Since Hollywood and the music business are both competitive beyond belief, at any given moment there are loads of people struggling to make it in both industries. While there are a decent amount of people who can make a passable income in those industries, most people who give those businesses a try will never become superstars. Similarly, there are loads of working models in the world but only a handful of them have managed to become known throughout the world.

Over the last several decades, the world has come to refer to the most successful models in the world as supermodels. Unsurprisingly, supermodels tend to be filthy rich since there are so many ways for them to fork in money. For example, the top models in the business get paid the big bucks to pose for photos that get released by a slew of different publications or websites. For example, it has been revealed that one of the most successful supermodels in the world was paid a staggering $1.8 million to appear in the pages of Playboy.

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Truly Super

Ever since the term supermodel was coined in the 80s, there have been several women who’ve claimed that title at any given time. For example, many people believe that the top supermodel era was the 80s and early-90s when women like Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Christie Brinkley, and Tyra Banks ruled.

Of course, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that several supermodels have been going strong over the last several years. For example, throughout the early- 2010s women like Cara Delevingne, Kate Upton, Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum, Candice Swanepoel, and Miranda Kerr led the modeling industry. More recently, models like the Hadid sisters, Kendall Jenner, Ashley Graham, Kaia Gerber, Liu Wen, Winnie Harlow, and Chrissy Teigen have become superstars.

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Enticing Stars

When the first issue of Playboy was published back in 1953, its cover was graced by none other than Marilyn Monroe. On top of appearing on the front of the magazine, photos of Monroe in the buff were featured in the debut issue’s pages. Playboy was able to publish the nude photos of Monroe because Hugh Hefner bought the publishing rights to the images that were captured years before Marilyn became famous.

After the debut issue of Playboy was a huge hit, it became abundantly clear that publishing nude photos of stars was an easy way to make a fortune. As a result, Hefner would go on to offer many famous women the big bucks to pose in the buff for Playboy’s photographers.

Over the years, many women who have risen to fame in a large variety of different ways have appeared in the pages of Playboy. For example, several pop stars have appeared in Playboy including Madonna, Tiffany, Belinda Carlisle, and Aubrey O'Day. On top of that, many famous actors have posed for Playboy including Drew Barrymore, Pamela Anderson, Lindsay Lohan, Carmen Electra, and Farrah Fawcett. Unsurprisingly, a lot of models also graced the pages of Playboy including Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, and Naomi Campbell. That said, there is only one supermodel who reportedly was paid $1.8 million to pose for Playboy.

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A Massive Cheque

After beginning her career at the tender age of 16, Rachel Hunter signed a contract with Ford Models which ultimately led to her career being launched into the stratosphere. Massively popular with publications and designers from the start, Hunter then began signing huge deals to represent massive companies like Cover Girl.

Once Rachel Hunter took the modeling world by storm, she quickly started to land some of the most sought-after gigs in the business. For example, Hunter was hired to grace the cover of magazines like Cosmopolitan, Elle, Vogue, and many more. On top of that, Rachel Hunter was chosen to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alongside Elle MacPherson and Kathy Ireland once and then by herself another time. Considering that Elle MacPherson is extremely rich, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that Rachel Hunter is loaded as well.

Unlike most models, Rachel Hunter enjoyed an extremely long career. Over that time, Hunter signed a slew of big-money contracts. For example, according to a CNBC article, Hunter was paid $1.8 million to pose for a pictorial that ran in a 2004 issue of Playboy Magazine. At that time, Hunter’s profile arguably was at an all-time high after she starred in the salacious music video for “Stacy’s Mom”. Considering how mesmerized millions of people were by that music video, it makes sense that Playboy was willing to pay Hunter a truckload of money at that time.

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