If you ask someone who is no.1 on their top 100 models list, you will definitely hear the name Candice Swanepoel more than one time. This gorgeous blonde is the latest modeling sensation and one of the best known Victoria’s Secret angels. Let’s find out more about her and see how she managed to become one of the most famous models in the world.

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Candice Swanepoel was born on October 20, 1988 in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She was raised in the small city of Moii River in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. She studied in the city of Durban, where she was spotted at a flea market by a model scout when she was only 15 years old. By the age of 16, Candice was already earning R40,000 for a day’s work, which is the equivalent of over $5000.

She has been involved in modeling and fashion ever since and managed to put together an impressive resume, which includes covers for renowned magazines such as Vogue, GQ, i-D, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Ocean Drive, and Lush. The blonde bombshell also did numerous advertisements, for famous brands including Miu Miu, Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Diesel, Guess?, Ralph Lauren, Tom Ford, Nike, and Juicy Couture.

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The 24-year-old is no stranger to fashion shows, either, having walked the runway for Dolce and Gabana, Stella McCartney, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Christian Dior, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, Donna Karan, Oscar de la Renta, Chanel, Elie Saab, Betsey Johnson, Blumarine, Fendi, and numerous other designers. This list right here pretty much covers the best and most famous designers in the world.

Candice’s popularity rose even more when she started working as a Victoria’s Secret model, in 2005. Besides appearing in the lingerie brand’s commercials, she was also a featured model in the 2010 SWIM catalog. Also in 2010, Swanepoel became a Victoria’s Secret Angel. That same year, she also modeled for the Kardashians’ swimwear line and opened the first Victoria’s Secret retail store in Canada.

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In 2013, Candice was named the cover model of the coveted Victoria’s Secret Swim Catalogue. No wonder that this hot model was voted as one of the sexiest and most beautiful women in the world by numerous magazines and publications, including FHM and Maxim.

Regarding her personal life, Candice is romantically involved with Brazilian male model Hermann Nicoli. They met in Paris when Candice was just 17 and the two have been dating ever since. Candice is close friends with fellow models Behati Prinsloo and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

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Candice Swanepoel is without a doubt one of the best models in the world. She has the face, body and attitude for it, so no wonder she became the new modeling sensation.

Ever since the beginning of the fashion industry, fashion models have been an integrating part and have made famous all the high-end couture creations. Here is a list of some of the most famous models who have made it big.

Dorian Leigh

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Dorian Leigh was an American model and one of the earliest modelling icons of the fashion industry. She is considered one of the first supermodels and was well known in the United States and Europe.

Dovima

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Dorothy Virginia Margaret was an American model during the 1950s. Dovima was reputed to be the highest-paid model of her time. She had a cameo role as an aristocratic looking, but empty-headed, fashion model with a Jackson Heights whine: Marion in Funny Face (1957).

Lisa Fonssagrives

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She was a Swedish fashion model widely credited as the first supermodel. Before coming to the USA in 1939, she was already a top model. Her image appeared on the cover of many magazines during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, including Town&Country, Life, Vogue and the original Vanity Fair.

Suzy Parker

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Suzy Parker was an American model and actress active from 1947 into the early 1960s. Her modelling career reached its zenith during the 1950s when she appeared on the cover of dozens of magazines, advertisements and in movie and television roles. She also appeared in several Revlon ads, as well as many other cosmetic companies.

Jean Shrimpton

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She is an English Model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world’s first supermodels. She appeared on magazines’ covers such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, Ladies’ Home Journal, Newsweek and Time magazines.

These ladies have opened the catwalk for internationally famous supermodels of today such as Giselle Bundchen, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss and many others. They are the perfect example of class, beauty and refinement. 

Over the past three decades, Victoria’s Secret has been dazzling the world with sexy underwear and gorgeous models. While some of their biggest names have become renowned for being divas, others have hit big time in Hollywood. Here are Victoria’s Secret top 10 models.

