Adriana Lima is not just another beautiful girl whose height or weight fits model standards. This is a sexy and charismatic top model with a capital T, who has become a role model for many.
Her gray eyes captivated not only fans, but also fashion designers and publishers around the world. Today Adriana is the most popular angel of the Victoria's Secret brand and the mother of two children.
Biography: early years
The future angel was born on June 12, 1981 in the Brazilian city of Salvador. Only the mother was involved in raising her, since the father left the family when the baby was 6 months old. But this did not stop my mother from raising Adriana into a purposeful and self-confident girl.
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At that time, the parents were ordinary social workers and could not help the girl get into the world of fashion, so we can say with confidence that Adriana became famous thanks to her natural characteristics (such as height and weight, which must always be maintained at normal levels for ideal parameters ) and persistent character.
Beginning of a modeling career
Her modeling career began while shopping in a mall. That day, Adriana Lima was spotted by a scout agent. After personal communication, he was pleased with his positive response to the offer to try himself in this industry.
At that time the girl was only 13 years old
Just 2 years later, the beauty won the Ford Supermodel Brazil beauty contest, and then took second place in the same competition only on an international scale. The following year, Adriana Lima signed a contract with the famous New York agency Elite Model.
Career peak
Recognition began with victories. Adriana's photos adorned not only the pages, but also the covers of the most fashionable and famous magazines in the world. Collaborated with her:
- ELLE;
- Vogue;
- Marie Claire.
Designers kept up with fashion publications and invited the model to the catwalk. What brand shows did Adriana Lima perform at, among many:
- Vera Wang;
- Giorgio Armani;
- Fendi;
- Ralph Lauren;
- Valentino.
This list can be continued for a very long time. The most successful advertising photo is considered to be the work for Vassarette; after this photo, Adriana began to be recognized and invited by other brands to advertise their products.
Adriana Lima photographed for two calendars: Pirelli in 2005 and for Sao Paulo Fashion Week in 2006.
In 2000, the young model signed a contract with Guess and starred in an advertisement for their jeans. And then for six years she was the face of the world-famous cosmetics brand Maybelline.
However, the most successful collaboration was the signed contract with Victoria's Secret. Adriana Lima first appeared at the show of this brand in 1999, and signed a contract only in 2000 and is still the official angel of this brand. The girl opened shows several times.
In 2010, the bra the model wore was encrusted with 140 carats of diamonds.
Some publications have obtained photos in which naked Adriana Lima poses for photographers. Yes, they are frank, but the model is very beautiful and is not embarrassed to show off her ideal curves. She herself does not see anything shameful or vulgar in nudity.
Filmography
The model has repeatedly tried herself as a film actress. Filmography is still limited to a few episodic roles. She had a small role in the TV series Ugly Betty and also a small role in the film Drive-In: Surveillance alongside Mickey Rourke.
This is still a modest list of films with the participation of a top model from Brazil. But it is very likely that in the next few years her career as an actress will make its contribution to the world filmography.
Personal life
The first person to win Adriana's heart was singer Lenny Kravitz. They dated for two years, which led to their engagement. But the wedding was not destined to happen. For what reasons they broke up is unknown.
After an affair with a real rock and roller, the model was already seen in a company of a different status. The news of her relationship with the Prince of Liechtenstein spread across the editorial pages of all fashion publications.And again, after two years of relationship, everything ended in separation.
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Model, Victoria's Secret star and wonderful woman. June 12, 1981 was a significant date for the Brazilian town of Salvador. On this day, dark-haired, blue-eyed Adriana Lima was born. Her father, Nelson Torres, left the family when the future model was only six months old. Adriana was raised only by her mother, with whom Adriana has a very warm relationship.
Adriana Lima: biography
As a child, Adriana was a very modest girl and wanted to become a nun, which she even studied for some time. Over time, all that remained of this desire was going to church every Sunday.
In one of her interviews, she admitted that once she had to go to a show where all the girls were in bikinis. And she was so shy that only her mother’s support helped her get a job.
At the age of 15, Lima was able to take 2nd place in the Supermodel of the World competition; after this success, she became the winner in the finals of the Brazilian modeling competition, which was organized by the famous modeling agency Ford Models.
Adriana Lima: beginning of a career
In 1998, Lima signed her first contract with the Elite agency and moved to work in New York. It was from this year that Adriana began to take part in numerous high fashion shows.
