7. Lara Stone
Made: $4.5 million
How: Big contracts with Calvin Klein, Versace, H&M, Forum, Prada and Donna Karan. In autumn of 2010 the Dutch model became the exclusive face of Calvin Klein Inc.
3. Kate Moss
Made: $13.5 million
How: TopShop design deal, campaigns for Dior cosmetics, Vogue Eyewear and Cidade Jardim. Other endorsements include Longchamp, David Yurman, Rimmel and YSL.
Made: $13.5 million
How: TopShop design deal, campaigns for Dior cosmetics, Vogue Eyewear and Cidade Jardim. Other endorsements include Longchamp, David Yurman, Rimmel and YSL.
9. Natalia Vodianova
Made: $4 million
How: The Russian model is the face of, and designs her own line for, lingerie company Etam as well as starring as the face of a Guerlain fragrance.
Made: $4 million
How: The Russian model is the face of, and designs her own line for, lingerie company Etam as well as starring as the face of a Guerlain fragrance.
4. Adriana Lima
Made: $8 million
How: Victoria's Secret catalogues and catwalks, Loewe campaign, and ads for Brazilian fashion brand Forum.
5. Alessandra Ambrosio
Made: $5 million
How: Another Brazilian Victoria's Secret Angel. Campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, Brazilian sportswear brand Colcci (with Ashton Kutcher), and Carlos Miele jeans.
Made: $5 million
How: Another Brazilian Victoria's Secret Angel. Campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, Brazilian sportswear brand Colcci (with Ashton Kutcher), and Carlos Miele jeans.
10. Candice Swanepoel
Made: $2 million
How: The 22-year-old South African beauty is one of Victoria's Secret's newest Angels. Swanepoel scored an Italian Vogue cover and shoot this year and starred as the face of True Religion.
8. Carolyn Murphy
Made: $4.3 million
How: Big Estée Lauder deal, campaigns including Iceberg, Fashion Island and Peek & Cloppenburg. Contracts with Tiffany & Co., Tom Ford and more. Also tried her hand at acting, appearing in Barry Levinson's Liberty Heights.
Made: $4.3 million
How: Big Estée Lauder deal, campaigns including Iceberg, Fashion Island and Peek & Cloppenburg. Contracts with Tiffany & Co., Tom Ford and more. Also tried her hand at acting, appearing in Barry Levinson's Liberty Heights.
6. Daria Werbowy
Made: $4.5 million
How: Big contract with fragrance and makeup giant Lancôme Paris, plus deals with Hudson Bay, Stefanel, Joseph, Oroton and YSL. Other contracts include Lancôme, Versace and H&M.
Made: $4.5 million
How: Big contract with fragrance and makeup giant Lancôme Paris, plus deals with Hudson Bay, Stefanel, Joseph, Oroton and YSL. Other contracts include Lancôme, Versace and H&M.
1. Gisele Bündchen
Made: $45 million
How: Gisele was the face of H&M, Dior and Versace in the past year. Her stint as the face of Pantene was credited with raising sales in Brazil by 40%, plus a endorsement deal with Ipanema flip-flops which carry Gisele's name reaped significant rewards. Bündchen had the added bonus of being paid in euros and Brazilian reals, resulting in an increase in earnings as both currencies appreciated against the dollar by double-digit percentages over the last year.
2. Heidi Klum
Made: $20 million
Klum ended her 13-year Victoria's Secret career last autumn, but her earnings climbed to $20 million with TV projects, fashion lines and big brand endorsements. A design deal with New Balance, TV work including Project Runway, upcoming 20-episode show called 'Seriously Funny Kids', and Germany's Next Top Model helped top-up her funds.
Made: $20 million
Klum ended her 13-year Victoria's Secret career last autumn, but her earnings climbed to $20 million with TV projects, fashion lines and big brand endorsements. A design deal with New Balance, TV work including Project Runway, upcoming 20-episode show called 'Seriously Funny Kids', and Germany's Next Top Model helped top-up her funds.
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