World’s Top 15 Highest Paid Models as of 2017

2. Adriana Lima – $10.5 million

The longest-running angel in Victoria Secret history, Brazilian super model comes second amongst highest paid models in the world as of 2017. Since 2000, Lima has been a spokes model for Maybelline cosmetics and of Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials from 2003 to 2009. She is best known as Victoria’s Secret Angel. Lima began thinking about modelling when she won a beauty pageant in elementary school. Then at the age of 15, she participated in the Ford’s “Supermodel of Brazil” competition. Following which she came second at the Ford “Supermodel of the World” competition. Next she moved to New York City and signed with Elite Model Management from where her career just took off.