7. Claudia Schiffer – worth £35 million
Spotted in a nightclub in Düsseldorf aged 17, Claudia Schiffer became one of the of the most successful and richest models in the world.
Schiffer’s first magazine cover was French Elle, and this progressed to becoming the face of Chanel and being announced as one of Vogue’s ‘Modern Muses’ in their millennium issue. Schiffer has been the face of Balmain, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana and Yves Saint Laurent amongst many, many others, and is L’Oréal’s longest running ambassador.