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World's 10 Best-Paid Stick Figures

Supermodels rake it in, manicured hand over pedicured foot

By Heather McPherson,  Newser User

Posted Jul 19, 2007 7:51 PM CDT

(Newser) – Models are no longer glorified clotheshangers but celebs in their own right, with movie deals, famous beaux, and even their own product lines. These 10 mannequins, listed with their earnings over the past year, have turned looking pretty into a multimillion-dollar business:

  1. Gisele Bundchen, $33 million
  2. Kate Moss, $9 million 
  3. Heidi Klum, $8 million
  4. Adriana Lima, $6 million
  5. Alessandra Ambrosio, $6 million

  1. Carolyn Murphy, $5 million
  2. Natalia Vodianova, $4.5 million
  3. Karolina Kurkova, $3.5 million
  4. Daria Werbowy, $3.5 million
  5. Gemma Ward, $3 million

Gisele Bundchen walks down the runway during the Victoria's Secret fashion show in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on Nov. 16, 2006.   The long and fruitful relationship between Gisele Bundchen and Victoria's Secret has reached a conclusion, the lingerie brand's CEO, Edward Razek, said Tuesday,May 1, 2007, in...
Gisele Bundchen walks down the runway during the Victoria's Secret fashion show in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on Nov. 16, 2006. "The long and fruitful relationship between Gisele Bundchen...   (Associated Press)
Kate Moss arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, Monday, May 7, 2007.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Kate Moss arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala in New York, Monday, May 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)   (Associated Press)
Top model Gisele Bundchen wears a design by Colcci during the Fashion Rio Spring Summer 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, June 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Top model Gisele Bundchen wears a design by Colcci during the Fashion Rio Spring Summer 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, June 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)   (Associated Press)
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