The most influential lingerie model on Instagram has been revealed and she’s an angel – quite literally.
Victoria’s Secret model Candice Sawnepoel has surpᴀssed her fellow VS veterans Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Taylor Hill to be crowned the most influential lingerie model on the ‘gram.
Although the South African beauty only gave birth to her first child Anaca a mere 15 months ago, she made a triumphant return to the Victoria’s Secret runway in Shanghai late last year – shortly before announcing that she was pregnant again with her second child.
Motherhood doesn’t seem to be slowing down her career; Candice managed to exceed 11 million followers on Instagram in 2017, now boasting 11.8 mil.
However, it’s not her follower count that has led to her being awarded the ‘most influential’ crown, but rather, her fans’ interaction.
According to underwear brand Bluebella, a snap of the 29-year-old in her skivvies garners on average 300,000 likes – with models such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley typically receiving 80,000 likes per pH๏τo.
What does this level of interaction get you, other than instant gratification?
Candice can earn as much as an eye-watering £50,000 per post on the social media platform.
However, she’s not the only one who makes a very good living from posting lingerie snap on Insta. Here are five women who are H๏τ on her heels:
Alexis Ren – @alexisren
In second place to Candice is 21-year-old model, Alexis Ren.
The Californian has managed to accumulate 11.7 million followers since her Instagram account hit sudden stardom in 2015.
She’s now an Internet celebrity, with her images regularly receiving over 1 million likes. Plus, she has just been announced as one of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookies for 2018.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – @rosiehw
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a household name and has an impressive 7.6 million fans following her every move on Instagram.
As the long reigning face of M&S’s Autograph lingerie range, her popularity in Britain is sure to only escalate – even if she is on hiatus at the moment due to welcoming her first child Jack back in June 2017.