10. Naomi Campbell

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She is renowned for her diva-like attitude. She modelled as a Victoria’s Secret angel in the 90s, and was the first black model to appear on the front of Vogue’s September issue. Away from modelling, Campbeli is an active philanthropist who supports the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.

9. Sophie Dahl

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As the granddaughter of children’s author Roald Dahl, Sophie was born into fame. Unlike many other Victoria’s Secret Models, Sophie was renowned for being curvy during her early modelling career. Since then, she has adopted a slimmer frame, and is now in a relationship with rather tiny Jamie Cullum.

8. Candice Swanepoel

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South African Candice’s modelling career began when she was spotted by an agent at a Durban flea market. As well as being a regular feature in Vogue Italia, Candice Swanpoel was also chosen to open the first Victoria’s Secret retail store in Canada in 2010.

7. Helena Christensen

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As one of the oldest Victoria’s Secret models, Helena is known for being the original face of the lingerie brand. Since ending her career as a model, Christensen has become a mom, a photographer and high-profile supporter of breast cancer awareness charities.

6. Miranda Kerr

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She is the first Australian to be used in a Victoria’s Secret model campaign. In recent years she has become famous for being Orlando Bloom’s girlfriend, making her the envy of women worldwide. Kerr was awarded a guest star role in the popular sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

5. Heidi Klum

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After enrolling in a modelling competition in 1992, Heidi Klum rose to fame and became one of the most famous Victoria’s Secret models to have ever existed. She is another Victoria’s Secret model to have a guest role in How I Met Your Mother and Sex and the City. Recently, Klum has hit the headlines due to her high-profile divorce from her long term husband Seal.

4. Gisele Bundchen

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Brazilian Gisele Bundchen is held in high regard by many models who dominate the industry, and is often described as the only true remaining supermodel. Throughout her career, she has made considerable financial gains, and has been rumoured by Forbes to be the first supermodel who will amass a fortune of over $1 billion

3. Adriana Lima

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As well as being one of the most famous models for Victoria’s Secret in the past decade, Adriana Lima has also become the spokesperson and face of Maybelline cosmetics. Outside of the modelling world, Lima is a devout Catholic, and attends mass every Sunday.

2. Rosie Huntington Whiteley

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Despite being bullied in school for her plump lips, double-barrelled name, and small chest, Rosie has shot to fame. She was spotted by a modelling agency while applying for London-based internships. As well as modelling for Victoria’s Secret, she took the leading female in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, replacing Megan Fox as Shia LeBeouf’s on screen girlfriend.

1. Tyra Banks

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Need there said more? She is undoubtedly one of the most famous and well-respected models in the world. Her career with Victoria’s Secret began in the 90s, and she has worked on their Angel campaigns since the 2000s. She has also grown to be a great source of inspiration to African-American women all over the world.

With Victoria’s Secret continuing to produce such stunning and fascinating models, hopefully the world will continue to see high fashion catwalks filled with many more.

Models have always been reputed to have fat paychecks, as they can work around the world and in more than one project at the same time. These beautiful women have all they need to make money simply by putting on a piece of clothing and by smiling. The question is how models have made their fortunes in 2012 and who is the biggest earner of the top 10?

10. Candice Swanepoel is a 23 year old South African model working for Victoria’s Secret, Prabal Gurung and Rag & Bone and has managed to earn $3.1 million in 2012.

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9. Carolyn Murphy works for Ann Taylor Loft and for Tom Ford, as well as for many others. She has also been the face of Estee Lauder since 2001 and has gathered $3.5 million.

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8. Lara Stone is a Dutch model who earned $3.8 million with the help of contracts with Versace, Calvin Klein, Donna Karen and Prada.

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7. Miranda Kerr is still one of the very famous Victoria’s Secret Angels, but also runs for other companies, such as Reebok, and has started her own business. Her estimate worth is of $4 million.

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6. Alessandra Ambrosio is another one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels and also works for Brazilian companies, such as Vivari and Colcci. She made $6.6 million.

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5. Doutzen Kroes is a Dutch model worth $6.9 million, due to her campaigns and runway participations for Victoria’s Secret, L’Oreal and Tiffany & Co.

