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Kendall Jenner knocks Gisele Bündchen off top spot after 15-year reign

We're pretty sure Gisele is doing OK with her $17.5 million dollars
We're pretty sure Gisele is doing OK with her $17.5 million dollars

Kendall Jenner has topped the list of the world's highest-paid models. This will be the first time in fifteen years that Gisele Bündchen has not taken the top spot.

Poor Gisele... actually, never mind. We're pretty sure she's doing OK at number two with her $17.5 million dollars(!!!)

According to Forbes, Kendall Jenner earned a whopping $22 million this year. The 22-year-old has 84.4 million Instagram followers and is paid handsomely by brands to post sponsored photos (like the one above) from La Perla, Adidas, Daniel Wellington, Wag and more.

Kendall also receives payment from her family's reality TV Show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and has a range of clothing called Kendall + Kylie with her sister, Kylie Jenner.

As for her actual modelling work, Kendall has featured on the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and GQ and has walked the runway for designers including Givenchy, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger and Fendi.

The World's Highest-Paid Models 2017

1. Kendall Jenner - $22 million

2. Gisele Bundchen- $17.5 million

3. Chrissy Teigen - $13.5 million

4. Adriana Lima - $10.5 million

5/6 Gigi Hadid and Rosie Huntington-Whitley share this spot with $9.5 million each

7. Karlie Kloss - $9 million

8. Liu Wen - $6.5 million

9. Bella Hadid - $6 million

10. Ashley Graham - $5.5 million

Altogether, these ladies have earned $109.5 million between them from June 2016 to June 2017, before taxes and fees. Get it, girls.

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