Gisele Bundchen

Gisele Bundchen claims to be one of the world's highest-paid supermodels. She has been among the top earners in the fashion industry since 2001. She was ranked as the 16th wealthiest lady in the entertainment world in 2007. Then, in 2012, she topped Forbes' list of the highest-paid models. She was rated the 89th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes just two years later. According to Vogue, Gisele was instrumental in bringing the heroin chic period of modeling to an end in 1999.

Instead, the fashion industry shifted its focus to a sultry, healthy style with curves and a golden tan. It's fact that she didn't get off to a good start. Bundchen went to London in 1997 and auditioned for 43 shows. She only appeared in two international shows. Because of her ability to walk in heels on a slick runway, Alexander McQueen picked her for his Spring 1998 show. Her career took off from there. She walked Victoria's Secret runway multiple times. Those things made her appearance on this list of the most famous models in the world.