She demonstrated clothes from such famous fashion houses as: Fendi, Anna Sui, Prada, Versace, Betsey Johnson, Emporio Armani, Sean John, Valentino, Christian Lacroix, Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, M. Officer, Givenchy Escada, Balmain, Randolph Duke , Walter Rodrigues and many others. She also had the opportunity to work with such famous designers as Christian Dior, Vera Wang, Anna Sue, Donna Karan, Alexander McQueen and Christian Lacroix.
The famous fashion photographer Russell James several times included photographs of Adriana in his books, and photographer Ellen von Unwerth considers her not only his favorite model, but even his muse.
Adriana Lima: Victoria's Secret
Adriana began modeling for Victorias Secret in 1998. In 1999, she took part in the Victorias Secret fashion show, and in 2000 she already became one of the “angels”, having signed a long-term contract. Between 2003 and 2012, Adriana opened the Victorias Secret show five times.
In 2000, Adriana starred in an advertising campaign for the large and successful brand Guess.
In 2001, the Armani fashion house chose Adriana as the face of its Armani White perfume, as well as jeans of this brand. Adriana graced the covers of such famous glossy magazines as Elle, Esquire, GQ, Vogue, MarieClaire, LeMondeM, Seventeen, DETAILS, Photo, Cosmopolitan, Harpers&Queen, DT, Jane, Max, V, Arena, VanityStyle, VanityFair, Harpers Bazaar, TheBestShop, OceanDrive, IstoeGente, Garage, Numero, and others.
Adriana Lima has starred in a large number of advertising campaigns and collaborated with such famous fashion houses as: Bulgari, Elle Saab, Versace, Armani, LouisVuitton, DeBeers, FCUK, Intimissimi, Versace, Givenchy, ZekiTriko, BCBG, Iguatemi, Vassarette, Keds, Blumarine, Colcci, Errenno, M.Officer, SlyJapao, DonnaKaran, Gasoline, GeorgesRech, GiaMattiolo, Loewe, MaviJeans, MiuMiu, Mossimo, NeimanMarcus, OnaSaez, Sartore, XOXO, Zapping, Bebe, JasonWu. Adriana was also invited to advertise the Swiss watches Swatch, as well as for the international Swiss brand IWC, along with model Karolina Kurkova.
Adriana Lima: collaboration with brands
Adriana even managed to become the face of the international brand Veet in Turkey.
From 2003 to 2009, Lima was the face of Maybelline.
Chic appearance and commitment to certain views have made supermodel Adriana Lima involved in sales records for many magazines. So in 2006, Adriana's photo on the cover of GQ magazine and the comment that she was the world's most sensual virgin led to the magazine breaking all its sales records. This phrase was not unfounded, since Lima did not hide at that time that she was an ardent opponent of sex before marriage.
In 2008, Adriana showed off a precious bra called the Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra, which is decorated with 3,900 precious stones and a corresponding price tag of 5 million dollars, and in 2010 she flaunted the Bombshell Fantasy Bra, slightly less expensive - 2 million dollars, which consisted of 60 carats of diamonds white and 82 carats of topazes and sapphires. The presentation of these “modest” bras took place in one of the Victorias Secret boutiques.
In 2012, the Korean automobile company Kia Motors invited Adriana to shoot an advertisement, and in 2014 she became the official ambassador of Kia for the FIFA World Cup. At the World Championships, his viewers saw 3 advertisements featuring Andriana. After these advertisements were shown, car sales increased by 32%. Kia was even able to beat competitors such as Chevrolet (17%), Volkswagen (26%) and Hyundai (31%).
Adriana also collaborated with the brands Armani, Versace, Louis Vuitton and took part in promotional campaigns for these global brands.
According to the Spanish brand Desigual, Adriana is the goddess of the catwalk and a style icon. When AMAzon Beverages decided to choose Adriana as the face of its new product, it set them the conditions that the campaign must purchase part of the ingredients for its products in her home region of Bahia in northeastern Brazil. Lima is a lifelong football fan and is an official supporter of Inter Milan. In 2008, Adriana Lima made a splash with her appearance on the set of a Super Bowl commercial. In 2013, famous chef Alex Atala and supermodel Adriana helped Jerome Valcke during the draw for the 2013 Confederations Cup.
