Super model Naomi Campbell takes to the catwalk for the Fashion for Relief charity fashion show in London September 20, 2007. [Reuters]
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has announced plans for a fashion show in London to raise money for the victims of this year’s UK floods.
The event, Fashion for Relief, will take place at the finale of London Fashion Week.
Campbell recruited fellow models Yasmin Le Bon, Elle Macpherson and Jodie Kidd to help launch the cause - all arrived at a London press conference wearing the Burberry T-shirts that have been sold to raise cash for the cause.
Supermodel Naomi Campbell has announced plans for a fashion show in London to raise money for the victims of this year’s UK floods.
The event, Fashion for Relief, will take place at the finale of London Fashion Week.
Campbell recruited fellow models Yasmin Le Bon, Elle Macpherson and Jodie Kidd to help launch the cause - all arrived at a London press conference wearing the Burberry T-shirts that have been sold to raise cash for the cause.
Oliveira has two brothers: Givago (economist) and Pablo (lawyer) and she is currently living with her mother in New York. Shortly after winning 2nd place at the Elite Model Look International Final in 1999, Raica was christened “The sensation” at the fall fashion shows in Paris and Milan. She was one of the most talked about models of the season alongside fellow Elite stars Adriana Lima, Maggie Rizer, Oluchi and Karen Elson. She was featured in a Christian Dior campaign that appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Mademoiselle, and other fashion magazines. She was also featured in a Dolce & Gabbana parfums campaign. In 2006 Oliveira was unveiled as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company Lancome[1] and fashion laicence Punto Blanco. Oliveira replaced top model Naomi Campbell at Selmark Underwear Collection 2006. She worked for Victoria’s Secret only once. Oliveira has joined the ranks of supermodels charging over US$ 20-thousand euros (16.6-thousand) to step out for TNG. In February 2007 she appeared in Sports Illustrated. She is good friends with fellow Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima and Brazilian top model Ana Beatriz Barros. She has dated Brazilian football player, Ronaldo. In March 2007 Oliveira joined IMG Paris and she also appeared in Ann Taylor advertisements. She is the new face of Avon. Oliveira plans to study philosophy at a university when she retires.
The age of the supermodel is over, according to Claudia Schiffer.
The 37-year-old beauty believes models can no longer achieve the kind of global celebrity she, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford enjoyed in the 1990s.
These days, singers and actresses are as likely to grace the covers of glossy magazines, preventing models from reaching star status, Miss Schiffer told an interviewer in her native Germany.
Claudia Schiffer: one of the five original supermodels, says the current generation of models are not major celebrities
“In order to become a supermodel one must be on all the covers all over the world at the same time so that people can recognise the girls.
“That is, for now, not possible, not least because the advertising industry is very much taken nowadays by popstars and actresses. Supermodels like we once were don’t exist any more.”
British model Naomi Campbell arrives at the annual GQ mens magazine Men of the Year awards in London Tuesday Sept. 4, 2007.[AP]
Gisele Bundchen rakes in $33 million a year, the new Forbes list of the top 15 richest supermodels says.
That makes the Brazilian-born West Villager better paid than New York’s most famous slugger, Alex Rodriguez (at least for now), who is signed to a 10-year, $250 million contract.
All 15 of the Forbes foxes rake in $1.5 million or more a year - which means each earns more than the average Mets player.
Kate Moss, 33, who comes in second to Bundchen, pulls in $9 million from her various contracts. Victoria’s Secret models Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio come next, earning between $6 million and $8 million annually.
Though supermodels earn more than ever, they don’t have the name recognition of the greats a decade ago, like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Elle Macpherson. And, most, with the exception of Hilary Rhoda, 20, and Carolyn Murphy, 31, are from outside the U.S.
Models make money by scoring big ad campaigns and contracts. While runway shows may gain them recognition, they don’t pay as well ($250 an hour) and only happen a few times a year.
Bundchen is so successful because she stars in nearly 20 campaigns a year and licenses her name out to a Brazilian shoe company. She also is the lead model for cash cow Victoria’s Secret, which pays her $5 million a year to walk in their shows and pose in their catalogues.
Russian-born Natalia Vodianova, who made her name with Calvin Klein, earns $4.5 million. Czech Victoria’s Secret model Karolina Kurkova and Canadian Daria Werbowy - the bug-eyed face of Lancome - each make about $3.5 million. They are followed by the list’s youngest model, 19-year-old Gemma Ward, who pulls in $3 million.
The top 10 richest supermodels from the list are:
Gisele Bundchen, 26: $33M
Kate Moss, 33: $9M
Heidi Klum, 34: $8M
Adriana Lima, 26: $6M
Alessandra Ambrosio, 26: $6M
Carolyn Murphy, 31: $5M
Natalia Vodianova, 25: $4.5M
Karolina Kurkova, 23: $3.5M
Daria Werbowy, 22: $3.5M
Gemma Ward, 19: $3M
(Daily News)
