The supermodels that are making it big in the business world
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작성자Franklyn 작성일 23-08-07 조회수 19회본문
They might be better known for their stunning good looks, but supermodels across the globe are proving that they're more than just pretty faces - they can thrive in the business world too.
From clothing lines and cosmetics to fitness videos and home furnishings, these women have seen the opportunity to make cash off the catwalk and haven't been afraid to grasp it.
Here we take a look at some of these models both past and present, who have shown that beauty can also mean brains.
Miranda Kerr
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr branched out into the world of natural skincare with the launch of her Kora Organics range in 2009, and the brand has since gone from strength to strength.
Natural beauty: Mother-of-one and Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr launched skincare brand Kora Organics (pictured) in 2009 and the brand is now stocked across the world
The 32-year-old beauty worked with an organic chemist in Australia to develop the products, which include a facial cleanser, moisturizer and hand cream, and utilize Key ingredients such as Noni, Rosehip Oil and Green Tea.
MIRANDA'S FACT FILE Age: 32
Estimated worth: $35m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, Swarovski, H&M
Businesses and endorsements: Kora Organics, Royal Albert
After initially launching in Australia, the brand has gone on to be stocked in several countries around the world, including the US and Japan.
For a time, Kerr's mother Therese worked with the brand but she stepped down from her role as general manager and chief executive in 2013.
Kerr, who has a four-year-old son Flynn with ex-husband Orlando Bloom, is also a published self-help author, having penned two 'positive thinking' books, and this year she launched a range for Royal Albert, which includes silverware, glassware and gifts.
Heidi Klum
Mother-of-four Heidi Klum has made no secret of her business ambitions, with clothing collections, a lingerie line, multiple fragrances, jewelry and a production company to her name.
The 41 year-old's children's clothing line Truly Scrumptious is sold at Babies "R" Us, she ran a women's apparel line with New Balance.
Ambitious: Heidi Klum, pictured at the launch of her lingerie collection at Bloomindale's New York, has made no secret of her business plans, with a lingerie line, fragrances and a production company to her name
Klum has also turned her hand to television and is co-creator, host, and executive producer of US reality show Project Runway, which sees aspiring fashion designers compete to win $100,000 to launch their own business.
HEIDI'S FACT FILE Age: 41
Estimated worth: $70m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, Sports Illustrated, Ann Taylor, Schwarzkopf
Businesses and endorsements: Truly Scrumptious, New Balance, Project Runway, Heidi Klum Intimates
In 2014, the German-born beauty began working with Australian lingerie company Bendon to launch Heidi Klum Intimates, after fellow supermodel Elle Macpherson ended her relationship with the brand.
The same year, in an interview with Klum told the magazine that the transition from supermodel to businesswoman had always been a smooth one for her.
'I always had a passion for design and saw myself working in more of a business capacity,' she said.
'It was always my goal to have my hand in a lot of different projects.
'It is really amazing because at this point in my career, I have gotten a chance to work in a variety of fields.'
Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen, 34, has put her name to an array of business ventures, including the successful lingerie line Gisele Bundchen Intimates.
According to , the company - a joint-venture with Brazil's answer to Victoria's Secret HOPE - is one of the fastest-growing lingerie brands in Brazil and has announced plans to open stores in London, New York, and Los Angeles.
Business-savvy: Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen, pictured at the Colcci fashion show in Sao Paulo shortly before her retirement, has put her name to an array of business ventures, including lingerie and skincare
GISELE'S FACT FILE Age: 34
Estimated worth: $320m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, H&M, Chanel, Carolina Herrera, Louis Vuitton, Isabel Marant, Balenciaga, Sonia Rykiel,
Businesses and endorsements: Gisele Bundchen Intimates, Sejaa, Ipanema Gisele Bundchen flip-flops
The mother-of-two, who announced her retirement from the runway earlier this year, has also raked in revenue from her natural skincare range Sejaa, as well as Ipanema Gisele Bundchen flip-flops, which she launched in 2002.
And she hasn't done too badly from it all.
Forbes estimated that Budchen, who married New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in 2009, earned a staggering $47 million in 2014 alone, making her the world's highest-paid model for the eighth year in a row.
Tyra Banks
Over the course of an impressive career as a supermodel, actress, television host and executive producer Tyra Banks has built up an impressive business empire - and she shows no signs of slowing down.
Her Bankable Enterprises portfolio includes Bankable Productions, an independent Los Angeles-based TV and film company that includes America's top model, The Tyra Banks Show, Stylista and The Clique among its projects.
