Modelling isn’t an easy gig. The most successful models spend years developing their portfolios and improving their, uh, performance abilities.

I guess that includes working on their preen-and-pout technique for the camera.

But, as Kult Models South Africa agent Jason Smith revealed to Business Insider SA, they can make tons of cash for their efforts. The average South African model can earn between R25 000 and R60 000 a month after tax, but that depends on whether the model travels overseas.

Rates differ between men and women: the top guys in the modelling game can “command rates starting at R50 000 per day”, while the top girls can earn double the amount on the daily.

Yup, that’s how much brands are willing to splurge on models.

The best models, mind you.

This is my favourite quote:

“Sport stars work years to be at the top of their game; the same applies to 98% of the models in the world,” Smith says.

Here are six models based in South Africa who are making more than R1 million a year, according to Smith.

And yes, we have linked to their Instagram accounts so you can follow them for research purposes:

Charissa du Plessis
Instagram: @charissad1

David Rosenberg
Instagram: @dave_rosenberg

Jason Anthony
Instagram: @lovejasonanthony

Jessica Lee Buchanan
Instagram: @jessleebuchanan

Nicole Meyer
Instagram: @_nicolemeyer_

Shaun de Wet
Instagram: @shaundewetnyc

There you are, folks. These six stunning South Africans are raking in more than a million rand a year, and strutting all the way to the bank.

Work it!

[source:businessinsider]