With an estimated $35 million in earnings, Gisele Bundchen is still the world’s top-earning model, according to Forbes.com’s annual list.
In the last 12 months, Bundchen made more than double the $14 million earned by Heidi Klum, who came in second, according to Forbes.
Rounding out the top five are Kate Moss ($7.5 million), Adriana Lima ($7 million) and Doutzen Kroes ($6 million). The latter, a 23-year-old from Holland, was second-to-last on the list last year.
“I wish we had snapped her up a long time ago,” Edward Razek, who has been selecting models for Victoria’s Secret for a decade, told Forbes. The company gave Kroes a contract this year.
Victoria’s Secret made millionaires of two newcomers: Miranda Kerr and Selita Ebanks, ranked at Nos. 10 and 12, respectively.
May 1st, 2008
Victoria’s Secret has introduced its new Dream Angels Demi bra Thursday at their Herald Square flagship store in New York City.
On hand to show the bra to the press was Victoria’s Secret Angel model Miranda Kerr. The bra, made with a special memory lining, responds to body heat which makes the cushioned cups hug every curve. It comes in sizes 32A - 38DD.
Miranda told AP Entertainment what it is like to be an Angel, along with some of the top supermodels today.
“There have been some wonderful supermodels that have worked for Victoria’s Secret. Like back in 98, there was Helena Christensen, and then there was Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum, and obviously now as well with like Adriana (Lima), she’s been there a long time and Gisele (Bundchen) has been there. And so to be part of that wonderful team of people and to be part of that history, I’m really honoured to be part of that as well,” Kerr said.
Also at the store unveiling is an exhibit marking the 10th Anniversary of the Victoria’s Secret Angels.
On display are costumes from their runway shows from 1998 to the present as well as other honorary items the Angels received over the years, including their star from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“Basically Victoria’s Secret is unveiling the past ten years of the Angels exhibit,” Kerr explained. “There are so many things from the Angel wings that Heidi Klum wore that are 12 feet long and there’s the key to the city of Los Angeles that was presented to us when we travelled to Los Angeles for the first time for the show.”
April 18th, 2008
She’s only 1.73m tall, is already 25 years old and looks like a boy.
Yet, fashionistas have been hailing British babe Agyness Deyn (pronounced Agnes Dean) as:
The hottest supermodel on the scene right now.
The next Kate Moss.
The fashion industry’s new It Girl.
The face of a new generation.
and the plaudits just keep coming…
The striking combination of her androgynous look, peroxide blonde crop, punk attitude and quirky technicoloured dress sense has quickly earned her trendsetter status.
Deyn - who is tipped to earn up to ?10 million ($26.8 million) this year - knocked reigning queen Moss, 34, off the top spot of Tatler’s famous annual best-dressed list.
She was also named Model Of The Year at the British Fashion Awards last November, and has bagged lucrative contracts and campaigns with brands such as Reebok, Burberry, Hugo Boss and Giorgio Armani.
Since signing with a London modelling agency in 2005 and making her debut at New York’s Fashion Week in late 2006, Deyn has been in hot demand.
She has worked for the big fashion houses including Cacharel, John Galliano, Mulberry, Chanel, Vivienne Westwood and Versace.
She has been featured on the covers of British, American and Italian Vogue, and the upcoming May issue of the uber-cool style bible i-D will have six different covers of Deyn by six different photographers.
It’s the first time in its 28-year history that the publication has devoted an entire issue to one person.
As it is, the rails of Topshop are flogging copies of her signature personal style and Zara has ordered mannequins based on her. (more…)
April 12th, 2008
It seems that Rimmel is sticking with Kate Moss, despite reports that they were planning to axe her for Alexa Chung. The cosmetics company has issued a statement, denying any plans to end Moss’s contract.
“Kate remains the face of Rimmel London and will continue to appear in campaigns for the foreseeable future,” said Rimmel spokeswoman Emmanuelle Bonte. “Rimmel London has no plans to replace Kate. We are very happy with the collaboration.”
The Mirror reported last Friday that the supermodel would shortly be replaced by TV personality Alexa Chung. According to the article, Chung “wowed bosses in secret screen tests” which were also held for Agyness Deyn, Daisy Lowe and Lily Cole.
Sources revealed that Chung had made it onto shortlist, along with St Trinians star Gemma Arterton.
Despite denying such plans, Rimmel had previously considered terminating Moss’s contract in 2005, when she was busted using cocaine.
Interestingly, Rimmel have declined to comment on whether Alexa Chung will soon be joining their camp.
Source: Getty
April 1st, 2008
One of Jamaica’s leading models has offered insight into the disturbing racial discrimination holding back the careers of black models in the fashion industry, around the world.
Jamaica-based supermodel Gaye McDonald has spoken out about racism in the fashion industry, and revealed how Paris casting agents “drop black girls like they’re hot.”
The eighteen-year-old, who took the world by storm with her striking looks after winning Caribbean’s Next Top Model, has spoken out about the lack of black faces on catwalks.
McDonald is one of the few fortunate black models to have featured during London, Paris, and New York Fashion Weeks this year.
Speaking exclusively to The Voice while on a modeling casting trip in the UK, McDonald said: “The world is not white, so why should catwalks only feature white models?”
She added: “I’m often the only black girl when I go to castings, which is horrible because everyone looks at you as if you are so different. But I have learnt to make my experience empower me.”
The 5′9” stunner with flawless skin is the new face of United Colors of Benetton.
“I count my lucky Jamaican stars that I have been successful within my modeling career, but from what I can tell, black girls don’t get picked and it’s not because they are not good enough. It’s down to racism,” she said.
McDonald, who is signed to Next modelling agency, is not the first model to speak out about the lack of black faces on the catwalk.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has consistently been vocal on the matter by criticising magazine editors. (more…)
March 29th, 2008
Supermodel Lara Bingle and cricket star Michael Clarke are engaged to be married after the test player popped the big question while holidaying in the US.
Clarke, who turns 27 next week, asked Bingle to marry him in New York’s Central Park - offering a five carat pear-shaped diamond ring, reportedly valued at $100,000.
The news comes just one month after the stunning pair were forced to quell reports they were getting married.
The couple - touted as Australia’s version of Posh and Becks - have reinvented themselves since they started dating early last year.
Clarke was last week named as one of Who magazine’s 25 most beautiful Australians and although Bingle, 20, missed out on the gong, her career has been revived by the relationship - recently securing an endorsement for swimwear brand Speedo.
Clarke, affectionately nicknamed Pup by his cricketing mates, has also signed with fitness brand Slazenger.
The couple’s representative Chris White, from International Quarterback, reportedly confirmed the engagement, saying the couple called family and friends over the Easter break with the good news.
This announcement is a complete backflip from what the management company’s Lisa Stallard said last month.
“The story (that they were engaged) was absolutely inaccurate - they’re not getting engaged, there is no engagement pending and there has not been any magazine deals done to announce it,” she said.
The pair are believed to be still in New York and it is unknown when they will return home to celebrate the good news with family and friends.
March 25th, 2008
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