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4. Adriana Lima has made massive earnings of $7.3 million, due to her contract with Victoria’s Secret, but also for her work on Super Bowl commercials and for modeling with Donna Karan and Mavi.

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3. Natalia Vodianova made $8.6 million with campaigns for Calvin Klein and Guerlain. The Russian model also started her own foundation.

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2. Kate Moss made $9.2 million in 2012 and it is no wonder why. The famous model managed to score contracts with Mango, Rimmel, Longchamp, Vogue Eyewear and many more.

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1. Gisele Bundchen tops the list with an astounding worth of $45 million. She has been number one for six years now, earning tens of millions more than the other models. Main campaigns have been for Pantene, Esprit, Versace and many more.

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The earnings made by models in 2012 are only for the so far period of the year, as they are bound to gain even more until 2013. Most of the fortunes made have been supported through the help of the Victoria’s Secret campaigns, as most of the models on the list are Angels, but also through the campaigns of the top brans in fashion and cosmetics.

Adriana Lima is without a doubt one of the top100 models of the world. This Brazilian beauty was born on June 12, 1981, in Salvador, Bahia. She entered the spotlight at an early age, since she started to participate in beauty pageants ever since she was in elementary school. Although she had won many of those pageants, Adriana never really thought of a modeling career. At least not until she entered a modeling contest with her school friend, who did not want to participate alone.

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Both Adriana and her friend sent pictures. However, only Adriana was asked to come out for the competition. Later on, when Adriana was only 15 years old, she entered and finished first in the Ford’s Supermodel of Brazil competition and model search. Subsequently, she participated in the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest, finishing in second place. Three years later, Adriana Lima settled in New York City and was signed by Elite Model Management.

At an extremely fast pace, her portfolio began extending. She began doing work for renowned brands such as Maybelline, Swatch, Versace, Armani, bebe, and Louis Vuitton. She also made the cover of important fashion magazines, including ELLE, Vofie, V, GQ, Esquire, and Harper’s Bazaar. In 1999, she was included in the worldwide renowned Victoria’s Secret show, which was considered to be her big breakthrough.

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Even now, Adriana Lima is still best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, despite her being involved in numerous other add campaigns and runaway projects. She has also done some TV and movie appearances, starring in productions such as The Follow, The Hire, How I Met Your Mother, and Ugly Betty. She is also a spokesmodel for Guess.

As her career has always been on the spotlight, here is some personal information on the Brazilian bombshell Adriana Lima. As she was born Roman Catholic, she is very devoted to her religion and she even attends mass every Sunday. In 2006, during an interview, she told GQ magazine that she was a virgin and was not planning on having sex until she is married.

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And speaking of marriage, Adriana Lima married Serbian NBA player Marko Jaric on February 14, 2009. On November 2009, Adriana gave birth to her first child, a beautiful baby girl named Valentina Lima Jaric. In March 2012, she and her husband confirmed that they are expecting their second child. Adriana Lima is also involved in charity, as she helps with the Salvador orphanage Caminhos da Luz (Ways of Light).

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In spite of her numerous qualities, Adriana Lima is known by most people for her extraordinary beauty. Considering that she is of African, Swiss, Indian and Brazilian ethnicity, no wonder that she is so damn beautiful. She was even ranked as the most beautiful and sexiest women in the world for many years and by many publications worldwide, including Maxim and FHM.

It seems that Adriana Lima has it all: a rewarding career, a lovely family, and killer looks! No wonder that she is considered one of the top100 models of the world.

Models are found in every country of the world, but only a few manage to get their name up to the sky and suddenly become supermodels. As you probably know already, many of the Hollywood actresses are also in fashion industry and showing their best in fashion as well as in Hollywood movies. These are the best and the highest paid supermodel actresses in the world. They make a lot of money by modeling because they had such a great popularity among people. Their fans are practically from all over the world. Luck counts much for the success of a model but it is not only luck that takes them to peeks of mountains. Here are some of the top100 models who are best paid.

