Forbes has released its annual list of “The World’s Top Earning Models,” and Gisele Bundchen ranks number one.  Again.  The supermodel made an estimated $45 million dollars last year.  She is followed by the usual suspect, Heidi Klum at $20 million, Kate Moss a cool $13.5, Adriana Lima made $8 million and Alessandra Ambrosio rounded out the top 5 at $5 million.  Check the rest of the list below. 

1. Gisele Bündchen – $45 Million
2. Heidi Klum – $20 Million
3. Kate Moss – $13.5 Million
4. Adriana Lima – $8 Million
5. Alessandra Ambrosio - $5 Million
6. Daria Werbowy – $4.5 Million
7. Lara Stone – $4.5 Million
8. Carolyn Murphy – $4.3 million
9. Natalia Vodianova – $4 million
10. Candice Swanepoel – $3 million

In Pictures: The World’s Top-Earning Models [Forbes]

Adriana Lima covers VogueBrazil for the February 2011 issue.  It’s a gorgeous beauty shot of the model who has impossibly long lashes, and eyes that took on the metallic hue of her jacket.  Her hair was styled in an up-do that elongated her neck.  Adriana wore sequins and ruffles with relative ease.  Nothing beats a great connection with the camera, and she was one with the lens.  Photographer Fabio Bartelt shot the beauty for this issue.

Gisele Bundchen and Heidi Klum top Forbes’ list of the highest paid models two years in a row.  Gisele earned $25 million and Heidi earned $16 million dollars in 2009.  There are at least six current or former Victoria’s Secret models on this list.  Is that a coincidence?  It apparently pays to be an ‘Angel’.  See the other models who made the list.

Forbes’ List of Highest Paid Models - 2010:

1. Gisele Bundchen – $25 million
2. Heidi Klum – $16 million
3. Kate Moss – $9 million
4. Adriana Lima – $7.5 million
5. Doutzen Kroes – $6 million
6. Alessandra Ambrosio – $5.5 million
7. Natalia Vodianova – $5.5 million
8. Daria Werbowy – $4 million
9. Miranda Kerr – $4 million
10. Carolyn Murphy – $3.5 million

Bundchen Tops Forbes’ List of Highest Paid Models [NBC New York]

Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2010 runway show was a reunion of the supermodels in Paris.  Laetitia Casta, Bar Refaeli, Adriana Lima and Elle Macpherson walked the runway, and they looked fantastic.  Curves were in fashion this season in Paris.  These clothes were made to fit the bodies of real women; they had a grown-up femininity about them, nothing girlish.  We could have been transported back into the 1950′s with the longer hemlines, beautiful coats and elbow length gloves.  Yes, the 1950′s in Paris or was it Italy?  The fountain in the middle of the runway was the perfect backdrop.  Romance was in the air, and in the pieces.  Lovely plaids and prints were in abundance in fall colors.  The music was dramatic, and the scene cinematic; we were at the movies.  It was not all about the supermodels and scenery though, nothing could take away from those gorgeous shoes and bags.  The accessories were befitting of the Vuitton name.  Flats played a large role in the show, and the collection still managed to maintain its sensuality.  The bags were the jewels displayed in all their majesty, and they will be the best friends to every Louis Vuitton woman in the fall.