Adriana Lima also tried her hand at the world of cinema. In 2001, she played in a short film with Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker, starred in season 3 of the series How I Met Your Mother, in 2008 she starred in the series Ugly Betty, and in 2013 she played herself in the American series with the funny name “Crazy”, where the main roles were shared by Sarah Michelle Gellar and Robin Williams.
Adriana Lima: personal life
For almost three years, Lima dated American rock and RnB musician Lenny Kravitz and was even engaged to him, but the lovers’ wedding never took place.
After Leni, Adriana dated Prince Wenceslaus of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
On February 14, 2009, Adriana married Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric. The couple have two beautiful daughters, Valentina Lima-Jarić, born in 2009, and Sienna Lima-Jarić, born in 2012. Despite her pregnancy, Adriana Lima posed for the Pirelli erotic calendar.
In May 2014, the married couple decided to divorce; the official reason for this action was the very jealous nature of the beautiful Adriana.
Also, like many of her colleagues, Adriana Lima is involved in charitable activities. She helps orphanage in his hometown of El Salvador, buying clothes for the city's children who are forced to live in poverty. Together with the company AMAzon power, it holds charity events to raise funds for the benefit of the St. Luke's Foundation.
During her career, Adriana even managed to fall out of favor with her fans. This happened because of her desire to participate in the Victorias Secret show, for which it was necessary to lose weight.
For the sake of this project, Adriana switched to liquid food nine days before the start, and even stopped drinking water 12 hours before the start. Such determination resulted in Adriana being accused of promoting anorexia. After her strict diet, the supermodel had to make excuses in every possible way, talk about how on ordinary days she eats completely differently and encourage young people not to go on diets.
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Biography and career
Adriana Lima was born on June 12, 1981 in Salvador, Brazil. Her mother, Maria de Graça Lima, was a social worker; her father, Nelson Torres, left when Adriana was only 6 months old. The family lived very poorly, but in one interview the model said that she did not regret either the absence of her father in her life or the poverty she had to face. Lima believes that all of these factors served as the basis for her future success.
Adriana owes her bright appearance to a mixture of blood; according to the model, she has French, Portuguese, Swiss and Indian blood flowing in her.
At the age of 13, Adriana Lima was noticed by a scout from one of the modeling agencies, who invited the girl to try her hand at this business. IN adolescence Adriana managed to star in several magazine photo shoots, and then, in 1996, she took part in a local competition organized by the Ford Models modeling agency. Lima became the winner of the Brazilian stage and reached the finals of the international competition “Supermodel of the world”. There the girl managed to take second place.
In 1998, Adriana Lima signed a contract with Elite Model Management and moved to New York. In the first months, the girl lived with her mother’s friend, then moved to an apartment rented by a modeling agency. One of the main difficulties was complete ignorance in English.
“I couldn’t utter a single word and didn’t understand anyone. To be honest, I only knew how to say “yes” or “no,” but I was so embarrassed by my pronunciation that I terribly distorted even these two words. In general, I was just good at smiling.”
Adriana Lima
A huge breakthrough in Adriana's career was her poster on Times Square brand Vassarette in 1999, after which the sexuality of Brazilian women came into fashion.
Since 1999, Adriana Lima's career has been rapidly gaining momentum, which was largely due to her collaboration with the legendary Victoria's Secret brand. In 2000, the model was officially accepted into the ranks of Victoria's Secret Angels; now Lima not only took part in annual shows, but also regularly starred in the brand's catalogs.
In 2001, the model became the face of the Armani White fragrance and the Armani Jeans clothing line.
In 2003, Adriana Lima entered into an exclusive contract with Maybelline, being the official face of the brand until 2009. In 2014, the collaboration between Lima and Maybelline was renewed.
From 2003 to 2009, Adriana Lima traveled a lot around the world playing the role of a Victoria's Secret Angel.
In 2010, Adriana Lima, along with Alessandra Ambrosio and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, took part in an advertising photo shoot for the Loewe brand. In 2011, the model became the face of the Blumarine fashion house, starring in the advertising campaign for the fall-winter 2011/12 season.
In 2012, Russell James photographed Lima for the Donna Karan spring/summer collection advertising campaign. In the same year, the V Man calendar was published, in which Adriana represented the month of May.
At the end of 2012, Adriana Lima left the profession for a while, which was associated with the birth of her second child. The return took place already in 2014 and was marked by a large number of new contracts.
