Young, hot, and rich—meet Sean O'Pry, the 24-year-old Kennesaw, Ga., native who tops this year's Forbeslist of highest-earning male models over the past 12 months. Discovered by America's Next Top Model's Nole Marin at age 17 (from his prom photos on MySpace!), O'Pry moved to New York City in 2006 and has since graced campaigns for Giorgio Armani, Hugo Boss, and H&M.
Check out a sample of his work, right here:
According to the Forbes report, O'Pry is estimated to have earned about $1.5 million over the past 12 months—a far cry from Gisele Bundchen's $42 million, which places her solidly at the top of the list of this year's top-earning female supermodels, but fashion modeling is one of the rare industries where women's salaries outpace men's.
Also on Forbes' men's list: 33-year-old Dolce & Gabbana face David Gandy, who comes in at second place with $1.4 million:
And Californian Ryan Burns, sixth on the list:
Check out the entire Forbes male model ranking right here. My favorite bit? When Forbes asks O'Pry what his favorite thing is about his job. The answer?
"The best part about being a male model is not having to wear high heels," he says.
Wise words.
