The official queen of the catwalk! For the first time in 15yrs, Kendall Jenner knock down Gisele to becomes the world's highest paid model (Details, pics)

Kendall Jenner has knocked Gisele off the top spot as the world's highest paid model for the first time in 15 years.

The catwalk queen and reality star, 22, topped the annual Forbes list for the first time with earnings of $22 million over the past 12 months.

Kendall's earnings more than doubled from 2016's $10 million total, making her the biggest dollar and percent gainer on the ranking.

Gisele, 37, came in second place, having earned $17.5 million, marking the first year she has not headed up the line-up since 2002.Rounding out the top three is Chrissy Teigen, 31, who joins the list for the first time after raking in $13.5 million over the past 12 month-period.

Making the cut for the first time, sisters Gigi, 22, and Bella Hadid, 21, are ranked at number five and number nine respectively, with the former making $9.5 million and the younger sibling taking in $6 million.

Fresh from her success as the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Bella is the youngest model on the list, having just turned 21 last month.

Ashley Graham, 30, is the first ever curve model to make the highest-paid list, coming in at 10th place after banking $5.5 million from her lingerie and swimsuit lines and high-profile contracts.

In eighth place with $6.5 million, Chinese model Liu Wen, 29, is the only person of color on the list, reflecting the lack of diversity that continues to plague beauty contracts and runways.

Adriana Lima, 36, came in fourth place with earnings of $10.5 million, with new mother Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, 30, ($9.5 million) and Karlie Kloss, 25, ($9 million) rounding things off in sixth and seventh places, respectively.

Together, the world's 10 highest-paid models banked a cumulative $109.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before taxes and fees.

Nine out of the top 10 have all worked with Victoria's Secret in some capacity, with curve model Ashley being the only exception.

Official queen of the catwalk Kendall has been in the limelight since the tender age of 12 when she shot to fame on her family's E! reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

The beauty made her Fashion Week debut at the Diane von Furstenberg New York presentation in 2014, and has gone on to walk for some of the world's best-known designers, including the likes of Chanel, Dior, Balmain and Oscar de la Renta.

The model - who made her debut on the Forbes list in 16th place in 2015 - began her catwalk career when she was signed by Wilhelmina Models at the age of 14.But the model was unable to take part in this year's show due to her multi-million dollar contract with Italian lingerie brand, La Perla, which is said to have included a 'non-compete clause'.

Kendall made her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut in New York City in 2015, and appeared for a second time at the showcase in Paris, France, last year. As well as her La Perla contract, Kendall has had lucrative deals with PacSun, Topshop and Adidas, among others.

The model also runs her own app in collaboration with Whalerock Industries, and continues to be predominantly managed by her 'momager' mother Kris Jenner, 62.However, the starlet's year has not been without controversy.

2017 FORBES LIST OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST-PAID MODELS

1 Kendall Jenner $22,000,000

2 Gisele Bundchen $17,500,000

3 Chrissy Teigen $13,500,000

4 Adriana Lima $10,500,000

5 Gigi Hadid $9,500,000

6 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley $9,500,000

7 Karlie Kloss $9,000,000

8Liu Wen $6,500,000

9 Bella Hadid $6,000,000

10 Ashley Graham $5,500,000

Kendall found herself at the center of public scrutiny in April 2017 after starring in a commercial for Pepsi, which was heavily criticized for borrowing imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement.

The advertisement was accused of trivializing the protests against police brutality and was pulled by the drinks manufacturer just one day after its release.

Kendall continues to star in her family's reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and was named one of the top 15 most-followed celebrities on Instagram in April with over 84 million followers.

The model has been dating LA Clippers player Blake Griffin, 28, since September.