Just yesterday, it was confirmed that long-time Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio would be hanging up her wings and retiring from the VS runway. She started with the brand in the early 2000's, alongside the generation of models including Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, and Tyra Banks. And now, it seems another top model of the same generation may also be experiencing a slowdown in her career. Possible goddess and verified mega babe Gisele Bündchen has just toppled from her position as the world's highest-paid model for the first time in 15 years. Pwoah, what a run. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BURaF5rFL96/?taken-by=gisele]] The 37-year-old Brazilian held the spot since 2002, so it's the first time since then that she's not the highest earning model in the world. But she hasn't fallen too far, still claiming spot number two after claiming $17.5 million over the past 12 months. Not a bad figure, huh? So who was it that ended Bündchen's reign? None other than a Keeping Up With The Kardashian's star and one of the world's most in-demand models right now, Kendall Jenner. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BRn9zi_DIrI/?taken-by=kendalljenner]] It comes from the annual Forbes report that announces the richest of the world's most beautiful people. Jenner reportedly earned a whopping $22 million in the past year, well ahead of Bündchen’s $17.5 million. Incredibly, it's more than twice as much as she earned last year. The 22-year-old made $10 million last year, which was over 150 per cent of what she earned the year before. She made moves with this figure on the 2016 Forbes list too, coming in third when it was only her first time among the top ten. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BYY6G41D1bA/?taken-by=kendalljenner]] Forbes attributed Jenner's mammoth $22 million pay packet this year to a bunch of profitable deals she's got with Adidas, Estee Lauder and lingerie brand La Perla. It's also thanks to her huge Instagram following of 84.8 million that gets her a lot of well-paid endorsement gigs. She's currently the 11th most followed person in the world, with family members Kim Kardashian (at number 6 with 104.8 million followers) and Kylie Jenner (number 8 with 99.5 million) beating her on that list. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/Bab6CgSjieb/?taken-by=kendalljenner]] She also would've cashed in quite a bit from her family's reality TV show, as well as the clothing line that she and Kylie run together. As controversial as her family may be, there's no doubt they know business. Bündchen appeared to have had a quieter year. While still being the face of a Carolina Herrera fragrance, as well as posing for Arezzo shoes and Vivara jewelry back in her native Brazil, she took on significantly fewer campaigns this year. In fact, her earnings dropped 43 per cent from last year, where she made $30.5 million in total. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BXyPln1Fga5/?taken-by=gisele]] Coming in third is the people's favourite Chrissy Teigen, who earned $13.5 million. Like Jenner, she's also a huge social media personality, and this year was her first time on the top ten list. Forbes reported that social media proved to be a very profitable area for models. ““Social media, there are more opportunities to create your own content and use your own voice,” IMG Models President Ivan Bart told the publication. “The stars are using it.” [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BUw05XIDCzT/?taken-by=kendalljenner]] Adriana Lima, the longest-running Angel in VS history, took spot number four with $10.5 million. The stupidly beautiful Hadid sisters also made the top ten list, with Gigi fifth and Bella ninth, earning a cool $9.5 million and $6 million respectively. Body-positive advocate and plus-sized model, Ashley Graham nabbed the tenth spot on the list after having earned $5.5 million in the past 12 months. What's interesting is that Bündchen first gained her spot as highest paid model when she was 22, the age Kendall is now. Does that leave some kind of legacy for Kendall to embark on now? Let's see.