In 2014, Adriana Lima took part in the filming of advertising campaigns for such brands as Donna Karan, Jason Wu, Desigual, Iwc Watches and Versace. During the same period, cooperation with the cosmetics brand Maybelline was resumed.
In 2015, at the invitation of Marc Jacobs, the model became the face of the new fragrance “Marc Jacobs Decadence Fragrance”, and also starred in the advertising campaign for the brand’s spring-summer collection.
In the same year, Adriana Lima, Natasha Poly, Doutzen Kroes and Joan Smalls take part in the shooting of the beach collection of the Swedish brand H&M.
Collaboration with Victoria's Secret
The collaboration between Victoria's Secret and Adriana Lima began in 1998 with the filming of an advertising photo shoot. In 1999, Lima took part in the annual grand Victoria's Secret show for the first time and appeared on the catwalk in the company of such models as Heidi Klum and Laetitia Casta.
In 2000, Lima signed her first long-term contract with the brand and became its official model.
In 2008, Adriana Lima first had the honor of presenting the Fantasy Bra, decorated with scattering precious stones. 3,575 black diamonds and rubies were used to create the Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra, and the total cost of the product exceeded five million dollars.
Two years later, in 2010, Lima was again entrusted with representing the Fantasy Bra, which cost two million dollars. The "Bombshell Fantasy Bra" was set with sapphires and topaz, about 3,000 stones in total.
In 2014, for the third time, Adriana Lima presented Fantasy Bra, this time in the company of her colleague Alessandra Ambrosio. Two sets of “The Dream Angels Fantasy Bras”, which included not only bras, but also other details of the image, cost the brand two million dollars. A total of 16,000 stones were used: diamonds and sapphires for Adriana, topazes and rubies for Alessandra.
Adriana Lima became the second model, along with Heidi Klum, to represent Fantasy Bra three times. The Brazilian beauty also holds the record for the number of Victoria's Secret show openings - Lima was the first to appear on the catwalk five times.
As we know, in November 2018, Adriana announced the termination of her collaboration with Victoria's Secret. She even shed tears at this show.
Pirelli calendar
Adriana Lima has been photographed three times for the legendary Pirelli calendar, which is a great honor for any model.
In 2005, photographer Patrick Demarchelier invited Adriana to take part in the shooting of the calendar.
In 2013, Adriana Lima posed for the Pirelli calendar while pregnant with her second child. The photographer was Steve McCurry.
The third photographer who invited Adriana Lima to photograph for the 2015 Pirelli calendar was Steven Meisel.
Other projects
In 2001, Adriana Lima first tried her hand at cinema, starring in the short film Surveillance, produced by BMW and directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Her partners were famous actors Mickey Rourke and Clive Owen. Lima appears from 3.35 minutes
In 2007, along with other Victoria's Secret models, Lima appeared in an episode of the popular TV series How I Met Your Mother.
In 2008, she again played herself in one of the episodes of the series “Ugly Girl”.
In 2013, Adriana starred in an episode of the series Crazy, starring Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Adriana Lima is actively involved in charity work. Special attention devotes to orphans and children from low-income families living in its hometown Salvador. The model donated funds for the renovation and expansion of the Paths of Light orphanage, in addition, Lima helps many families by purchasing clothes and food for them.
A few years ago, Adriana Lima took part in one of the TV shows on Turkish television. She asked that all winnings due to her be sent to the account of a local children's hospital where they treat leukemia.
Personal life
In 2001, Adriana Lima began dating famous musician Lenny Kravitz. A year later, the couple got engaged, and in 2003, not having lasted two years together, they broke up.
After this, Adriana was in a relationship with Prince Wenceslaus of Liechtenstein for some time.
In 2006, Adriana Lima met the famous basketball player Marko Jaric, who immediately began to court the model, but for a long time received only a refusal. In 2007, no longer able to resist the persistence of a new acquaintance, Lima and Marco began dating. In 2008, Yarich proposed to his beloved, and in 2009 the wedding took place.
On November 15, 2009, the first daughter of Lima and Jarić, Valentina Lima-Jarić, was born, and three years later, the second daughter, Sienna Lima-Jarić, was born.
In the spring of 2014, the couple officially announced their separation. The formal reason was “irreconcilable differences,” and according to insiders, Adriana was pushed to take such a step by her husband’s repeated infidelities.
Today it is known that Adriana is dating Turkish writer Metin Hara.
