Ladies come out on top

Male model Sean O'Pry has toppled David Gandy from the top of the earnings charts, but he's still way behind the ladies.

Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen raked in an estimated $42-million (R420-million) last year, and for the seventh consecutive year she was the highest-paid female in her league.

In contrast, American O'Pry tops the male charts with just $1.5-million (R15-million), according to a new list by Forbes.

Bündchen, 33, owes a large chunk of her wealth to an investment in Brazil's largest footwear company, Grendene.

The No 2 earner is Miranda Kerr, at $7-million (R70-million) - more than four times O'Pry's takings.

In perhaps the only industry in which women's pay outstrips men's, Forbes reports that female models earn 148% more than their male counterparts.