Adriana Lima - Biography

Last Editor: annelise_watkins				Adriana Lima Biography -   Name : Adriana Lima Occupation : Model Birth Date : June 12, 1981 Hometown : Salvador, Brazil Height : 178 (5'10) Bust : 84 (33'') Waist : 61 (24'') Hips : 86 (34'') Hair : Brown Eyes : Green

Adriana Lima Trivia -

Adriana Lima is best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009. She ranked #57 in Maxim's Hot 100 2003, ahead of Naomi Watts and behind Salma Hayek. Ethnicity is Native-Brazilian, African-Brazilian, Portuguese, French, Japanese and Caribbean. She ranked #1 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2004). She ranked #33 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2002). She ranked #75 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2003). She is one of the world's top fashion models. A favorite model of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, she appears prominently in Von Unwerth's 1998 book "Wicked." Chosen as the most desirable woman by AskMen.com, leaving behind such starts as Angelina Jolie (#9), Halle Berry (#10), Monica Bellucci (#2) and Charlize Theron (#3). Her favorite musician is Lenny Kravitz. She has also appeared in one of his music videos, "Yesterday Is Gone". Her measurements are 33-24-34. She ranked #1 on Askmen.com's 99 Most Desirable Women (2005). She has helped financially and worked with orphaned children in Brazil for several years. She ranked and Voted #4 by AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2006 She was named #39 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. She was named #27 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. She's the second best paid Brazilian model. The first is Gisele Bündchen. She was raised by her mother, Maria da Graça Lima (social worker). Her father, Nelson Torres, abandoned his wife and Adriana when she was 6 months old. She ranked #53 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Stated that she's of African, Swiss, and Indian ethnicity. She lists "West Side Story" and "Central Station" among her favorite movies. Engaged to Lenny Kravitz. [May 2002] Her cousin is actress Elissa Sursara. According to People.com, Lima secretly married NBA player Marko Jaric in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Valentine's Day, 2009. She ranked #6 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2009.

Adriana Lima Detailed Biography -

Adriana Lima’s modeling career began at a young age. She was only 13 when an agent discovered her at the mall. At 15, she won the Ford Supermodel Of Brazil contest and placed second in the Ford Supermodel Of The World contest. Shortly after, speaking only broken English, she moved to New York City and signed a contract with Elite Model Management. Adriana’s first big break came when she appeared high above New York’s Times Square on a Vassarette billboard. She quickly gained worldwide recognition for her work in the GUESS? Wailea , Los Angeles, and Costanoa campaigns. Within a few years, Adriana was a star in the modeling industry. She’s worked with some of the world's great image-makers: Steven Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh and Ellen von Unwerth, and appeared in the world’s top magazines: Vogue Italia, Marie Claire, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, and others. She has been profiled on E! Entertainment Television, The Travel Channel, Viva, Extra, and had a starring role in the BMW short film, “The Follow.” Adriana is currently engaged to musician Lenny Kravitz and appears in his video for the song Yesterday Is Gone. Born in northern Brazil, on June 12, 1982, this 5'10'', brown haired, steel blue-eyed beauty is an eclectic mix of French, Portuguese, Native American, and Caribbean heritages. As a child, she dreamed of helping children and is now using her celebrity status to aid orphanages in her homeland.