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| Adriana Lima Facts |
Adriana was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007.
Adriana was voted as the #4 fantasy girlfriend in a poll conducted by AskMen.com for the Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2007. The website asked Voters to consider qualities including sex appeal and beauty, and intelligence, humour, charisma and ambition.
Adriana had her first kiss at 17.
Adriana has her own Official Website.
Adriana is the 99th highest paid, famous person in the world [2006] (according to Forbes).
Adriana revealed in the April 2006 cover feature of GQ magazine that, per her Catholic beliefs, she was still a virgin, explaining:
Adriana: Sex is for after marriage. [Men] have to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect, that means they don't want me.
Adriana is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Adriana Lima does charitable work by helping with an orphanage, "Caminhos da Luz" (Ways of Light), located in her home town. She helps with construction to expand the orphanage, and buys clothes for poor children in Salvador, Bahia.
Adriana Lima opened the 2003 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Shortly after, Adriana moved to New York City, she eventually moved on from Ford, signing with Elite Model Management.
At the age of 15, Adriana finished 1st place in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search. She later followed with a 2nd place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel - the World contest.
Adriana Lima was discovered at the age of 13, shopping at a local mall.
Adriana Lima was one of the mass of Brazilian beauties entering the modeling world in the late 1990s, along with - Gisele Bündchen, Ana Beatriz Barros, Fernanda Tavares, Ana Hickmann, Isabeli Fontana and Alessandra Ambrosio.
Adriana has been photographed by various great photographers, such as Steven Meisel, Peter Lindbergh and Ellen von Unwerth.
Adriana makes a remarkable appearance in the short film - The Hire: Follow, with Mickey Rourke.
Adriana has also appeared on the television in the Victoria’s secret fashion show in 2001, 2003 and 2005.
Adriana Lima most important appearance was/is in Victoria’s Secret. It really propelled her career and fetched her lots of fame.
Adriana Lima has became one of the most wanted models in the industry.
Three year after she came second in the World contest of the Ford Supermodel, she was signed by Elite Model Management.
Adriana Lima was placed second in the World contest of the Ford Supermodel. This proves to be the stepping stone for her glamorous career.
Adriana Lima inherits her looks from her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage.
Adriana Lima ranked #4 in Ask Men's 99 Most Desirable Women (2006).
Adriana's favorite musician is 'Lenny Kravitz '. She has also appeared in one of his music videos, "Yesterday Is Gone".
Adriana's nickname is 'LimaBean'.
Adriana's measurements are 33-23-33.
Adriana is the favorite model of photographer 'Ellen von Unwerth'.
Adriana is ranked #97 in Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking (2005).
Adriana is ranked #39 in FHM-US's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
Adriana is ranked #46 in FHM-South Africa's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
Adriana ranked #1 - Ask Men's 99 Most Desirable Women (2005).
Adriana has a pierced belly button.
Adriana enjoys DJing music in her home.
Adriana has modeled for Bebe, Swatch and American Guess Jeans.
Adriana has appeared in the Victoria's Secret Summer 2000 Swimwear Catalogue, Marie Claire and Vogue magazines.
Adriana's dress Size is 4 and her Shoe size is 9. (US)
Adriana is an only child.
Adriana's ethnicity is French, Portuguese, Native-American, Japanese and Caribbean.
Adriana was engaged to musician Lenny Kravitz . The relationship ended when Lenny started dating Actress Nicole Kidman.
Adriana is a spokeswoman for: Victoria's Secret, Guess?, Armani, and XOXO.
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