6. Elle Macpherson – worth £38 million
Sydney-born Elle Macpherson was planning to study law, but a trip to New York just before her studies began changed the course of her life.
Macpherson planned to model simply to pay for her studies, but her profile increased so rapidly it became her career in its entirety. She covered Sports Illustrated five times, and appeared in Playboy when she heard the press were looking for nude photos of her and wanted to turn the tables.
Model turned businesswoman, Macpherson started her own company, produced workout videos, TV shows, and her own line of beauty products.