Media mogul: Tyra Banks, pictured showing off a product from her beaty line TYRA, has built up an impressive portfolio of projects, including digital media, social media, public relations and philanthropy
TYRA'S FACT FILE Age: 41
Estimated worth: $90m
Catwalk credentials: Sports Illustrated, Cover Girl, Victoria's Secret, Ralph Lauren, YSL, Dolce & Gabbana
Businesses and endorsements: Bankable Productions, The Tyra Banks Company, Fierce Capital LLC
She also runs The Tyra Banks Company, which is centered on the TYRA beauty brand, but has ventures as far ranging as media production, marketing, business development, digital media, social media, public relations and Tinel Pigments philanthropy.
The business-savvy Banks, who has also written a book Modelland, graduated from Harvard's Executive Education Training Program in February 2012.
Her business interests even extend to venture capitalism and she is CEO of Fierce Capital LLC, which aims to identify, develop and invest in early-stage start-up companies with a particular interest in female-led or female-focused firms.
Karlie Kloss
Aged just 22, Chicago-born supermodel Karlie Kloss hasn't quite had the time to build up an empire, but the business-savvy beauty has already launched a philanthropic cookie product.
Proceeds from sales of Karlie's Kookies go towards providing meals for children at schools in New York City and around the world through FEED projects.
Budding businesswoman: Karlie Kloss, pictured on the red carpet at Cannes this year, is only 22 years old but she already has a line of cookies to her name and is taking part in a program at Harvard Business School
The Victoria's Secret Angel launched the brand of sweet treats at New York Fashion Week three years ago, in collaboration with popular Manhattan bakery Momofuku Milk Bar.
KARLIE'S FACT FILE Age: 22
Estimated worth: $4m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, Jason Wu, L'Oreal, Marc Jacobs, H&M, Jean Paul Gaultier, Coach, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Juicy Couture
Businesses and endorsements: Karlie's Kookies (which raises money for FEED)
And it looks like this is just the start of Kloss's ventures into the world of business.
Last year, the statuesque beauty revealed on Instagram that she is taking part in a program at Harvard Business School, inspired fellow supermodel Tyra Banks who also studied at the Boston-based institution.
Previously, Kloss told that Harvard was part of her plan for the future as she would like to focus on business so she can learn how to 'run a successful company'.
She said: 'I feel fortunate to have an incredible career and experiences behind me but there is so much more that I want to do with this career and with my life.
'Now that I am getting more and more involved in these entrepreneurial projects I think business is something that would also be fascinating.'
Cindy Crawford
At the age of 49, timeless beauty Cindy Crawford still turns her hand to modeling, but the mother-of-two has increasingly been focusing her energies on her various business ventures.
Home comforts: American supermodel Cindy Crawford is well-known for her furniture collection HOME (pictured), which she runs alongside both her signature fashion line and skincare brand Meaningful Beauty
CINDY'S FACT FILE Age: 49
Estimated worth: $100m
Catwalk credentials: Sports Illustrated, Versace, Revlon, Escada, Omega, Maybelline, Clairol
Businesses and endorsements: Cindy Crawford HOME, Cindy Crawford Collection, Meaningful Beauty, Cindy's Crawford's Essentials
The American supermodel is well-known for her home-decorating and furniture collection, and maintains both her signature fashion line and skincare brand Meaningful Beauty.
More recently she has devoted her entrepreneurial energies to Cindy's Crawford's Essentials, an organic food delivery service which launched earlier this year in partnership with Urban Remedy.
The line - which features shakes, cold-pressed juices, snacks, lunches and dinners - is designed to allow customers to follow a clean and healthy eating plan without the restrictions of a traditional cleanse.
Elle Macpherson
No stranger to the business world, Australian beauty Elle MacPherson, 51, has devoted herself to various ventures over the course of her wildly successful career, including a lingerie brand, skincare line and fitness videos.
Successful: Australian beauty Elle MacPherson, pictured promoting her lingerie brand in Paris has devoted herself to various ventures over the course of her wildly successful career
ELLE'S FACT FILE Age: 51
Estimated worth: $45m
Catwalk credentials: Sports Illustrated, Louis Vuitton, Revlon, H&M, ASOS, Blackglama
Businesses and endorsements: Elle Macpherson Intimates, The Super Elixir, Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, The Body Skincare
Last year, the Australian beauty parted ways with lingerie giant Bendon to be replaced by fellow supermodel and businesswoman
From clothing lines and cosmetics to fitness videos and home furnishings, these women have seen the opportunity to make cash off the catwalk and haven't been afraid to grasp it.
