8 Countries that Produce The Most Models in The World

With our 8 countries that produce the most models in the world, we are stepping onto a prettier side of the world. Although this list will be most appealing to the male side of our readers, we are sure women will enjoy it as well.

One thing is well worth mentioning. There are lots of different models, and they all specialize in a different kind of modeling. Models are there to look good of course, but also to sell the product they are advertising. We have fashion, glamour, fitness, bikini, fine art, body-part models, and one model mostly stays inside its own niche. For example, glamour and fitness models don’t usually mix, since different kind of attitude and physique is necessary for these two branches.

If you think models just need to look pretty and get paid for it, you are deeply wrong. There is a lot of more than meets the eye. To be a model, a person needs to dedicate their whole life to that call. They have the special diet, they need to work out and be prepared for everything. Modeling is a harsh, cruel and competitive business that often takes its tool.

To illustrate the roughness of modeling, we will tell you that most models start their career at the age of 16 and that they have an average career of 5 years. Also, there is less money involved than you would expect. Average year salary is $32,929 which puts them below secretaries and flight attendants.

To determine the 8 countries that produce the most models in the world, we looked into data collected by Girl Model documentary that infiltrated into the closed models industry revealing some unknown facts. When it comes to the overall top model-producing countries, the United States, Brazil, and Russia hold the first three spots. The great number of models is also produced by the UK, Australia, Canada, and Netherlands. To give you a better image about producing ability of the countries, we decided to take the top producing countries per capita numbers for our list, rather than overall numbers.

Before you get sucked into the world of models, think about checking 8 countries that produce the most lithium in the world.

8. Slovakia

Models per million people: 23.53

Models: 128

Among the top rated Slovakian models are Kamila Filipcikova who deals in high fashion, Victoria’s Secret model Michaela Kocianova  and Adriana Sklenaříková who is the face of “Wonderbra” adverts.

7. Netherlands

Models per million people: 26.65

Models: 445

The Netherlands isn’t just among the top models per capita producing countries since she is placed on an even higher 5^th place among the overall models producing countries in the world. He most famous Dutch models are Natalie La Rose (also a singer and a dancer), Doutzen Kroes and Dewi Driegen.

6. Sweden

Models per million people: 28.56

Models: 270

Beautiful blonde women are highly appreciated in the models industry, so it should be a surprise that Sweden is producing a lot of models. Most rated Swedish models are Elsa Hosk, Mini Anden and Elin Nordegren who is famous as the ex – wife of world’s best golfer, Tiger Woods.

5. Latvia

Models per million people: 31.08

Models: 69

Northern Europe models are highly appreciated in the business, and girls from Latvia are no exception. The most famous models are Ingūna Butāne, Ginta Lapiņa, and Inga Drozdova.

4. Denmark

Models per million people: 34.45

Models: 192

Models from Denmark are familiar both in Europe and the rest of the world. Most of them are launching acting and modeling careers simultaneously. The most famous models that Denmark produced are Cecilie Thomsen, Helena Christensen and Catharina Svensson who won the Miss Earth title in 2001.

3. Lithuania

Models per million people: 38.09

Models: 122

Latvia’s first neighbor and number three among 8 countries that produce the most models in the world also plays an important part in the fashion industry. Country’s most rated models are Juste Juozapaityte and Edita Vilkevičiūtė who is one of the top paid models in the world.

2. Iceland

Models per million people: 62.7

Models: 20

Denmark may have one Miss Earth model, but Iceland has three of them which is quite a nice number for a country that has 332,529 residents. The most famous Iceland modes are Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Heida Reed, and Manuela Ósk Harðardóttir.

1. Estonia

Models per million people: 73.88

Models: 99

Most people don’t know the fact that models from Estonia are among the top rated ones in the industry. With the names like Karmen Pedaru, Kätlin Aas, Elisabeth Erm and Carmen Kass ruling the scene and new models appearing almost every week, Estonia claimed the top spot among 8 countries that produce the most models in the world.