Known as the sexiest model in the fashion industry, Adriana Lima is one of the highest paid supermodels. She is a Brazilian model and married to a basketball player. The total net worth of Adriana Lima is about $35 million until 2012. She entered the world of modeling when she was only 15 years old. From then, she never looks back and gets high popularity in the fashion industry. If you have seen the Sci-fi movie The Fifth Element, you will probably remember Milla Jovovich. She also started her career as a model and became successful in the industry. Another name in the fashion industry that is famous, is that of Naomi Campbell. She has a total net worth of $49 millions. She is one of the six models which was given the title of supermodel. She is also one of the best African-American models who has made success everywhere in the worldwide fashion industry. 

Claudia Schiffer is one of the most beautiful models who is worth mentioning on this listing. She is a sweet girl of the fashion industry. The net worth of Claudia is about $55 millions. She had more than 700 pictures in the cover pages of famous magazines. This enchanting model broke a record with her appearances on the cover of these fashion magazines. Number one the top100 models is the astonishing Giselle Bundchen. She is one of the highest paid models of 2012. She is the dream of every man and her fans adore her worldwide. Her net worth of $150 million dollars is amazing. These ladies are not only beautiful, but are also terrific businesswomen. 

Alessandra Corine Ambrosio is a Brazilian supermodel. She is considered to be one of the first in a Top100 models all around the globe. Ambrosio was born on April 11, 1981 in Erechim, Rio Grande du Sul, Brazil. Her parents are of Italian and Polish descent. They are the owners of a petrol stations and they were very supportive of Ale, how Ambrosio is nicknamed, since the beginning of her career. Ambrosio wanted to be a model since she was 8. She saw a picture of supermodel Karen Mulder and she decided that she wants to be just like her. At 12 years old, Ale enrolled in a modeling class and at 14 she was one of the finalists of a famous Brazilian modeling competition. Because she considered her ears are to big, she convinced her parents to support her surgery to get them pinned back. Unfortunately, two years later she had complications. In 2006 she declared surgery was a bad idea and she is now against cosmetic procedures.

At 15, Ambrosio began modeling for Dilson Stein. She won Elite Model Look Brazil in the same time and she started her career at that point. She appeared on Elle magazine and she was the face of Guess together with Brazilian Ana Beatriz Barros. After that, she appeared in adds for Revlon, Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani. On the catwalk, Ambrosio presented the creations of Prada, Oscar de la Renta and Chanel. Ambrosio is best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret. She was the first spokes-model chosen by the brand to promote the Pink line and she had an incredible success from the start.

Alessandra Ambrosio is not just one of the Top100 models. She is also involved in charity and works as an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, one of her most important projects. She keeps her personal life private, but it is known that she is engaged with American businessman Jamie Mazur. They share their life between California, in the USA and Florianopolis, in Brazil. The couple has two kids together. Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur was born on August 24, 2008 and Noah Phoenix Ambrosio Mazur was born on May 7, 2012. Until now, the wedding of the two has not been planned, but it is possible to be next in their plans after the birth of their second child together.

There is no doubt in the fact that Miranda Kerr is one of the most beautiful and talented models in the world. One of the top100 models, Miranda Kerr has always managed to impress with her natural beauty, perfect body shape and charm. There is no wonder that Miranda has been listed on the top100 models. Such as Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr is one of the top100 models who has managed to achieve worldwide fame as a Victoria’s Secret Angel.

Miranda Kerr was born in April, 1983, in Sydney, Australia. The beautiful model became a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2007, but she started modeling years before. At the early age of 13, Miranda Kerr had her first modeling project. The beautiful model worked for Chaay’s Modeling Agency and she soon went to win a modeling contest hosted by Dolly magazine. Her great talent has helped Miranda Kerr made it to the top100 models and remain a successful star for years. Actually, the only small pause that Miranda took from her career is linked to the birth of her first child, welcomed by the charming model and her husband, famous actor Orlando Bloom, whom she married in 2010. As Miranda signed with Victoria’s Secret, she actually became the first Australian model to work with this amazingly famous brand.

