Adriana Lima
Birth name Adriana Francesca Lima
Date of birth June 12, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height 178 cm; 5'10"
Hair color brown
Eye color blue/gray
Measurements 34-23-33 (US)
86.5-58.5-84 (EU)
Dress size 34 (EU), 4 (US)
Shoe size 41 (EU), 9 (US)
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Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian supermodel. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret.
Biography :
Adriana Lima was discovered while at a local mall at the age of 13. She
finished in first place in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search.
Lima later followed with a second place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel
of the World contest. Lima continued to build upon her entry, doing more
print work (Maybelline, bebe, Mossimo, BCBG) and gracing the cover and
editorials of more high fashion magazines (Harper's Bazaar, ELLE). Probably
best known for her Victoria's Secret work and Angel status (along with
Heidi Klum, Gisele Bündchen, and Alessandra Ambrosio), Lima first graced
the VS runway in 2000, and was the show opener for the 2003 Victoria's
Secret Fashion Show. Lima is currently the 3rd highest paid model in
the world behind Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss. She is represented by
DNA NY in the United States, Lumiere Models in Brazil and VIVA Models
in Europe.
Personal life:
Lima is a devout Roman Catholic and had planned to become a nun before
she started modeling. Lima was born an only child. She has been romantically
linked to celebrities in the past, including a rumored engagement with
rocker Lenny Kravitz and Major League Baseball player Derek Jeter. Up until
recently, she was known to be dating Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein.
The relationship had been a relatively hot topic for the society spy columns
and celebrity watchers, specifically Page Six, New York Post and Hola!
online magazine. However, she recently broke up with him for Denny lead
singer of Timbalada.
Lima has admitted that she was shy around boys when she was younger, and can still to this day freeze when she's around them. She got her first kiss at 17 years old, and has told reporters that she's been in 3 relationships not including her current relationship with Denny. In an interview with GQ, Lima told the magazine she is a virgin and that she intended to stay that way until she gets married. Lima does charitable work helping with an orphanage, "Caminhos da Luz" (Ways of Light), located in her hometown. She helps with construction to expand the orphanage, and buys clothes for poor children in Salvador, Bahia. Adriana's best friend is Oluchi Onweagba
Lima's father walked out on her and her mother when Adriana was 6 months old; Lima has met him only once since. When she was about 15 years old, Lima wanted to travel to Miami for a modeling competition but she was not allowed to leave Brazil without certain legal papers that her father owned. Lima has said that she does not hate her father because "there is a reason for everything" and she believes that her life was fine growing up and that the presence of an unhappy father could have resulted in an unhappy home environment.
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