- Born
- Birth nameAdriana Francesca Lima
- Nickname
- LimaBean
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Adriana Lima is a Brazilian supermodel, actress and businesswoman. From the young age of fifteen, Adriana's portfolio quickly skyrocketed making her one of the most successful models of all time. A global fashion icon, best known as a Victoria's Secret from 1999 to 2018, the longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017, Adriana has also branched into film and television acting. Adriana's 2009 Victoria's Secret Super Bowl commercial reached 103.7 million viewers! It was declared "The Most Watched Commercial in the History of Television" by Nielsen. Her modeling career started after winning Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and finishing at the second place in the "Supermodel of The world." Thereafter, Elite Model Management signed Adriana Lima as a model. During her time at Victoria's Secret, Adriana opened the show on 5 distinct occasions in 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Adriana is one of only 2 angels to have worn the Fantasy bra 3 times. She also participated to the "Angels Across America" tour, a nationwide promotion campaign for Victoria's Secret with 4 other Angels in 2004. Her last show was in 2018 after participating in 18 catwalks for Victoria's Secret. She also walked well-known designers runway shows like Versace, Jason Wu, Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Christian Dior, Alexandre Herchcovitch, and Anna Sui. Her status ensured her a spot on the cover some of the most notable international magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Grazia, GQ, Numero, Playboy, Cosmopolitan, Esquire across many countries including the USA, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Turkey, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Sweden, Czech Republic... Ethnically, Adriana is Afro-Brazilian of Portuguese, Swiss, Native Brazilian, Japanese, and West Indian ancestry.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Laurent Boye of Jazo PR
- SpouseMarko Jaric(February 14, 2009 - March 14, 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenSienna Lima JaricValentina Lima JaricCyan Lima Lemmers
- ParentsNelson TorresMaria da Graça Lima
- Mole on her chin
- Tall stature
- Striking aquamarine eyes
- Gave birth to her first child at age 28, daughter Valentina Lima Jaric on November 15, 2009. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Marko Jaric.
- Ethnicity is Native-Brazilian, African-Brazilian, Portuguese, Swiss, Japanese and Caribbean. Adriana has stated that she considers herself Afro-Brazilian first.
- She's the second best paid Brazilian model. The first is Gisele Bündchen.
- Her father, Nelson Torres, abandoned his wife and Adriana when she was 6 months old.
- Is the longest-running Angel in the history of Victoria's Secret, first posing for them in 1999 at age 18.
- Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls.
- Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energy and good feelings.
- I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry...how do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No, not really.
- Sex is for after marriage. They [men] have to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect, that means they don't want me.
- Boxing is my exercise, my passion.
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