Criticism of Adriana Lima
On the eve of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011, Lima in an interview The Daily Telegraph admitted that for nine days she only drank protein shakes instead of eating. And 12 hours before going on the podium, she completely gave up liquids in order to “dry out.” “With this alone you can lose up to 3.5 kg,” the model said. She also said that three weeks before the show she exercised twice a day. These statements were severely criticized in the media. In this regard, Lima came to her senses in time and tried to explain that such methods are not very useful: “Girls who starve themselves or are on a liquid diet, please do not do this! I don't follow such a crazy diet all year round. This is an emergency measure before an important show. After the show I go back to eating normally."
She is also suspected of enlarging her breasts by at least one size.
I'm not her biggest fan. I prefer faces with delicate features, like Linda Evangelista or Christy Turlington. But, in my opinion, it is impossible to deny that Adrina is a bright, beautiful woman.
I’ll just give you photos of her from different years. By the way, I like her more with dark brown hair. With black, her face becomes harder. Well, when she doesn’t grimace, doesn’t overact, doesn’t push sex out of herself, she’s very good, in my opinion. She has her own facial features that are sensual in themselves. In the photo in VS she is not always natural. While in other photo shoots she is very beautiful and organic everywhere. You can’t say about her: “I don’t believe it.” Of course, she is a talented model and knows how to embody many images. Therefore, it has been quoted on the advertising market for many years, which is not possible for all models.
On black and white photos she is very good
One of the most beautiful women on our planet, a darling of the fashion industry and a multiple winner of beauty contests is model Adriana Lima. Her name is so widely known to the public that it is difficult to imagine a person familiar with the modeling business, but not knowing this diva. In today's article you will learn how the life and career of the famous model is shaping up, as well as the height and weight of Adriana Lima.
short biography
The future star of all the most sought-after catwalks in the world was born in June 1981, in Brazil. Her family was the most ordinary, one of a million like them. Adriana Lima's mother worked in social services. And her father was virtually absent from her life, since he left the family when the baby was only 6 months old. Adriana herself later said that she took her father’s departure as a given, and if he had not done what he did then, perhaps she would never have achieved what she has today. Adriana Lima also talks about a wonderful and warm relationship with her mother, who raised the girl on her own.
As a child, Lima didn’t even think about how her fate would turn and that she would become one of the most popular supermodels. The girl dreamed of becoming a doctor, namely a pediatrician.
First steps in a modeling career
From an early age everything close environment The Lima family began to notice how incredibly beautiful little Adriana was growing. Therefore, at the age of 5, she won one of the beauty contests held in her hometown.
After that victory, she wanted to show herself even more, and the spirit of competition never left her for a second. In this regard, already as a schoolgirl, she continued to participate in competitions, where she became the winner over and over again.
At the age of 13, while walking with a friend to the shops, she was noticed by an employee of an agency associated with the modeling world. And a little later, at the request of a school friend, she went with her to one of the beauty contests that was held in their city.
Imagine Lima’s surprise when the organizers removed her from the list of participants, arguing that she was so professional as a model that this competition was simply ridiculous for her. There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that Lima should become a model!
The turning point was participation in an international beauty contest, where Adriana Lima entered at the age of 15. Then she managed to take second place. But it was at that moment that people from the top agency in the world, Elite, noticed her, and the young girl signed an agreement with them. Adriana Lima's height was already suitable for working on the catwalk.
Supermodel success
Since signing the agreement, Adriana's career has skyrocketed. She was actually torn apart by the offers of the most expensive fashion houses in the world. Lima moved from Brazil to America, to New York, and began actively collaborating with the most iconic brands. Every now and then he becomes the face of everything from simple brands to the most luxurious ones.
A special breakthrough was her participation in a photo shoot for a brand that posted her photo in Times Square. After this photo, girls from Brazil came into fashion.
Adriana has also appeared more than once on the covers of the most popular glossy publications, such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle, etc.
The model is one of the most significant members of Victorias Secret. She took part in almost all lingerie shows. And for more than 18 years, she has been considered one of the sexiest “angels” of the brand.
We can say that since the mid-90s, her career has only grown and grown upward. The girl continued to outshine all the other models around.
The most exciting public question has always been the question of the model parameters. Adriana Lima's height is 178 cm. This is slightly below the generally accepted standard. However, this did not stop her from becoming a catwalk model. And Adriana Lima’s weight is 57-59 kg. Many fashion critics consider the ratio of these parameters to be simply ideal.
