
Today the top-models are no longer solely the faces of a mark or a creator. The friend is ephemeral beauty, not the portfolio. The beauty queens invest in other sectors and become formidable businesswomen. Because in the words of the top model Heidi Klum, host of Project Runway: In the world of fashion, one day you are trend and the next day you’re finished. The most beautiful young women are also entrepreneurs, actresses… The list, compiled by Forbes presented the 2008 winners of the top 10 best-paid models.

Rafael Nadal from Spain, left, and Roger Federer from Switzerland hold their trophies after the final against at the ATP Masters Series tennis tournament in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Sunday, May 18, 2008. Nadal won 7-5, 6-7, 6-3.