Now married and a mom,  Bundchen still reigns as the world’s most successful model—even at age 32. Forbes lists her earnings between May 2011 and 2012 at a stunning $45 million and she remains a magazine cover favorite. Her 2012 ad campaigns  included Versace, Esprit, Givenchy and Salvatore Ferragamo, and she still works the runway, too, most recently at Alexander Wang’s fall 2012 show. Now pregnant with her second child, she'll no doubt be back in form and runway ready only months (or, gulp, weeks) after delivering.  
 

Murphy, 37, who has been one of the faces for Estee Lauder since 2001, only looks lovelier as she ages. Ranked No. 9 on the Forbes list—earning $3.5 million—the Florida-born model has recently starred in campaigns for Dior, Ann Taylor, Hugo Boss and Coach, and in 2012 walked the runways of Marchesa and Jason Wu and appeared in more than a dozen magazine stories. 
 

Showing the younger models how it’s done, Liya Kebede (left) and Karen Elson, 34 and 33, respectively, are still some of the world’s top fashion stars. Elson, a Brit, has starred in 2012 campaigns for Miu Miu, Diesel, Reed Krakoff and Roberto Cavalli and continues to be cast in runway shows for the likes of Miu Miu, Marchesa and Anna Sui. Kebede, born in Ethiopia, has starred in ads for L’Oreal, Donna Karan, Bottega Veneta and H&M just this year alone. Add 2012 runway shows like Givenchy Couture and Balenciaga and you can see why 34 only seems to be the beginning of her career.

Who wouldn’t want to look like Hutton, now 69? The model’s career has spanned decades and she’s still hard at work. Recent ad campaigns include Alexis Bittar, Club Monaco, L’Oreal and H&M. She has a career the youngest of models can aspire to.
 

Valletta was only 16 when she began landing coveted campaigns and now, at age 38, she’s still the envy of many models. This year she's been featured in magazines, starred in ads for Emilio Pucci and Biotherm and walked in a Stella McCartney fashion show.