Personal life
Surprisingly, the model’s personal life has never been distinguished by any impressive list of relationships. For all her popularity, financial solvency and extraordinary beauty, Lima has never chased rich heirs and billionaires. Although it is known that she received offers from many influential people more than once. Many successful men courted the model, but she did not give in and waited for true love.
Adriana admitted more than once that she had never been physically close to a man. She explained this by saying that she was not going to sleep with a man before the wedding. And so it happened. In 2009, Lima accepted a marriage proposal from a basketball player from Serbia.
Marko Jaric became the supermodel's first and true love. Almost immediately after the wedding, the newlyweds began to be asked the question: when will Adriana Lima and Marco have children? The answer did not take long to arrive and soon the couple had daughters: Valentina and Sienna.
But the marriage did not last long, and in 2016 Lima and Jaric announced their separation. Addressing the public, they chose to remain silent about the reasons for the divorce, but emphasized that they remain on friendly terms, as parents of two wonderful daughters whom they plan to raise together.
New novel
In 2017, it became known that Adriana Lima was dating a writer from Turkey, Metin Hara. They met in the same year, when Lima flew to Turkey to participate in the show. After work, the model was in the company of other people and met Metin. According to her friends who were also present there, the writer immediately made an extraordinary impression on the girl. He also presented her with his book, with which she flew home.
Despite the increasingly flaring rumors about their romance, the young people themselves did not comment on this. Until Lima was spotted again in Turkey, without any special work need. Journalists and paparazzi began spying on the supermodel and her new lover. They managed to film Lima and Metin spending time happily and carefree, content with each other.
Charity
As the model herself told reporters, she always dreamed of helping those in need. And when such an opportunity arose, she, sparing no expense, made transfers to charitable organizations in her hometown. Lima continues to periodically help Brazilian children from disadvantaged and poor families, sending them new clothes and material assistance.
Adriana Lima
Adriana Francesca Lima (port. Adriana Francesca Lima). She was born on June 12, 1981 in Salvador Bahia (Brazil). Brazilian supermodel, best known as one of Victoria's Secret Angels, as well as the face of the advertising cosmetics company Maybelline.
In the media, Lima is often called one of the most beautiful women on the planet.
In 2014, Adriana topped the list of “New Super Models.” According to models.com, Lima has topped the list of the sexiest models for seven years in a row.
He is of African, Swiss, Native American, Japanese and Portuguese descent.
Adriana was raised by her mother Maria de Graça Lima, who was a social worker.
Her father, Nelson Torres, left the family when the girl was six months old. Many years later, in an interview, she will say the following about him: “I wouldn’t want to change anything in my life. I think that if I had done something, everything could have been different, and I would hardly have realized my dreams. If that meant I had to live in poverty and battle my inner demons, then so be it. I've been through a lot and I'm very proud of myself. Life without a father sometimes baffles me. I don’t know if this was my fault, I don’t know anything about him. “I love my mother and we have a friendly, warm relationship.”.
At the age of 15, Lima took second place in the Supermodel of the world competition.
Adriana Lima in childhood and youth
In 1998, she signed a contract with the Elite agency and moved to New York.
Adriana never thought about being a model, although she won many beauty contests in primary school. As a child, Lima wanted to become a pediatrician.
When Lima was 13 years old, she was noticed by an employee modeling agency in one of shopping centers, where the very young future supermodel was shopping.
She had a friend at school who wanted to take part in a modeling competition, but didn't want to go alone, so she asked Adriana to take part with her. The reaction of the event organizers was unexpected: they asked Adriana to withdraw her application, since at that time she already looked and behaved like a professional model.
At the age of 15, she won the Brazilian final of a model competition organized by the Ford Models agency, and took second place at the international one.
When she came to America, she did not know English at all. “I couldn’t utter a single word and didn’t understand anyone. To be honest, I only knew how to say “yes” or “no,” but I was so embarrassed by my pronunciation that I terribly distorted even these two words. In general, I was just good at smiling.", says Lima.
However, lack of knowledge of English did not prevent the model from concluding contracts with fashion houses, appearing on magazine covers and participating in high fashion shows.
