Adriana Francesca Lima was born on June 12, 1981 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She began her modeling career at the age of 13 with Ford Supermodel Agency. At the beginning of her career she mostly focused on editorial work as well as runway work for Christian Lacroix, Valentino and many more others. Her first break came when she was featured in a Vassarette advertisement in Times Square that soon continued to her print career. 


Lima became a GUESS? girl in early 2000 and appeared in the year's fall ad campaign. She continued her career as a Maybelline spokesmodel from 2003 all the way through 2009. She also appeared on many fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and Vanity Fair. Aside from fashion she has built up an acting career staring in a few small roles as the years have passed.

Although her entire resume is impressive, what made her most famous is her modeling career with Victoria's Secret. Her very first fashion show with Victoria's Secret was in 1999 and since 2000 she has been contracted as an official Angel. She has opened their annual fashion show three times in 2003, 2007 and 2008. She is one of the most famous models as of right now in the entire world and is continuing to be successful.

Aside from her glamorous life as a model and actress she has a husband, a Serbian basketball player named Marko Jaric. So far the two have had one beautiful daughter named Valentina Lima Jaric. 

Besides the fact that Adriana Lima is an extremely successful supermodel, she is also my all time favorite Victoria's Secret Angel. I personally think she is one of the most gorgeous women in the entire world. She is also a very strong a powerful woman and can make an impact on the world. I hope someday I can be just like her.