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‘Kardashians’ star Kendall Jenner tops Forbes’ 2018 list of highest-paid models

Kendall Jenner earned an estimated US$22.5 million pre-tax, thanks to contracts with Estee Lauder, Adidas, Calvin Klein and more. Photo: Joel C Ryan / Invision / AP

Being “super selective” when picking runway shows isn’t having a negative impact on Kendall Jenner.

The 23-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was crowned Forbes’ highest-paid model of 2018, pulling in an estimated US$22.5 million pre-tax, thanks to contracts with Estée Lauder, Adidas, Calvin Klein and more.

Jenner did not come close to her younger sister Kylie Jenner’s US$166.5 million pay day, but the reality star-turned-fashionista out-earned the next model on the list by nearly US$10 million.

That was Karlie Kloss, who came in second place with US$13 million. As it turns out, 2018 was the most lucrative year of her career, following deals with Swarovski, Adidas and Estée Lauder. Kloss was also recently tapped to host Project Runway following Heidi Klum’s departure.

Here’s a look at the annual pay of this year’s top models, with earnings estimated from June 1, 2017, through June 1, 2018:

1. Kendall Jenner, 23

 

US$22.5 million

2. Karlie Kloss, 26

 

US$13 million

3. (Tie) Chrissy Teigen, 33

 

US$11.5 million

3. (Tie) Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 31

English model Rosie Huntington Whiteley tied for third place with Chrissy Teigen. Photo: AFP

US$11.5 million

5. (Tie) Gisele Bundchen, 38

 

US$10 million

5. (Tie) Cara Delevingne, 26

 

US$10 million

7. Gigi Hadid, 23

 

US$9.5 million

8. (Tie) Bella Hadid, 22

 

US$8.5 million

8. (Tie) Joan Smalls, 30

 

US$8.5 million

10. Doutzen Kroes

 

US$8 million

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At number two is Karlie Kloss – who is tapped to host ‘Project Runway’ – while social-media darling Chrissy Teigen and the UK’s Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tie for third place