Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian-born female model. Best known as one of the faces of Victoria's Secret.

Adriana Lima Biography

Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian-born female model. Best known as one of the faces of Victoria's Secret.

One of the bevy of the Brazilians entering the modeling world in the late 1990's (including Gisele Bündchen, Ana Beatriz Barros, and Alessandra Ambrosio), the 5'10, chocolate brown-haired Adriana Lima rose to stardom out of less than glamorous conditions. Born in El Salvador de Bahia, a small town in northern Brazil, Adriana was discovered shopping at a local mall. At the age of 13, she finished 1st in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search. She later followed with a 2nd place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest.

At the age of 15, Adriana moved to New York City, and eventually moved on from Ford, signing with Elite Model Management. Her early career consisted mostly of fashion editorial work (with early appearances in international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire in 1997/1998), as well as runway work (Christian Lacroix, Valentino, and others). Adriana’s first big break came when she was featured in a Vassarette ad in Times Square. Her print career followed, and like many other famous names (Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta, Eva Herizgova), Adriana became a Guess? Girl in their 2000 Costanoa campaign.

Adriana then built 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 and Gisele), Adriana first graced the VS runway in 2000, and was the show opener for the 2003 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. (source: wikipedia.com)

Model Adriana Lima walks the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show held at the Kodak Theatre on November 16, 2006 in Hollywood, California.

Birth name : Adriana Francesca Lima

Date of birth : June 12, 1981 (1981-06-12) (age 26)

Place of birth : Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Height : 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Hair color : Brown

Eye color : Green, Blue

Measurements : 34-23-33 (US)

Agency : DNA Model Management, Lumiere Models in Brazil, VIVA Models in Europe

She ranked 7th on FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2007 and was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007. On June 13, 2007, she was awarded as "Hottest Girl on the Planet" at the first Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards but the category was not mentioned in the actual show. Lima was also voted on the Maxim Hot 100 2007 as number 53. She was voted as the Most Desirable Woman in 2005 by visitors of the largest men's lifestyle website, Askmen.com (she placed 4th in 2006 and also 4th in 2007).

Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian model best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and a spokes model for Maybelline cosmetics. At age 15, Lima finished first place in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.