Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. She is best accepted for her clay assignment with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline. Adriana Lima is currently the third accomplished paid archetypal in the apple (behind Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss). She becoming $4.5 actor in 2006 according to Forbes. She ranked 7th on FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2007 and was called as one of People Magazine's anniversary 100 Best Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007 forth with adolescent Victoria's Secret Angels (Selita Ebanks, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart and Karolina Kurkova)
One of the best approved afterwards of Brazilian beauties entering the clay apple in the backward 1990s (including Gisele Bündchen, Ana Beatriz Barros, Fernanda Tavares, Ana Hickmann, Isabeli Fontana and Alessandra Ambrosio), the 5'10?, chestnut-haired Adriana Lima rose to distinction out of beneath than alluring conditions. Lima was apparent at the age of 13 while arcade at a bounded mall. At the age of 15, she accomplished 1st abode in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil archetypal search. Lima afterwards followed with a 2nd abode accomplishment in the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the Apple contest.
Shortly after, Lima confused to New York City, and eventually confused on from Ford, signing with Elite Archetypal Management. Her aboriginal career consisted mostly of appearance beat assignment (with aboriginal appearances in all-embracing editions of Vogue and Marie Claire in 1997/1998), as able-bodied as aerodrome assignment (Christian Lacroix, Valentino, and others). Lima's aboriginal big breach came back she was featured in a Vassarette advance in Times Square.