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Adriana Lima
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981[3]) is a
Brazilian supermodel best known as a Victoria's Secret
Angel since 2000 and a spokesmodel 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.
Adriana Lima
Contents
1 Early life and family
2 Career
2.1 Modeling career
2.2 Victoria's Secret
2.3 Acting
2.4 Endorsements
3 Public image
3.1 Personal life
3.2 Reception
3.3 Charity
4 References
5 External links
Adriana Lima, April 30, 2007
Birth name
Adriana Francesca Lima[1]
Date of birth
June 12, 1981
Place of birth Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Early life and family
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Hair color
Brown[2]
Eye color
Blue[2]
Lima was born in the northeastern coastal town of Salvador,
Measurements 86-61-89 (34-24-35)[2]
Bahia, Brazil on June 12, 1981, to Portuguese, French,
Weight
59 kg (130 lb/9.3 st)
Native South American, and Caribbean heritage,[4][5]
Dress size
34 (EU); 4 (US)
although reports have also claimed Lima to be of African,
Shoe size
8.5 (US)[2]
Native South American, and Swiss heritage.[6] Her father,
from whom she was estranged for most of her life, is
Agency
Marilyn Agency
Nelson Torres, and her mother, Maria da Graça Lima, was a
Lumiere Models in Brazil VIVA
social worker who gave birth to Lima at the age of 18. Lima
Models in Europe
revealed that her father walked out on her family when she
was six months old, but has been making recent attempts to
reconcile.[7] In late 2007, Lima revealed on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame that although she is her mother's only child, she has two half brothers, aged 7 and 11, from her
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father's second marriage.[8][9] Coming from a poor family, her first time leaving her country and first time on a
plane was when she was 15.[10] She was raised mainly by her mother and grandmother.
Career
Modeling career
Lima never thought about being a model. However, she had a friend at school who wanted to enter a modeling
contest and didn't want to enter alone, so Lima entered with her. Both sent in pictures, and the contest sponsor
soon asked Lima to come out for the competition.[11] Soon after, at the age of 15, she entered and finished in
first place in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" model search. She subsequently entered the 1996 Ford
"Supermodel of the World" contest and finished in second place.[12] Three years later, Lima moved to New
York City and signed with Elite Model Management. After acquiring representation, Lima's modeling portfolio
began to expand by leaps and bounds, and she appeared in numerous international editions of Vogue and Marie
Claire. As for fashion shows, she has walked the catwalks for big-name designers such as Vera Wang, Christian
Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Ralph Lauren and Valentino, among others. Lima then
became a GUESS? girl, appearing in their Fall 2000 ad campaign. She also appeared in the book A second
decade of Guess? Images.[13]
Lima continued to build upon her portfolio, doing more print work for Maybelline, as well as bebe, Mossimo,
Armani, Bulgari, De Beers, FCUK, Intimissimi, Keds, Swatch, Versace, and BCBG.[14] She also appeared on
the covers and in the editorials of other fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Vogue, GQ, Marie
Claire, Arena, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and many more.[15] Her April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling
issue that magazine for the year.[16] She also appeared in the 2005 Pirelli Calendar[13] and became the face of
Italy's cell phone carrier, Telecom Italia Mobile, a move that earned her the nickname, "the Catherine
Zeta-Jones of Italy."[17]
In February 2008 she was featured on the cover of Esquire magazine, re-creating the classic 1966 Angie
Dickinson cover on Esquire's 75th anniversary along with fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Karolina Kurkova,
Izabel Goulart and Selita Ebanks. Model.com featured her at No.3 on the list of the hottest models today. She
graced the cover of GQ Magazine April 2008 issue (which brought a record number of web hits for GQ online)
and appeared only in shoes, diamonds and gloves for the November 2007 issue of Vanity Fair celebrating 20
years of supermodels with her fellow Angels. Lima was chosen to be a part of People magazine's 100 most
beautiful people in the world, sharing that space with her fellow Angels, with whom she also received a star on
the Hollywood "Walk of Fame" prior to the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. In February 2008 she was
chosen to be the face of Mexico's Liverpool department store chain and launched the partnership with a press
conference, runway show, and summer campaign.
Victoria's Secret
Lima is probably best known for her work with Victoria's Secret, beginning in 1998. Her first fashion show for
the company came a year later, and since being contracted as an Angel in 2000, she has appeared on subsequent
shows ever since, with her most notable walk in 2003 as the show opener. Lima has appeared on several
television ads for the brand, including the praised and criticized[18][19] "Angel in Venice" commercial of 2003
with Bob Dylan and her solo Victoria's Secret's Super Bowl XLII ad, the single most-seen ad of the game,
watched by 103.7 million viewers.[20] 2008 continued for Lima with hosting the "What Is Sexy?" program for
the E! Entertainment Network and a July tour for the BioFit Uplift Bra launch, with stops in Long Island,
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Boston, and Miami Beach. She will also be the face of the famous Miracle Bra[21][22] scheduled to launch in
November. To top the year off, Lima will wear the "Fantasy Bra" for the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion
Show,[23] In early 2008 Lima renewed her contract with Victoria's Secret, along with Maybelline for 5 more
years.[24]
Acting
Lima has always had an interest in acting, but knows she has to study quite a bit before booking any major
spots. She plans to take lessons and act full time after her modeling contracts are up, several years from now.