Here we take a look at some of these models both past and present, who have shown that beauty can also mean brains.
Miranda Kerr
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr branched out into the world of natural skincare with the launch of her Kora Organics range in 2009, and the brand has since gone from strength to strength.
Natural beauty: Mother-of-one and Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr launched skincare brand Kora Organics (pictured) in 2009 and the brand is now stocked across the world
The 32-year-old beauty worked with an organic chemist in Australia to develop the products, which include a facial cleanser, moisturizer and hand cream, and utilize Key ingredients such as Noni, Rosehip Oil and Green Tea.
MIRANDA'S FACT FILE Age: 32
Estimated worth: $35m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, Swarovski, H&M
Businesses and endorsements: Kora Organics, Royal Albert
After initially launching in Australia, the brand has gone on to be stocked in several countries around the world, including the US and Japan.
For a time, Kerr's mother Therese worked with the brand but she stepped down from her role as general manager and chief executive in 2013.
Kerr, who has a four-year-old son Flynn with ex-husband Orlando Bloom, is also a published self-help author, having penned two 'positive thinking' books, and this year she launched a range for Royal Albert, which includes silverware, glassware and gifts.
Heidi Klum
Mother-of-four Heidi Klum has made no secret of her business ambitions, with clothing collections, a lingerie line, multiple fragrances, jewelry and a production company to her name.
The 41 year-old's children's clothing line Truly Scrumptious is sold at Babies "R" Us, she ran a women's apparel line with New Balance.
Ambitious: Heidi Klum, pictured at the launch of her lingerie collection at Bloomindale's New York, has made no secret of her business plans, with a lingerie line, fragrances and a production company to her name
Klum has also turned her hand to television and is co-creator, host, and executive producer of US reality show Project Runway, which sees aspiring fashion designers compete to win $100,000 to launch their own business.
HEIDI'S FACT FILE Age: 41
Estimated worth: $70m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, Sports Illustrated, Ann Taylor, Schwarzkopf
Businesses and endorsements: Truly Scrumptious, New Balance, Project Runway, Heidi Klum Intimates
In 2014, the German-born beauty began working with Australian lingerie company Bendon to launch Heidi Klum Intimates, after fellow supermodel Elle Macpherson ended her relationship with the brand.
The same year, in an interview with Klum told the magazine that the transition from supermodel to businesswoman had always been a smooth one for her.
'I always had a passion for design and saw myself working in more of a business capacity,' she said.
'It was always my goal to have my hand in a lot of different projects.
'It is really amazing because at this point in my career, I have gotten a chance to work in a variety of fields.'
Gisele Bundchen
Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen, 34, has put her name to an array of business ventures, including the successful lingerie line Gisele Bundchen Intimates.
According to , the company - a joint-venture with Brazil's answer to Victoria's Secret HOPE - is one of the fastest-growing lingerie brands in Brazil and has announced plans to open stores in London, New York, and Los Angeles.
Business-savvy: Brazilian beauty Gisele Bundchen, pictured at the Colcci fashion show in Sao Paulo shortly before her retirement, has put her name to an array of business ventures, including lingerie and skincare
GISELE'S FACT FILE Age: 34
Estimated worth: $320m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, H&M, Chanel, Carolina Herrera, Louis Vuitton, Isabel Marant, Balenciaga, Sonia Rykiel,
Businesses and endorsements: Gisele Bundchen Intimates, Sejaa, Ipanema Gisele Bundchen flip-flops
The mother-of-two, who announced her retirement from the runway earlier this year, has also raked in revenue from her natural skincare range Sejaa, as well as Ipanema Gisele Bundchen flip-flops, which she launched in 2002.
And she hasn't done too badly from it all.
Forbes estimated that Budchen, who married New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in 2009, earned a staggering $47 million in 2014 alone, making her the world's highest-paid model for the eighth year in a row.
Tyra Banks
Over the course of an impressive career as a supermodel, actress, television host and executive producer Tyra Banks has built up an impressive business empire - and she shows no signs of slowing down.
Her Bankable Enterprises portfolio includes Bankable Productions, an independent Los Angeles-based TV and film company that includes America's top model, The Tyra Banks Show, Stylista and The Clique among its projects.
