest-paid models had earned $109.5 million, before taxes and fees. It estimated earnings from income from cosmetics, fragrance and other contracts based on interviews with managers, agents and brand executives.
According to Vogue, more than ever before social media has played a hand in the list. Bella Hadid, who scored ninth place, earned $6 million owing to sponsored Instagram posts for the likes of Nike, Dior and Nars, as well as campaign contracts. It is the first time in 15 years that Gisele Bundchen did not claim the top spot. In 2016 Jenner was placed No.4 with $10 million. Cara Delevingne, Candice Swanepoel and Miranda Kerr who were in the top ten in 2016 have been ousted this year.