The annual Victoria's Secret show is only hours away, and this year it takes place in Shanghai. There was some initial drama in the run-up, with both Katy Perry, who was due to perform at the show, and Gigi Hadid, booked to walk in it, having their Chinese visas denied, meaning that they could no longer take part. But still, it's been announced that a total of 55 models have attended their photo call in Shanghai, in what promises to be one of the most hotly anticipated shows of the year. But can all models set to walk in the spectacular lingerie-and-wings sets call themselves Angels? Absolutely not. Well, my lingerie-loving friends, I've got news for you. An Angel is NOT, as you might've previously thought, any model who gets the wear the wings during the show. It turns out those glittering, theatrical, feathery frames which are hoisted onto the shoulders of the world's most foxy models mean nothing. In the laws of the annual VS show, model + wings ≠ VS Angel. Being an Angel doesn't necessarily mean you've got wings, but that you've got something much more valuable – a cold, hard business contract. This year, there are only 14 Angels. In their contract, these models have specific obligations they've promised the brand. They need to be on call year round for multiple photo shoots and appearances, as well as events and parties for VS all over the world. The other models in the show don't have to fulfil any of those duties. Even though the contracts are said to pay less than they did in previous years, they still must be quite lucrative. Last year's Forbes list for The Highest Paid Models included 11 Victoria's Secret Angels within the list of 17 women. So it comes as no surprise that it takes some time to earn the title of VS Angel. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BbetrHZgkfH/?taken-by=hoskelsa]] Swedish supermodel Elsa Hosk said that she spent three years dedicating herself to VS sister brand PINK before finally joining the ranks of the other Angels in 2015. "Becoming an Angel means you are officially part of the family of Victoria's Secret and you are a spokesperson for the whole brand, and that is such a cool thing because it's one of the biggest, most amazing brands in the world," Hosk said in a video. She's one of the 14 models with the Angel contract for 2017. So who are the others? Well, it's not the popular models, Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid, who have walked the show in recent years. Even though they got to sport a pair of wings in last year's show, neither of them have VS contracts meaning – sorry, ladies – you're not legit Angels.

We've got Andriana Lima

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Alessandra Ambrosio

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Behati Prinsloo

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Lily Aldrige

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Candice Swanepoel

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Jasmine Tookes

[[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhZBDKlrpu/?taken-by=jastookes]] This is alongside Lais Ribeiro, Martha Hunt, Romee Strijd, Sara Sampaio, Stella Maxwell, Taylor Hill and Josephine Skriver. And strutting their stuff alongside the Angels will be models Bella Hadid, Karlie Kloss and Liu Wen. Now you know not to bandy the title "Angel" around so loosely anymore, so please feel free to use your new knowledge to fill the long silence as you and your friends gawk helplessly at the models strutting down the runway. You can thank me later.

Bella Hadid is currently storming down catwalks with New York Fashion Week in full swing, and she's joined by all the other top models around the world like her sister, Gigi, Kaia Gerber and Lily Aldridge (who is five months pregnant!).

Bella is no stranger to the world of catwalks and photo shoots, and the 21-year-old recently gave some insight into what she thinks is the key to becoming a successful model. After sizzling down the runway for Brandon Maxwell's Spring/Summer show, the model and social media star revealed in an interview that modelling is – yes, about looks – but also about personality too.

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Her advice on how to become a successful model?

"100 per cent it would be just to be yourself and to not try to be anybody else," she told Teen Vogue. "And it sounds so cliché, but you see girls backstage sometimes that finally, now, after three years of being in the business, can be themselves and show who they really are, and it's the best part about them."

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Bella wants everyone to be true to themselves over anything else. And while we're so used to imagining models as tall, leggy girls with tiny waists and striking cheekbones, Bella insisted that there is no need for stereotypes: "Sometimes people try to get put into a box, and there are no boxes here."

As we can see on the catwalks and in promotional campaigns over the years, the industry is becoming less strict with who can be considered model-worthy. Plus-sized models like Ashley Graham, as well as models with Vitiligo like Winnie Harlow, are some of the top names in fashion right now, which helps support Bella's claim that "there are no boxes". A model with Down's Syndrome even fulfilled her dream of walking down a runway at New York Fashion Week last week!

While she and her sister are both incredibly genetically blessed, Bella says that perfection and looks aren't necessarily what help you get successful in this industry. According to Bella, it doesn't matter "if your walk is a little wobbly" or whatever, because it's more about being kind and genuine.

She claims that it's "about the relationships you make, about the kindness that you spread". She adds that you do really need to work hard to make it, and you need to be able to handle the pressure that comes with it too: "obviously working really hard you have to have a great mindset to be in this business."

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So yes, while the majority of models are generally slimmer than the average woman, and the new breed of Instagram "models" don't exactly champion diverse examples of body-image and beauty, it's really all about our attitudes.

While Bella is undeniably gorgeous and working as a professional model might seem like the easiest thing for her to do, we'd be wise to listen to her when she says everyone should aim "just to be yourself and to not try to be anybody else".

Beauty is on the outside and the inside, after all.