Media mogul: Tyra Banks, pictured showing off a product from her beaty line TYRA, has built up an impressive portfolio of projects, including digital media, social media, public relations and philanthropy
TYRA'S FACT FILE Age: 41
Estimated worth: $90m
Catwalk credentials: Sports Illustrated, Cover Girl, Victoria's Secret, Ralph Lauren, YSL, Dolce & Gabbana
Businesses and endorsements: Bankable Productions, The Tyra Banks Company, Fierce Capital LLC
She also runs The Tyra Banks Company, which is centered on the TYRA beauty brand, but has ventures as far ranging as media production, marketing, business development, digital media, social media, public relations and Tinel Pigments philanthropy.
The business-savvy Banks, who has also written a book Modelland, graduated from Harvard's Executive Education Training Program in February 2012.
Her business interests even extend to venture capitalism and she is CEO of Fierce Capital LLC, which aims to identify, develop and invest in early-stage start-up companies with a particular interest in female-led or female-focused firms.
Karlie Kloss
Aged just 22, Chicago-born supermodel Karlie Kloss hasn't quite had the time to build up an empire, but the business-savvy beauty has already launched a philanthropic cookie product.
Proceeds from sales of Karlie's Kookies go towards providing meals for children at schools in New York City and around the world through FEED projects.
Budding businesswoman: Karlie Kloss, pictured on the red carpet at Cannes this year, is only 22 years old but she already has a line of cookies to her name and is taking part in a program at Harvard Business School
The Victoria's Secret Angel launched the brand of sweet treats at New York Fashion Week three years ago, in collaboration with popular Manhattan bakery Momofuku Milk Bar.
KARLIE'S FACT FILE Age: 22
Estimated worth: $4m
Catwalk credentials: Victoria's Secret, Jason Wu, L'Oreal, Marc Jacobs, H&M, Jean Paul Gaultier, Coach, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Juicy Couture
Businesses and endorsements: Karlie's Kookies (which raises money for FEED)
And it looks like this is just the start of Kloss's ventures into the world of business.
Last year, the statuesque beauty revealed on Instagram that she is taking part in a program at Harvard Business School, inspired fellow supermodel Tyra Banks who also studied at the Boston-based institution.
Previously, Kloss told that Harvard was part of her plan for the future as she would like to focus on business so she can learn how to 'run a successful company'.
She said: 'I feel fortunate to have an incredible career and experiences behind me but there is so much more that I want to do with this career and with my life.
'Now that I am getting more and more involved in these entrepreneurial projects I think business is something that would also be fascinating.'
Cindy Crawford
At the age of 49, timeless beauty Cindy Crawford still turns her hand to modeling, but the mother-of-two has increasingly been focusing her energies on her various business ventures.
Home comforts: American supermodel Cindy Crawford is well-known for her furniture collection HOME (pictured), which she runs alongside both her signature fashion line and skincare brand Meaningful Beauty
CINDY'S FACT FILE Age: 49
Estimated worth: $100m
Catwalk credentials: Sports Illustrated, Versace, Revlon, Escada, Omega, Maybelline, Clairol
Businesses and endorsements: Cindy Crawford HOME, Cindy Crawford Collection, Meaningful Beauty, Cindy's Crawford's Essentials
The American supermodel is well-known for her home-decorating and furniture collection, and maintains both her signature fashion line and skincare brand Meaningful Beauty.
More recently she has devoted her entrepreneurial energies to Cindy's Crawford's Essentials, an organic food delivery service which launched earlier this year in partnership with Urban Remedy.
The line - which features shakes, cold-pressed juices, snacks, lunches and dinners - is designed to allow customers to follow a clean and healthy eating plan without the restrictions of a traditional cleanse.
Elle Macpherson
No stranger to the business world, Australian beauty Elle MacPherson, 51, has devoted herself to various ventures over the course of her wildly successful career, including a lingerie brand, skincare line and fitness videos.
Successful: Australian beauty Elle MacPherson, pictured promoting her lingerie brand in Paris has devoted herself to various ventures over the course of her wildly successful career
ELLE'S FACT FILE Age: 51
Estimated worth: $45m
Catwalk credentials: Sports Illustrated, Louis Vuitton, Revlon, H&M, ASOS, Blackglama
Businesses and endorsements: Elle Macpherson Intimates, The Super Elixir, Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, The Body Skincare
Last year, the Australian beauty parted ways with lingerie giant Bendon to be replaced by fellow supermodel and businesswoman