Her first acting role was the wife, alongside Mickey Rourke, Forest Whitaker in The Follow, one of BMW's
short films series titled The Hire, starring Clive Owen.
Lima appeared with her fellow angels in a guest spot playing herself in the series How I Met Your Mother in
November 2007.
In 2008, Lima made her second television acting appearance, appearing on the American television series
"Ugly Betty," where she played herself and made friends with the series' title character, played by America
Ferrera. According to her publicist, Liza Anderson, "Adriana has always been a huge fan of Ugly Betty and is
thrilled for the opportunity to make a guest star appearance."[25]
Endorsements
Lima is also a spokesperson for cosmetics giant Maybelline New York.[26] She is the world's fourth highest
paid model as of 2007.[16][17][27][28]
Public image
Personal life
Lima is fluent in Portuguese, English, and French, and also speaks a bit of Italian. In her free time, she loves
reading novels. Although she has appeared in a few commercials with cars, she has admitted that she has yet to
learn how to drive and receive her driver's license.[29]
Lima was shy around boys when she was younger, not receiving her first kiss until she was 17 years old. They
were watching a movie during the kiss. Afterwards, he went directly to her mother to ask if he could marry
her.[30] In an interview with GQ in the April 2006 issue, Lima told the magazine that she is a devoted Catholic
who attends church every Sunday and is a virgin. "Sex is for after marriage," she explained. "They [men] have
to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect, that means they don't want me."[31] US GQ dubbed her as
"The World's Most Voluptuous Virgin."[32] When she was younger, she studied to become a nun and often takes
a Bible backstage to read.[33]
She works out regularly. She jumps rope, does cardio, and has a custom-tailored boxing routine.[34] Although
she admits to eating healthfully and in the past being on low carb diets, her weakness is meat.[35]
She has been romantically linked to rocker Lenny Kravitz,[32] Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein,[28] and
Denny of Timbalada. She is currently engaged to Serbian basketball player Marko Jarić of the NBA Memphis
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Grizzlies,[36] the wedding which will take place in Brazil, is planned for June of 2009.[37]
Lima wishes to have four children some day.[38]
An adorer of classical music, as well as black and white films, she cites Beethoven as her favorite composer[39]
and the piano sonata as her favorite sound.[40]
Her inspirations are Bettie Page and Marilyn Monroe.[41] She often gets inspired by Sophia Loren as
well.[42][43]
Reception
Since her rise to fame, Lima is often cited by popular media as one of the
world's sexiest woman. She ranked 7th on FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2007[44]
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.[45] Lima was also voted on the Maxim Hot 100 2007 as number
53. She was voted # 1 as the Most Desirable Woman in 2005 by visitors of the
men's lifestyle website, Askmen.com (she was placed 4th in 2006, also 4th in
2007 and 10th in 2008).
She was also the model for the new Alyx Vance in the so called CINEMATIC
MOD by !Fakefactory" for the Ego-Shooter-Series HALF-LIFE 2 by Valve.
Victoria's Secret Angels
Adriana Lima (left), Marisa
Miller and Selita Ebanks ride
in the Guantanamo Bay
Christmas Parade Dec. 1, 2007
Charity
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. She also stands for animal rights.[12]
References
1. ^ Adriana Lima (http://www.imdb.com
accessed 2008-10-18
/name/nm0992596/) at the Internet Movie Database
8. ^ YouTube - Logan and Adriana at the Walk of Fame
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO8p6YBvBPI)
2. ^ a b c d e "Marilyn Model Agency
9. ^ YouTube - Graca's only child
(http://www.marilyn-ny.com/index.php)
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIN6r8VyPI0)
3. ^ 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. CBS.
10. ^ From limited means (http://www.superiorpics.com
2007-12-04.
/adriana_lima/interview.html) accessed 2007-06-23
4. ^ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0OhglspGZg
11.
^ Adriana discovered (http://www.youtube.com
YouTube - Adriana's bio and heritage
/watch?v=27GS6l59LEM)
5. ^ [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models
/Adriana_Lima/ FMD profile Adriana's bio and
12. ^ a b Adriana Lima biography
heritage
(http://www.maybelline.co.uk/about_us
6. ^ Adriana Lima Photos - Adriana Lima News /l282l291l339.htm) , Maybelline, accessed August
Adriana Lima Information (http://www.tv.com
28, 2005
/adriana-lima/person/333447/summary.html)
13. ^ a b Adriana Lima Profile
7. ^ Reconciliation through spiritual means
(http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models
(http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias
/Adriana_Lima) in the FMD
/0,,MUL327116-9798,00(http://fashionmodeldirectory.com) database.
