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Faces to look out for in 2010

Life on the catwalk

In fashion, one day you're in and the next you're out. The life cycle of a model can be short and brutal.

 

Who's hot in the fashion world?

Here are the hottest models for 2010. Find out all about how they were discovered, their claim to fame, and what's hot?

Liu Wen entered a local modelling contest in 2005 to try to win a laptop. Five years into her career and the 21-year-old is now a regular face on international runways from New York to Paris.

Today the male model is still stereotyped. Top male models don't make half as much as what his female counterpart earns. Everybody knows female models like Gisele Bundchen or Naomi Campbell, but the man on the street probably can't name a male model.

Liu Dan started modelling at the age of 15 and took two year off from school to go to Paris to look for more work. Not knowing a word of French or English, she found the initial months tough-going.

Photos: Faces to look out for

Here are a bunch of models to look out for - veterans and newbies.

Want to be a model? You do not need a pretty face

Fabulous hands, legs, bum and other body parts are also in demand.

The World's 15 Top-Earning Models

According to Forbes, supermodel Gisele Bundchen makes the biggest bucks of all.

Which top-model hit the jackpot in 2009?

Here are the 6 most fashionable and sought-after models of this year who have dominated the catwalk.

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