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Meet The World's Highest-Paid Models

So that's what a top model makes these days...

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You guessed it, Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen is the once again the world's highest-paid model, according to Forbes - even though she made almost £10 million less than the previous year. In fact, she has made more money than any other model since 2002.

Kendall Jenner is this year's biggest gainer, boosting her earnings by 150% since last year's list to take home £7.5 million. Her BFF Gigi Hadid makes the list for the first time with earnings of £6.8 million, making her the highest-earning newcomer.

Lily Aldridge, Jasmine Tookes, Taylor Hill and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley also make the list for the first time.

As Forbes notes, modelling remains one of the only industries in which the gender pay gap is dramatcially reversed.

See the full list below...

1. Gisele Bundchen

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£23 million

2. Adriana Lima

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£7.9 million

3=. Karlie Kloss

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£7.5 million

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3=. Kendall Jenner

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£7.5 million

5=. Gigi Hadid

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£6.8 million

5=. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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£6.8 million

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7. Cara Delevingne

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£6.4 million

8=. Candice Swanepoel

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£5.2 million

8=. Liu Wen

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£5.2 million

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10. Miranda Kerr

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£4.5 million

11=. Lara Stone

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£4.1 million

11=. Natalia Vodianova

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£4.1 million

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13=. Kate Moss

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£3.7 million

13=. Alessandra Ambrosio

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£3.7 million

13=. Doutzen Kroes

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£3.7 million

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16. Joan Smalls

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£3.4 million

17=. Lily Aldridge

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£3 million

17=. Jasmine Tookes

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£3 million

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17=. Taylor Hill

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£3 million

17=. Barbara Palvin

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£3 million

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