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No! It's not Kendall Jenner nor Cara Delevingne.
Models.com recently released its 2015 rankings of the top female models in the business.
The winner is...
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Anna Ewers
Ewers is the winner of the Model of the Year 2015 Industry’s Vote. She beat Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner to win this year’s highest honour.
This 22-year-old German model has dominated the ramp in 2015, along with fronting campaigns for Alexander Wang, Chanel and H&M.
And her win comes as no surprise to industry insiders.
The Reader's Choice vote goes to...
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Gigi Hadid
Fashion’s favourite child, Gigi emerged winner in the Model of the Year 2015 Reader’s Choice category.
The runner up is...
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Kendall Jenner
She has been in the news through 2015 -- from walking the ramp for top brands to featuring on magazine covers.
The Nominees...
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Natasha Poly
She won her first modelling contest at the age of 15! A stunner on the red-carpet, she has graced Vogue's cover seven times already.
Natasha is also a Victoria's Secret Angel.
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Maartje Verhoef
In 2014 she walked 66 fashion show -- making the record for walking the most number of fashion shows during the fashion week in September 2104.
This model from Netherlands, is called the 'Queen of the Catwalk'.
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Lexi Boling
She is fashion's favourite bad girl. That's because she has the word 'bad' tattooed on her ribcage. :)
Lexi has walked the catwalk for almost every big name in the fashion industry.
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Karlie Kloss
At 13 she was discovered at a charity show.
Fashion's American Sweetheart, she has successfully sustained her position in the modelling world.
She has fronted some high-profile campaigns and has walked for almost every major fashion house.
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Julia Nobis
It's just been six years since she was discovered in 2009.
But her career has already taken off with Julia walking for top brands like Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, among other brands.
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Jourdan Dunn
She was discovered at the age of 16, and has been unstoppable ever since.
And she won the 'Model of the Year' title at the 2015 British Fashion Awards.
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Joan Smalls
From being the relatively unknown model to bagging a slew of luxury labels, she has come a really long way.
The face Estee Lauder cosmetics in 2011, she's the first Latina model to earn that title.
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Grace Hartzel
The American model has a sky-rocketing international modeling career and we're sure many models would love to swap positions with her.
With her typical high-school student looks, she's a rage in the modelling world.
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Leona 'Binx' Walton
She has been nicknamed after the Star Wars character Jar Jar Binx.
She made her runway debut in 2013 when she was 16 years old and went on to bag three major campaigns for Chanel, Balmain and Coach.
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Andreja Pejic
Andreja has taken the modeling world by storm with his androgynous looks.
Yes, you read it right! :)
Extremely comfortable with his looks, he made a transition from an androgynous model to a female model.
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