What was the median annual salary for a US model in 2021?
Answer$34,000
That's the median across all full-time models; a small number of top names earn vastly more.
Source: Wikipedia, Fashion model (2021) en.wikipedia.org
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Going deeper
In what year did Beverly Johnson become the first Black woman to appear on the cover of US Vogue?
Answer1974
It was a landmark moment for diversity in fashion, decades before the industry made broader changes.
Source: Wikipedia, Fashion model (2024) en.wikipedia.org
In 2012, Vogue's editors pledged to stop working with models under what age, or those who appeared to have an eating disorder?
Answer16
The pledge, signed by 19 international editions of Vogue, came amid growing concern about model health.
Source: Wikipedia, Fashion model (2012) en.wikipedia.org
Expert level
About how much did top model Christy Turlington earn annually from her 1991 Maybelline contract, for just twelve days of work a year?
Answer$800,000
That contract became famous as an example of how lucrative exclusive cosmetics deals could be for supermodels.
Source: Wikipedia, Fashion model (2024) en.wikipedia.org
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