Since 1998, she began to take part in high fashion shows, presenting clothes from such houses as Giorgio Armani, Vera Wang, Valentino, Versace, Louis Vuitton, John Galliano, Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Escada, Betsey Johnson, Nanette Lepore, Alexandre Herchcovitch, Christina Perrin, Cividini, Enrico Coveri, Fendi, Luca Luca, Randolph Duke, Rebecca Danenberg, Sully Bonnelly, Girbaud, Girls Rule, Guy Laroche, Sean John, Anna Sui, Carmen Marc Valvo, Emilio Pucci, Cynthia Rowley , Istvan Francer, Richard Tylor, Sportmax, Giles, Balmain, Jason Wu, Emanuel Ungaro, Christian Lacroix, Marc Jacobs, Prada.
A huge breakthrough in Adriana’s career was her poster in Times Square for the Vassarette brand, after which the sexuality of Brazilian women came into fashion.
Adriana has been the face of various companies: Versace, BCBG, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Blumarine, Colcci, XOXO, Bulgari, Elle Saab, Metrocity, George Rech, La Perla, Liverpool, Loewe, Gasoline, bebe, Armani, George Rech, Anna Sui Jeans, Mavi Jeans, Swatch Skin watches, TIM, French Connection UK, Gai Mattiolo, IGUATEMI, Intimissimi, M-officer, Donna Karan, Miu Miu, Jason Wu, Marc Jacobs, H&M, BALMAIN, Vogue Eyewear.
In 1995 she starred for the Colcci campaign. In 1997, she was the face of the Blumarine Fall/Winter campaign, photographed by photographer Ellen von Unwerth. In 2000, she became the face of Guess jeans. And in 2001 she became the face of Armani White Parfume and Armani Jeans.
Since 1996, Adriana begins to appear on magazine covers as a professional model. First she starred in her native Brazil, and then after moving to New York she went global and in 1999 Lima appeared on the cover of Italy Vogue magazine. She also graced the covers of such magazines as GQ, ELLE, Esquire, Vogue, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Arena, V, French Revue des Modes, Numero, Interview, ANNA, American Photo, AMICA Italy, Love Magazine, Max, “Le Monde M”, Ocean Drive, The Best Shop, Photo France, DT, Cosmopolitan.
The April 2006 issue of GQ, on the cover of which Adriana appeared, became the best-selling issue of the year. And also the best-selling issue of its entire existence. The same magazine called her "The most sensual virgin in the world." In February 2008, she appeared on the cover of Esquire magazine for the publication's 75th anniversary. The photos were taken in black and white. And in September 2014, she starred with other supermodels for the 50th anniversary of Italy Vogue magazine, which featured top models from different times.
After Adriana became the face of the Italian telecom operator Telecom Italy, the girl gained enormous popularity. Italy, like other European countries, recognized the girl’s beauty, dubbing her “Catherine Zeta-Jones of Italy.”
Adriana Lima appeared on the Pirelli calendar in 2005, 2013 and 2015. She became the first model to appear for this calendar while pregnant with her second child.
In 2009, a pregnant Adriana walked on the catwalk of the Givenchy fashion house, but the show was considered not the most successful; Lima was explained: “You weren’t fat enough, and the public wanted to see your belly!”
Photographer Andrew Richard in an interview talked about how he met Adriana and how she became famous. “I was thinking about how cool it would be to meet and photograph such a model before she became famous... While I was thinking about all this, I was just passing by the MTV building on Broadway and Times Square. It was very noisy. And then something happened that made me stop: I saw Adriana Lima on a huge billboard. That face... I recognized her immediately. She really did it now... Two years after she stepped off the plane that took her away from Brazil, she looked at me from a billboard that was several times larger than me. At least five million people walked past her face. Or perhaps fifty. I can tell you that today Adriana is more in demand than any other model in New York. Including all the supermodels you know by name." And Adriana confirms his words.
In 2008 and 2012, Adriana starred in Teleflora and Kia Motors commercials broadcast during the Super Bowl. Forbes named her Teleflora ad one of the best advertisements during Super Bowl XLVI.
The Huffington Post said: “One of the main goals of any advertisement is to grab the viewer's attention. Teleflora.com, featuring supermodel Adriana Lima, managed to gain enormous popularity among viewers.” ESPN.com noted, "Hire supermodel Adriana Lima to star in your ad and your ad will be a success."
In 2014, the model became the official ambassador for the KIA World Cup campaign. During the broadcast of KIA advertisements on television dedicated to the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Adriana in leading role, the company's sales increased by 32%.
