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Biography for Adriana Lima

Birth Name
Adriana Francesca Lima
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Height
5' 10"
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Mini biography
Adriana Francesca Lima was born on June 12, 1981 in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. At the tender age of 13, Adriana entered the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest, where her unique beauty, derived from her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage, won her second place. Moving to New York at age 16, Adriana joined the Elite Model Management and further pursued her modeling career, landing a campaign for the fashion label Anna Molinari. However, it was her appearance in several Guess? campaigns that gained her the recognition that catapulted her into supermodel status. Since then, she has appeared in campaigns for Anna Sui Jeans, Bebe, Gasoline, Mossimo, Victoria's Secret, BCBG, Keds and XOXO, and has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Vogue and Marie Claire. She most recently appeared in the hyped Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, gaining recognition as one of the Victoria's Secret's Perfect 10. In her spare time, Adriana dedicates her services to help orphans in her native Brazil. She is now starring in the Italian TIM mobile Commercials.
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Trivia
Spokesmodel of Armani Jeans.

Spokesmodel of Guess?.

Spokesmodel of Victoria's Secret.

Ranked #57 in Maxim's Hot 100 2003, ahead of Naomi Watts and behind Salma Hayek.

Ethnicity is French, Portuguese, Native-American, Japanese and Caribbean

Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2004).

Ranked #33 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2002).

Ranked #75 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2003).

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). [2005]

Her favorite musician is 'Lenny Kravitz'. She has also appeared in one of his music videos, "Yesterday Is Gone".

Measurements are 33-24-34.
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Personal quotes
"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."
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