Heidi Klum | Model, TV Host, and Entrepreneur | $160 Million

Heidi Klum is one of the most successful graduates of Victoria’s Secret shows. With her charming personality and ability to captivate an audience, the former model quickly gained quite a fan base, becoming a household name in the fashion industry. As a model, she was featured on covers of prestigious magazines, such as Vogue, Elle, InStyle, Glamour, and many others. In 1998, her fame became even wider when she posed for Sports Illustrated – a feature every supermodel must have the honors to do. She eventually landed hosting gigs, including the widely successful Project Runway.

Klum has been named the world’s highest-paid model a number of times. During the peak of her career, she could easily earn $20 million from modeling alone.These days, she earns $40 million annually—the combined total of her investments in TV production, licensing deals, and endorsements. She also has a line of intimates and clothing sold at Lidl.

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