When you think of models, what names come to mind? Kate Upton, Cindy Crawford? Many of us picture skinny little things walking down a runway right? Well, the fitness industry has exploded across the world in recent years and with it comes to a new type of model. These are the top 10 models in terms of popularity and pay.
10) Jelena Abbou
Jelena Abbou, née Jelena Đorđević,(born April 2, 1977) is a figure competitor model and personal trainer, now living in the United States.
Abbou grew up in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia.
9) Kiana Tom
Kiana Tom (born March 14, 1965) is a television host, fitness expert, author, actress, and businesswoman. She is best known as the hostess and creator ofKiana’s Flex Appeal on ESPN.
8) Mindi Smith
As a certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and an IFBB PRO Figure Competitor with over 10 years of experience in the field, Mindi is enthusiastic and dedicated to helping others learn and grow on how to get fit along with herself.
7) Marzia Prince
This is what Marzia says about yoga, “For the past few years I have gotten into yoga because my body was so tight after many years of bikini bodybuilding for fitness competitions. The bi-monthly massages and chiropractic sessions were still not cutting it. I knew that my body needed a deeper stretch and I felt imbalanced. So I decided to try yoga one day.”
6) Kim Dolan Leto
Kim Dolan Leto is a fitness expert, writer, and speaker with a passion for leading women to experience faith-inspired transformations that affect their physical, mental, and spiritual wellness. She is the director of family health and wellness for the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA), holds a degree in business, is a certified fitness trainer and nutrition specialist, has completed Dale Carnegie’s High-Impact Presentations speaker training course, and has been recognized as one of the most-published fitness professionals.
5) Natalia Muntean
When asked where she gets her motivation from, “My motivation comes from my personal and business goals that I continuously set for myself. But even more, it comes from my fans and readers. I receive daily mail from my followers with their questions, training progress updates and inspirational stories.
Their belief and trust in me push me harder than anything. Another thing that is always in the back of my mind is the fact that I had weight problems before.”
4) Ava Cowan
With 1 Million devoted online followers on Bodybuilding.com’s BodySpace, Facebook Fans, Instagram followers, and Twitter followers, Cowan is something of a social media phenomenon. The popularity is eye-catching, but the many years of coaching herself and others have led her to the next phase in her life as an online consultant and coach and beyond.
3) Jamie Eason
Jamie Eason is an American fitness model and writer. She is also a former NFL cheerleader and winner of the World’s Fittest Model competition. She has been the featured subject and cover girl on many fitness and women’s magazines.
2) Jennifer Nicole Lee
Jennifer Nicole Lee is an American fitness model, actress, motivational speaker, and author. She is known for losing 70 pounds and launching a career as a fitness guru after bearing two children.
1) Alicia Marie