Miranda Kerr is not only one of the top100 models who have impressed with their modeling skills, but she also is considered to be one of the sexiest models in the world. In fact, she was ranked 4 on the sexiest models top 20. Many times, Miranda Kerr has been listed on top100 models by FHM magazine, being also considered one of the sexiest females in the world, ranked on 56, 44 and 36. Men’s Health has included Miranda in their top100 models, being one of the hottest females of all time. There is no wonder that Miranda is one of the most appreciated top100 models. She has an unique beauty that makes everyone fall in love with her. Miranda has always remained focused and committed to her work, staying away of all type of controversial situations and remaining happily married to Orlando Bloom.

Girls worldwide has always dreamed about becoming a supermodel and making it to the top100 models list. Getting there may not be that difficult, but managing to stay on top sure is. Gisele Bundchen might argue with that, since she managed to hold her no.1 position in the top100 models chart for many years. In fact, she is also one of the top100 models who earn the most. According to Forbes magazine, Gisele does not seem to be affected by the financial crisis, since she is the top-earning model of our time. Together with her husband, Patriot’s quarterback Tom Brady, Gisele earned in 2011 $76 million.

Gisele Bundchen was born on July 20, 1980, in Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. At the early age of 13, Gisele joined a modeling course. In the following year, during a school trip to Sao Paulo, Gisele was noticed by a modeling agency and she was then selected for the national contest of Elite Look of the Year, in which she gained second place. Later on, Gisele placed 4th in the world contest and her modeling career started soon. It did not take long until Gisele became one of the top100 models in Brazil. Her big international break came in 1996, when Gisele took part of the New York Fashion Week. Contracts kept on rolling ever since and now she clearly dominates the top100 models chart.

Gisele was crowned “model of the millennium” by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, she was called “the return of the sexy mode” by Vogue magazine, “the most beautiful girl in the world” by Rolling Stone magazine, and “the only true remaining supermodel” by models Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. Everyone loves Gisele, so no wonder that everyone wants a piece of her. She was featured on the covers of nearly every magazine worldwide and she came in first in most of the top100 models charts. Forbes magazine estimates that Gisele may become the first ever billionaire supermodel in the world. Besides being one of the best top100 models in the world, Gisele is also an occasional actress and she is very involved in charity. Even though the top100 models chart is not always relevant, Gisele Bundchen has surely earned the front position.

Among the worldwide top100 models for lingerie, there are numerous young women more or less known to the public. The ones that have actually made it into the greater spotlight have been featured in the Victoria’s Secret campaigns and runway shows. These girls represent all that is sexy, stylish, classy and beautiful about a woman’s body and that is why they are featured on the top100 models list. The top100 models charts have been issued for years, by numerous magazines. Even though there are many differences which appear in these top100 models charts, some names are a lot more frequent than others. These show that we have some very beautiful women in the industry of lingerie modeling to know and to admire.

Adriana Lima is one of the most coveted women on top100 models for lingerie. The Brazilian beauty came into fame after she entered the select group of Victoria’s Secret Angels. Her amazing looks come from a perfect body frame, naturally fresh face and great pictorials. Bar Refaeli is another one of the top100 models. She was born in Israel and is now known worldwide. Her numerous appearances in sexy advertisements, on catwalks and in campaigns brought a great amount of success and recognition. From the Grand Cayman Islands comes a great contributor to the top100 models called Selita Ebanks. She appeared in numerous brand campaigns, in the most sensual posses and lingerie items. Miranda Kerr is also a well-known face today. She is one of the Victoria’s Secret top lingerie models. Just like her, also to be considered is Alessandra Ambrosio. Her sexy pictorials have conquered the world in recent years, gaining a lot of media and industry attention.

There are many more names on the top100 models list, most of the based on Victoria’s Secret Angels teams. The ones mentioned so far have had spectacular runs in the past years. All lingerie models thrive on the contracts they can gain and one of the most appreciated recognitions they can get is to be asked to become one of the famous Victoria’s Secret Angels.