Kate Moss
London
65K readers / mo
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The Gallery
Fashion Icons & Supermodels — Famous Models
The models who defined fashion — full biographies, career milestones and the facts behind the fame.
41 biographiesUpdated Sep 15, 2026
These are the icons: supermodels whose careers shaped the fashion industry, from the original 90s supers to today's most influential faces. Each profile is a full biography — how she was discovered, the campaigns and runway moments that made her famous, earnings and net worth, and where she is now. Looking for a model you can book? Browse the directory.
The Original Supermodels (1980s–1990s)
The generation that turned modelling into a household name: Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Claudia Schiffer were the couture runway and the magazine cover of the late 80s and 90s. Kate Moss arrived at the end of that run and broke its template — 5'7" and waifish in a decade built on statuesque glamour. All five are still working, three decades on.
Naomi Campbell
London
70K readers / mo
Cindy Crawford
Los Angeles
99K readers / mo
Claudia Schiffer
44K readers / mo
Christy Turlington
New York
30K readers / mo
The 2000s–2010s Generation
Two careers ran in parallel through these two decades: the Victoria's Secret roster, which made a handful of models globally famous outside fashion, and the high-fashion runway generation — Natalia Vodianova, Natasha Poly, Sasha Pivovarova, Liu Wen — who carried the couture shows and the beauty contracts. Cards marked VS Angel show the documented contract years.
VS Angel 2000–2018Adriana Lima
New York
46K readers / mo
VS Angel 2000–2007Gisele Bündchen
New York
119K readers / mo
Irina Shayk
New York
107K readers / mo
Natalia Vodianova
Moscow
18K readers / mo
Cara Delevingne
London
89K readers / mo
Emily Ratajkowski
New York, United States
77K readers / mo
VS Angel 2013–2015Karlie Kloss
New York
39K readers / mo
VS Angel 2010–2018Candice Swanepoel
New York
17K readers / mo
VS Angel 2004–2017Alessandra Ambrosio
Los Angeles
17K readers / mo
VS Angel 2007–2013Miranda Kerr
Los Angeles
83K readers / mo
VS Angel 2008–2014Doutzen Kroes
Amsterdam
12K readers / mo
Ashley Graham
New York
2K readers / mo
VS Angel 2019–2021Barbara Palvin
New York
22M followers
VS Angel 2015–2021Taylor Marie Hill
Palatine, United States
12K readers / mo
Liu Wen
New York
5K readers / mo
Winnie Harlow
New York
30K readers / mo
Imaan Hammam
Amsterdam, Kingdom of the Netherlands
5K readers / mo
Anja Rubik
New York
3K readers / mo
Natasha Poly
Paris
3K readers / mo
Sasha Pivovarova
New York
3K readers / mo
Abbey Lee
Sydney
18K readers / mo
Snejana Onopka
New York
VNY Models
Alena Shishkova
Moscow
VS Angel 2015–2016Kate Grigorieva
Russia
Monster Management
Today's Icons (2020s)
The names casting directors and search traffic ask for now. Second-generation models (Gigi and Bella Hadid, Kaia Gerber), Vittoria Ceretti's couture run, and a wave that changed what the word supermodel describes: Alex Consani took Model of the Year at the 2024 Fashion Awards, Anok Yai opened Prada, Paloma Elsesser and Ashley Graham made size a non-issue on major covers.
Gigi Hadid
New York
154K readers / mo
Bella Hadid
New York
94K readers / mo
Kendall Jenner
Los Angeles
166K readers / mo
Hailey Bieber
Tucson, United States
154K readers / mo
Kaia Gerber
Los Angeles
131K readers / mo
Vittoria Ceretti
Milan
74K readers / mo
Alex Consani
Petaluma, United States
IMG Models
Adut Akech
Sydney
4K readers / mo
Anok Yai
New York
23K readers / mo
Paloma Elsesser
4K readers / mo
Sora Choi
Seoul
2K readers / mo
Kristina Pimenova
Los Angeles, United States
LA Models
Frequently asked questions
Who is the most famous model of all time?+
It depends on what you measure. The original supermodels — Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer and Kate Moss — defined the word and still work today. By live global reach, the modern names lead: we rank every model in this gallery by how many people read about her worldwide. Famous models of all time, ranked →
Who were the 90s supermodels?+
The core group was Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Tatjana Patitz — the six who appeared together on the January 1990 British Vogue cover and in the Freedom! '90 video. Kate Moss broke through in 1990 with a different look entirely and became the face of the decade that followed.
Who were the Victoria's Secret Angels?+
Angels were the models under an exclusive Victoria's Secret contract — a title the brand retired in 2021. Adriana Lima held it longest, from 2000 to 2018; Gisele Bündchen, Alessandra Ambrosio, Candice Swanepoel, Miranda Kerr, Doutzen Kroes, Taylor Hill and Barbara Palvin all wore the wings. Walking the show was not the same as being an Angel. Victoria's Secret models ranked by tenure →
How much do supermodels earn?+
A top-tier campaign and contract package puts the highest earners in the tens of millions a year, while a working runway model at the same shows may earn a few thousand per season. Gisele Bündchen held the highest-paid spot for over a decade. Each profile in this gallery carries the documented earnings and net-worth figures we could verify. Highest-paid models →
Which Russian and CIS models are in the gallery?+
Natalia Vodianova, Natasha Poly, Sasha Pivovarova, Irina Shayk, Snezhana Onopko, Alena Shishkova, Kate Grigorieva and Kristina Pimenova all have full biographies here, in English and Russian. Top Russian models →
How is this gallery curated?+
An icon earns a card when we publish a full biography for her — how she was discovered, the campaigns and runway moments that made her famous, verified earnings, and where she is now — and when we have a photo we are licensed to show. Working models you can actually book live in the directory instead, and the rankings order models by measurable reach. Model directory →
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