In 2014, she became the first international ambassador for the Spanish brand Desigual and starred in an advertisement for International Watch Company, (IWC), a Swiss luxury watch, alongside Karolina Kurkova.
In 2015 she became the face of Marc Jacobs perfume Decadence.
Victoria's Secret brought Adriana worldwide fame and made her one of the most sought-after models in the world.
She started working at Victoria's Secret in 1998. And her first fashion show for Victoria's Secret took place in 1999, where she walked on the catwalk along with such top models as,. In 2000, she signed a contract with this brand and became one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. During this time, she took part in almost all Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows - one of the most famous fashion shows in the world. Together with Bob Dylan, Lima took part in advertising from this brand. Where a model walks around Venice in lingerie and high heels.
The video is set to the song Love Sick from the album Time Out of Mind, which received a Grammy award in 1997. In 2008, she introduced the Black Diamond Fantasy Miracle Bra, worth $5 million, and in 2010, the Bombshell Fantasy Bra, worth $2 million. In 2014, she introduced a bra for the third time called The Dream Angels Fantasy Bra, costing $2 million. $2,000,000 with another model. Adriana Lima and Heidi Klum are the only models of the brand who have been honored to represent the fantasy bra three times. Adriana opened the Victoria's Secret show five times: more than any other model.
From 2003 to 2009, Lima was the face of the Maybelline brand. And in 2014 she again signed a contract with this company.
“We are honored to once again welcome Adriana to our ranks of brilliant ambassadors,” said Jérôme Broix, President, Maybelline New York. - Women all over the world are admired not only by her beauty, but also by her desire to help those in need, her passion for life and her undeniable positive energy. We are incredibly proud of this renewed collaboration as Adriana is a true Maybelline NY girl.”
“I am extremely happy to collaborate with the brand again. I am honored to be a Maybelline girl and look forward to our work together. I have always been admired by the wonderful and positive image of the brand, becoming a part of it is a real dream!” Adriana commented on her return.
Adriana played roles in films. Adriana performed her first role in a film in 2001, starring in the short film “Surveillance”, from the BMW’s series. She played the role of the main character's wife. In the story, a famous show business figure hires a driver to spy on his wife, whom he suspects of cheating. The film also stars Clive Owen and Forest Whitaker.
In November 2007, along with other angels, she appeared as guest stars in the series How I Met Your Mother.
In 2008, she played herself in the American TV series Ugly Betty. And in 2013 she starred with Robin Williams in the series “Crazy.”
Adriana Lima's height: 178 centimeters.
Adriana Lima's parameters: chest volume – 86 cm, waist volume – 61 cm, hips volume – 89 cm.
Personal life of Adriana Lima:
Unlike many famous models, Adriana Lima had almost no scandalous romances in her life. Lima is a devout Catholic and adheres to very strict moral principles: as the model admits, until she gets to know a person very well, there can be no talk of any relationship.
In 2003, she separated from her fiancé Lenny Kravitz, to whom she became engaged in 2002.
Since February 14, 2009, Adriana has been married to basketball player Marko Jaric (born 1978), whom she dated for 3 years before their wedding. The couple had two daughters - Valentina Lima-Jarić (born November 15, 2009) and Sienna Lima-Jarić (born September 12, 2012).
In May 2014, the couple announced their divorce.
Interesting facts about Adriana Lima:
Included in the 100 sexiest women on the planet according to FHM and Maxim publications. She is also considered Victoria's Secret's sexiest angel.
In 2012 she became the most sexy woman according to FHM Russia.
Adriana Lima's favorite designer is Cristan Lacroix. “And it’s not because his clothes are amazing and I adore them, but because he is a magnificent person himself. When I participated in his fashion show, he was the very first to arrive and helped everyone get ready. He approached each model to say “hello” and ask if they needed anything. I think you shouldn't expect any special treatment if you're famous. On the contrary, you need to give, and then you will get more fans and respect.”
Famous photographer Ellen von Unwerth considers Adriana Lima her muse and favorite model.
Lima goes to church every Sunday.
He is interested in football and officially supports Inter Milan.
Australian band The Janoskians mentioned Adriana in their song "Real Girls Eat Cake".
She is an alternative model for Alix Vance in the Half-Life 2 modification - FakeFactory Cinematic Mod.
Favorite boxer: Manny Pacquiao.
During the Betsey Johnson F/W 1998 show, Adriana's bra fell off on the runway.