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The World's Top-Earning Models

Earnings down but Bundchen still managed to rake in $25 million

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(Newser) – The downturn didn't spare the catwalk, but the world's top-earning models are still a long way from the breadline. Forbes lists the top 10 earners over the past year.

  1. Gisele Bundchen ($25 million, down $10 million from the previous year)
  2. Heidi Klum ($16 million)
  3. Kate Moss ($8.5 million)

  1. Adriana Lima ($8 million)
  2. Doutzen Kroes ($6 million)
  3. Allesandra Ambrosio ($6 million)
  4. Natalie Vodionova ($5.5 million)
  5. Daria Webowy ($4.5 million)
  6. Miranda Kerr ($3 million)
  7. Carolyn Murphy ($3 million)

Model Adriana Lima walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel.
Model Adriana Lima walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen wears a design by Colcci during the Fashion Rio Spring Summer show in Rio de Janiero,
Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen wears a design by Colcci during the Fashion Rio Spring Summer show in Rio de Janiero,   (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Heidi Klum poses for photographers as she arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York earlier this month,
Heidi Klum poses for photographers as she arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala in New York earlier this month,   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
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