Gisele Bundchen earns $30 million -- but most New York Fashion Week models make less than $50,000 a year

Getty/Fernanda Calfat The 20 highest-paid models, including Gisele Bündchen, earned a collective $154 million last year. Models in New York earn $48,130 on average, and are sometimes only paid in clothes. For some, the costs associated with developing a career results in debt that can take years to pay off. Don't let models'designer duds fool you. Over the next few days, hundreds of well-dressed models will descend on Manhattan as New York Fashion Week kicks off Thursday and runs through Wednes...