Adriana Lima Biography

Adriana Lima, Model

Occup.	Model
From	Brazil
Born	June 12, 1981 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Age	42 years

Adriana Lima, born on June 12, 1981, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, is a prominent model and starlet. Lima rose to fame in the early 2000s as a Victoria's Secret Angel, turning into one of the most effective and also well-recognized versions in the world. Her Brazilian heritage and also unique functions, which include her piercing blue eyes, have aided her mark an unique visibility worldwide of fashion.

Adriana's household comprised her mom, Maria da Graça Lima, a social worker, and also her dad, Nelson Torres, a carpenter. Her moms and dads separated when she was young, leaving Lima to be increased by her mommy. Adriana's training was fairly modest, but her beauty caught every person's interest from a very early age. Despite her all-natural elegance, Adriana never desired become a model. Her early ambitions were to come to be a pediatrician, but destiny had various plans for her.

At the age of 13, Lima was found by a modeling scout while purchasing in a regional mall in Brazil. Soon, she started completing in and also winning appeal pageants, which led her to participate in the Ford Supermodel of Brazil competition. In 1996, at just 15 years of age, Lima won the Ford Supermodel of Brazil title and also later came second in the international Ford Supermodel of the World Contest kept in Miami.

Lima's success in these competitors launched her worldwide job, and also she moved to New York City to go after modeling. She has since then dealt with one of the most distinguished brand names and digital photographers in the fashion industry. Lima appeared on the covers of many publications, including Vogue, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, as well as GQ. In 2000, she was signed as the spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics, a function she proceeded in for six years.

Adriana came to be a Victoria's Secret Angel in 1999, a title she held till 2018, making her the longest-running model to work with the brand. She has actually walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 20 times, putting on the iconic Fantasy Bra 3 times, as well as is thought about one of one of the most famous Angels in the brand name's background. Lima's condition as a Victoria's Secret Angel aided her turned into one of the highest-paid and most identifiable designs on the planet.

Outside of her modeling profession, Adriana had some acting searches, consisting of a minor role in "The Follow" (2001) as well as a guest appearance in the prominent television series "Ugly Betty" (2008). Lima is likewise actively involved in philanthropy, functioning as an ambassador for the St. Luke Foundation for Haiti and sustaining the kids's medical facility in her hometown of Salvador, Bahia.

Adriana wed Serbian basketball gamer Marko Jarić in 2009, and also the pair has 2 daughters, Valentina and also Sienna. Lima and also Jarić divided in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016. In spite of the ups and downs of her personal life, Lima has actually established herself as a pioneer in the modeling globe and remains an inspiration for aiming models worldwide.

Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by Adriana.

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17 Famous quotes by Adriana Lima

"My favorite designer is Christian Lacroix, not just because his clothes are amazing and I love them, but because he's so nice. When I did his fashion show, he was the first one to arrive there and he helped everyone"

"If one day I have a daughter and my daughter wants to be a model, I would never let her!"

"I'm a teenager, but I'm independent - I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I think I have learned more than any of those teenagers have in school. I learned to be responsible, leaving my family and coming here alone"

"You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous"

"I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile"

"Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing"

"When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot have it"

"I would like just one time to be on the cover of Italian Vogue"

"I like to go to the movies or read"

"Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong"

"If you look around Brazil you see pregnant women everywhere. Here you don't see that as much. There the only thing they do is babies, babies, babies! Especially the poor families"

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous"

"Younger guys are just too jealous"

"I've never been to the gym. I do nothing"

"I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we all work a lot and don't have time to hang out together. They're all really nice; I've never had a problem with any model"

"I was in a fashion show and I had on a strapless top. When I got to the end the top was down"

"I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started"