World's highest paid models of 2016

Cara Delevingne, Gigi and Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley have reached that level of fame where they pretty much don't need to be referred to by their full names.

1. Gisele, £308 million

2. Adriana Lima, £8.1 million

3. Karlie Kloss, £7.7 million

4. Kendall Jenner, £7.7 million

5. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, £6.9 million

6. Gigi Hadid, £6.9 million

7. Cara Delevingne, £6.5 million

 

We know them as being jet-set, fabulously wealthy and absolutely everywhere. All over Instagram, beaming down at you from every ad campaign possible and all over the news . Everywhere.

Even if modelling for Chanel isn't your thing and you could take or leave the media scrutiny, it'd be nice to have their bank balances.

But some bank balances are a lot bigger than others - and Forbes have revealed who the highest paid models of 2016 are.

7. Cara Delevingne, £6.5 million

Perhaps something of a surprise.

Although earnings of £6.5 million would keep us ticking over very nicely, ta, Cara has been focusing on her film work more recently. She is still immensely popular, with a dedicated Instagram following of 34 million, making her one of the most popular, if not the biggest earner this year.

6. Gigi Hadid, £6.9 million

At the tender age of 22, Gigi has earned more in the last year than we will over 9743 lifetimes.

Her ascendance on the list is partly owing to deals with Maybelline, Tommy Hilfiger, BMW, and Topshop.

Going out with Zayn Malik probably doesn't hurt her earning potential either. Must be tough.

5. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, £6.9 million

Also earning a cool £6.9 million is home-grown talent, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

When she's not peddling her successful lingerie and perfume line at Mark’s and Spencer, she's also one of the infamous 'angels' for Victoria's Secret which is bound to help keep her out of the red.

4. Kendall Jenner, £7.7 million

Her ' ballet skills ' may have recently come under fire but hey, Kendall has netted herself £7.7 million this year. We doubt she's bothered about the haters.

It's been a good year for her, with an inflation-busting 150 per cent earning increase thanks to campaigns with fashion and beauty big-hitters, Estée Lauder and Calvin Klein.

With 64 million followers, we suspect all of Instagram may in fact be following her.

3. Karlie Kloss, £7.7 million

But Kendall has some stiff competition in the form of Karlie Kloss, who also came joint third.

This is double what she earned last year (well done, Karlie) and is partly owing to brand deals with L’Oréal and Swarovski.

2. Adriana Lima, £8.1 million

A veteran Victoria’s Secret's angel, 2016 has been a huge year for Brazilian Adriana, who secured massive deals with the L Brands-owned lingerie giant, Maybelline and IWC watches.

1. Gisele, £308 million

All hail the reigning Queen of wealthy supermodels. For over ten years Gisele has presided over the top of the list.

The likes of Kendall and Gigi may come and go, but Gisele's star - and earning potential - appears to just go from strength to strength.