Despite Kendall Jenner being one of the youngest Kardashians, her time in the limelight has been nothing but eventful. Certainly, as anyone who has been keeping up with her antics will attest to, 2017 has not been her year. The 21-year-old model started the year off on a sour note when she was forced to apologise over her role in a controversial Pepsi advertisement. Pepsi was heavily criticised for downplaying the importance of activist groups in regards to the Black Lives Matter movement. In a move that left viewers speechless; Jenner, a caucasian woman who has led a hugely privileged life, was shown solving complex issues of racism and inherent prejudices by handing a can of the soft-drink to a police officer. This, coupled with launching a line of t-shirts which were unanimously denounced as being "insensitive" led Kendall's once loyal fanbase to "unstan her", that is to withdraw their support. And the punches keep coming apparently, as it's now come to light that Kendall Jenner won't be walking in the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Kendall's best friend, Gigi Hadid alongside a slew of well-known models, including Karlie Kloss and Taylor Hill will  soon be jetting off to assume their angel wings and strut their stuff in what's set to be this autumn's main event, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. However, Kendall Jenner, who has walked the show twice before, in 2015 and 2016 will not be flying out to Shanghai in November. But apparently, it's all of the reality-television star's own volition. A close friend of the Kardashians disclosed to TMZ that Jenner didn't even audition for the spot, because she's landed herself an even hotter gig. Jenner just signed a "multi-million dollar deal" to be the face of luxury lingerie brand, La Perla. Naturally, Victoria's Secret has a pretty stringent no-compete clause so Jenner wouldn't be able to don her angel wings even if she wanted to. And why would she when she's just secured herself a boatload of money and the prestige that comes with working with an upscale brand like La Perla? Certainly, the model seems pretty psyched about the deal by the looks of her Instagram account. She's already posted some snaps of her in some racy La Perla lingerie. [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BYMEP0bjPDj/?hl=en&taken-by=kendalljenner]]

It's unlikely that this will win back Jenner any favour with her fan-base, however, as they rather dramatically "unstanned" her in July. The Twitter account, Kendall Updates, which boasts over 30,000 followers and refers to itself as "the #1 source for everything Kendall Jenner", recently published a brutal thread listing the reasons why they've decided to revoke their support for Kendall. Some of the reasons include, her "blatant" cultural appropriation, the fact that she was wore a shirt featuring the confederate flag and a general lack of appreciation for her fans.

[[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/knjdaily/status/881218912523874305]] Fancy more Kardashian news? In a move that won't surprise anyone, Kylie and Kendall Jenner are once again being accused of cultural appropriation for their new fashion line... Some people really don't learn, do they?

Bella Hadid has spoken out about her mental health struggles, saying that anxiety left her unable to get dressed.

The 25-year-old supermodel opened up in an interview with WSJ Magazine published this Monday, January 17.

During their conversation, Hadid said she had not used a personal stylist in "maybe two years now," and added that putting an outfit together was often too much for her to face.

"I was in such a weird place mentally that it was really complicated for me to get out of the house and put an outfit together, especially with the anxiety of [paparazzi] being outside and all that," she explained.

Hadid went on to explains how she had learned not to listen to criticism about her fashion sense, saying: "In the last year, it was really important for me to learn that even if people talk about my style or if they like it or if they don’t, it doesn’t matter, because it’s my style.

"When I leave the house in the morning, what I think about is: Does this make me happy? Do I feel good in this and do I feel comfortable?"

The model - who is the younger sister of Gigi Hadid - first opened up about her mental health struggles in November, when she posted a series of selfies in which she was crying to Instagram.

"This is pretty much my everyday, every night for a few years now," revealed the model, before detailing how she had been suffering "breakdowns and burnouts".

"Social media is not real. For anyone struggling, please remember that," she wrote at the time.

In the interview, Hadid explained that her teary-eyed selfies were photos she would send to her mom or doctor when she couldn't put her feelings into words.

"It was the easiest thing for me to do at the time because I was never able to explain how I was feeling. I would just be in excruciating and debilitating mental and physical pain, and I didn’t know why," she said.

Bella Hadid at the Cannes Film Festival 2021. Credit: Sipa US / Alamy

The cover girl went on to say that she hoped by posting the unglamorous pictures she would reassure people going struggling with their own mental health.

She added: "It was to make sure that anybody that was feeling that way knew it was OK to feel that way. Even though on Instagram things look so beautiful, at the end of the day, we are all cut from the same cloth.

"At some point I wasn’t able to post nice pretty pictures anymore. I was over it."

Featured Image Credit: Idealink Photography / Alamy