If there’s one thing that the fashion world has taught us this year, it’s that supermodels are back with a vengeance. Surely there has to be some catch to being beautiful, rich and sought after by every luxury fashion designer on the planet? You would think so, wouldn’t you? But as it turns out, apparently not! Here are just a few of this year’s front-runners…
1. Gigi Hadid
It’s safe to say that 2016 has been the ‘year of Gigi’. With a host of high-end catwalks, a co-created fashion collection with Tommy Hilfiger and countless celebrity events under her belt (not to mention dating ex-One Direction star Zayn Malik) it seems that Gigi’s star is continuing to rise to stratospheric levels.
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2. Bella Hadid
Closely following her older sister Gigi is 20 year-old Bella, who has also forged a golden path for herself in the fashion world this year, starring in a world-famous Calvin Klein campaign, centre-stage at numerous fashion weeks and of course her jaw-dropping appearance at the Cannes Film Festival (see below).
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3. Kendall Jenner
Kendall Jenner’s fame certainly isn’t newly-found but 2016 has seen her take things one step further by starring in her first US Vogue cover shoot, along with her second appearance on the renowned Victoria’s Secret catwalk.
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4. Joan Smalls
She’s been a favourite of designers for years and 2016 has shown no sign of slowing down for Joan Smalls, who has become a celebrity in her own right rubbing shoulders with the biggest stars in the business including Oliver Rousteing and Ricardo Tisci.
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5. Karlie Kloss
2016 has been a very important year for Karlie Kloss, giving her the opportunity to show us that she is not only a power-player in the fashion world but also in the tech world, as she has pioneered a scheme to help younger people learn website coding.
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6. Cara Delevingne
Again not a newcomer to the scene by any stretch of the imagine, Cara Delevingne has remained a permanent fixture when it comes to fashion and social media. However, this year has been slightly different for Cara seeing her star in her biggest movie role yet, Enchantress, in hit movie Suicide Squad.
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7. Alessandra Ambrosio
Continuing to establish herself as one of the most successful supermodels of our generation, Alessandra Ambrosio has made 2016 the ‘year of the latina’ showing up on many a front row and red carpet looking drop dead gorgeous.
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8. Hailey Baldwin
One of the newer faces to grace the fashion pages this year, Hailey Baldwin’s influence has gone from strength to strength, even seeing her front a breath-taking holiday campaign for Guess jeans.
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9. Taylor Hill
Another young supermodel who has been catapulted in to the mainstream this year is 20 year-old Taylor Hill, who was spotted at the age of 14 and has since fronted campaigns for Miu Miu, Michael Kors, Topshop and Victoria’s Secret.
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10. Adriana Lima
Now here is a supermodel who can show the younger girls how it’s done. Taking on her sixteenth year as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, Adriana is well and truly a veteran for this brand and I defy anyone to guess her actual age considering how amazing and youthful she looks. But in case you were wondering, she’s 35.
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