Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12,1981 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian supermodel. She is famous for her exotic beauty and best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret. She was discovered while at a local mall at age of 13. The blue/gray-eyed Brazilian beauty can attribute her exotic good looks to her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage.
Her climb from obscurity to glam girl occurred after placing second in the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest at the age of 13. Three years later, she headed to one of the fashion centers of the world, New York, and signed with Elite Model Management. Once there, her modeling portfolio began to expand exponentially, after appearing in Vogue (Italy) in 1997, as well as Vogue (UK), I-D (UK), Marie Claire (Brazil) and Vogue (Italy) in 1998.
Adriana also appeared in Vogue (U.S., Germany, UK) and Marie Claire.
But one of Adriana's most notable catwalk appearances was in the Victoria's Secret summer 2000 swimwear catalog (shot in Cannes), where the Brazilian beauty shared the spotlight with a bevy of supermodels such as Heidi Klum and Laetitia Casta, Italy in 1999.
