Forbes has released its list of the highest paid models for 2016 and it’s topped by the stratospheric earnings of supermodel Gisele Bundchen. According to Forbes, she has “made more money than any model since 2002.”

Supermodel Adriana Lima earned $10.5 million and came second in the Forbes report.

More surprisingly, social media it-girls Kendall Jenner and Karie Kloss came in tied for third place, each earning $10 million. Social media success has paid off for these two, model Jenner has nearly 65 million Instagram followers! Amongst others, the Forbes report also includes Cara Delevingne at number 7 making $8.5 million, Kate Moss at number 13 making $5 million, and newcomer Jasmine Tookes at number 17 making $4 million.

The report was based on models’ earnings between June 1 2015 and June 1 2016, before fees and taxes were deducted.

You can check out the numbers for yourself at Forbes.com

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