10 of the richest supermodels in 2023 – net worths, ranked: from Victoria’s Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Gisele Bündchen and Heidi Klum to David Bowie’s wife Iman – but who tops the list this year?

After retiring from modelling, she became a regular on the reality TV circuit, appearing on shows like America’s Next Top Model, Project Runway and MasterChef. In 2019, Ambrosio launched beachwear brand Gal Floripa with her sister Aline and long-time friend, Gisele Cória.

Sharing the ninth and 10th spot with Ambrosio is none other than Naomi Campbell – one of the most celebrated models in the business, but also one of the most controversial. After being discovered at the age of 15, Campbell’s career went from zero to a hundred overnight, landing the cover of British Elle before she even turned 16.

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8. Tyra Banks, 50 – US$90 million

Repeatedly ranked among the world’s most influential people by Time magazine, Banks was one of the top models of the 1990s, walking for the likes of Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Givenchy, Valentino, Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta, to name a few.

But it’s her transition into TV that took her career to new heights, including 23 seasons as the creator, producer and host of America’s Next Top Model.

These days, Banks is venturing into property, adding even more millions to her net worth by flipping houses in California.

6 & 7. Adriana Lima, 42, and Elle Macpherson, 59 – US$95 million

Coming in at a combined sixth and seventh spots are two of the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest model exports – Brazil’s Adriana Lima and Australia’s Elle Macpherson. Lima, best known for being the longest-running Victoria’s Secret Angel between 2000-2018, was a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics and has appeared in campaigns for the likes of Vera Wang, Guess, Giorgio Armani and Versace. She reunited with Victoria’s Secret for its new fragrance campaign earlier this year.

After being one of the top models of the 1980s, Macpherson became a savvy businesswoman and launched products like “Your Personal Best – The Body” workout videos, Elle Macpherson Intimates lingerie collection, a line of maternity bras, beauty products and e-commerce wellness company, WelleCo.

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5. Christie Brinkley, 69 – US$100 million

One of the highest-paid supermodels of the 1970s and 80s, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model is still a force to be reckoned with. After signing a record-breaking 25-year contract with CoverGirl, Brinkley also joined forces with brands like Revlon, Max Factor, Diet Coke, Nissan and Chanel.

But it’s not her modelling career or marriage to Billy Joel that made Brinkley wealthy. It’s her vast property portfolio, mostly in the Hamptons, that’s bumped her up the list. In 2017 alone, she put US$50 million worth of Hamptons property on the market.

4. Heidi Klum, 50 – US$160 million

After appearing on the covers of fashion magazines around the world during the early noughties, Klum became the first German Victoria’s Secret Angel – a gig that saw the supermodel work with the lingerie company for 13 years.

3. Iman, 68 – US$200 million

Since making her first Vogue appearance in 1976, Somalian model Iman fast became a fixture on the runways of the 70s and 80s. Serving as a muse to legendary designers like Gianni Versace, Yves Saint Laurent and Thierry Mugler, Iman later expanded her brand launching Iman Cosmetics in 1994.

However, it’s her inheritance from late husband David Bowie that took her net worth to new heights. The singer left his model wife US$100 million in his will at the time of his death, according to The Guardian.

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1 and 2. Gisele Bündchen, 43, and Cindy Crawford, 57 – US$400 million

Crawford officially retired from modelling in 2000, but she quickly found success as a savvy businesswoman launching a variety of homeware products, including the Cindy Crawford Home Collection furniture line, the Cindy Crawford Style home goods line for JCPenney, and Cindy Crawford Home with Raymour & Flanigan. In 2004, she created anti-ageing skincare line Meaningful Beauty, and by 2021 she launched Meaningful Beauty hair care.

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After Crawford’s retirement, Bündchen rose to the top of the game as the highest-paid model in the world, per Forbes. By 2016, she still held top position for the 14th year in a row earning US$30.5 million, beating younger models like Bella Hadid and Jenner at the time. Bündchen’s immense fortune was also helped along the way thanks to multimillion-dollar contracts with the likes of Pantene, Victoria’s Secret, Chanel and Carolina Herrera.

Fun fact: at US$400 million, Bündchen is around US$100 million wealthier than her football icon ex-husband, Tom Brady.