GURU+BAIANA+CURA+CONFLITOS+SENTIMENTAIS+DE+ADRIANA+LIMA.html)
Accessed 2007-06-23.
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14. ^ AdrianaLimaFan.net Advertisement Campaigns
(http://adrianalimafan.net/adriana/career/)
15. ^ AdrianaLimaFan.net Magazine Covers Overview
(http://adrianalimafan.net/adriana/covers/)
16. ^ a b Forbes Top Fifteen Models
(http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/09/models-mediabundchen-biz-mediacz_kb_0716topmodels1_slide_5.html?thisSpeed=30000)
Forbes. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
17. ^ a b "Adriana Lima, Forbes Top Celebrities
(http://www.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/C3P8.html) ",
Forbes. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
18. ^ Dylan appearing in Victoria's Secret ad
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-04-05bob-dylan_x.htm) accessed 2007-09-19.
19. ^ 'Lovesick' and Attired (http://www.ew.com
/ew/article
/0,,438213~4~0~bobdylansingsforvictorias,00.html)
accessed 2007-09-19.
20. ^ Close Super Bowl puts even more eyes on
late-airing ads (http://www.usatoday.com/money
/advertising/2008-02-07-super-bowl-ads_N.htm)
accessed 2008-08-07.
21. ^ Adriana shoots Miracle Bra
(http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/demiashton-green-project.php) accessed 2007-09-19.
22. ^ Adriana shoots Miracle Bra 2
(http://www.ecorazzi.com/category/thegreenpicture/)
accessed 2007-09-19.
23. ^ Adriana wears the Fantasy Bra
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4k2zX8XScc)
accessed 2007-09-19.
24. ^ Adriana renews her contracts
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D8SQTzGlRI)
accessed 2007-09-19.
25. ^ From tv.hollyscoop.com (September 4, 2008)
(http://tv.hollyscoop.com/ugly-betty/adriana-lima-tojoin-cast-of-ugly-betty_1170.aspx)
26. ^ Maybelline (http://www.maybelline.co.uk
/l99l331l333.htm) accessed 2007-06-23.
27. ^ Forbes Top Fifteen Models
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=
/news/2007/07/16/wforbes116.xml)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=
/news/2007/07/16/wforbes116.xml. Retrieved on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriana_Lima
2007-06-16.
28. ^ a b Top 100 Celebrities 2006
(http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/C3P8.html)
Forbes. July 26, 2007.
29. ^ Adriana Lima Says That She Does Not Drive
(http://youtube.com/watch?v=P_Fht8CGArM)
accessed 2008-07-15.
30. ^ Victoria Secret Models Talk About First Kiss
(http://www.buzzhumor.com/videos
/5287/Victoria_Secret__Models_Talk_About_First_Kiss)
31. ^ Adriana Lima: Our favorite... virgin?
(http://men.style.com/gq/features
/full?id=content_4255) , Style.com. Retrieved on
2007-05-21
32. ^ a b Adriana Lima's new title is "the world's most
voluptous virgin" (http://www.vogue.co.uk
/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=33766)
33. ^ Little Bible backstage (http://transcripts.cnn.com
/TRANSCRIPTS/0506/17/sbt.01.html)
34. ^ "Adriana's workout routine"
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84vhU8dNrSI)
35. ^ Adriana likes to eat... (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=u_AOTZtG0Yc)
36. ^ Supermodel Adriana Lima Engaged to Basketball
Star (http://www.people.com/people/article
/0,,20206509,00.html)
37. ^ Wedding Date" (http://www.mtsmondo.com
/entertainment/gossip/text.php?vest=103971)
38. ^ Lima's plan for children (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=u_AOTZtG0Yc)
39. ^ classical music" (http://i37.tinypic.com
/28kudz8.jpg)
40. ^ Piano Sonata" (http://i36.tinypic.com/mvgu3n.jpg)
41. ^ Inspiration" (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=KrCw1NE8hBg)
42. ^ Inspiration2" (http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=mt9gpNr63PE)
43. ^ Sophia2" (http://i37.tinypic.com/28kudz8.jpg)
44. ^ "#7 Adriana Lima and #6 Jessica Biel - 100 Sexiest
Women 2007 (http://www.fhmonline.com
/girls_100_sexiest_2007.asp?cnl_id=1&
stn_id=136&p=48) ", FHM. Retrieved on
2007-05-21.
45. ^ Spike TV (http://www.spiketv.com) accessed
2007-06-18.
External links
Adriana Lima's Official Site (http://adrianalima.com/)
Adriana Lima (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0992596/) at the Internet Movie Database
Adriana Lima (http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Adriana_Lima) in the Fashion Model
Directory
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriana_Lima"
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