Like every year the Forbes magazine has published the ranking of the highest paid models. For the second year in a row Kendall Jenner, with his 22.5 million dollars, won the gold medal for the highest paid model of 2018. Already last year he had beaten the competition stealing the scepter to the wonderful Gisele Bündchen, on the podium for over 15 years.
Out of the podium, we find the super Gisele Bündchen, who shares the fifth position with colleague Cara Delevigne. Both this year, they earned 10 million dollars. The sisters Hadid, Gigi, and Bella receive respectively the seventh and the eighth position. The first with 9.5 million dollars earned, the second 8.5 million. Also, the Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls has received 8.5 million dollars this year.
Lindsey Vonn
Who Is Lindsey Vonn?
Lindsey Vonn is an American alpine skier, who was born in Manchester on the 18th of October, 1984. The woman grew up in Manchester with her four siblings and it was then, precisely when she was small, that she instantly fell in love with the sport. Her father, Alan Kildow, was a competitive skier who taught her to ski.
Competitions
When she was 7 years old, Vonn initiated her participation in competitions, however, the woman gained international recognition at the age of 9.
After turning 14, she acquired Italy’s Trofeo Topolino, becoming the first American female to win the event.
Over the following years, Lindsey advanced as a junior competitor and was chosen to represent the U.S. in a skiing competition.
In 2002, after having completed said tournament, she landed in sixth place.
At the age of 24, she won her first world cup overall championships, additionally, she won a gold medal in the downhill at the winter Olympics of 2010. However, she was forced to miss the winter Olympics of 2014 due to series of injuries.
After an impressive comeback, she won a bronze medal in the winter Olympics 2018 (Pyeong Chang).
Where Is Vonn now?
Lindsey Vonn decided to retire from her run.
“If I could break the record that would be amazing, if I can’t it has been a great ride and I am the most successful female and I still think that something to be proud of,” she said during the interview in New York. This will be her final year on the slopes.
Linsey Vonn
Written by: Maddalena Consonni and Giulia D'Amario
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