Adriana Lima

This popular Brazilian glamour model and actress, was born as Adriana Francesca Lima on 12th June, 1981 in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. The unique face of Victoria's Secret was raised by her mother, Maria da Graça Lima, social worker. Her father, Nelson Torres, separated from his wife and Adriana when she was 6 months old. At the age of 15, she was spotted by Ford Supermodel of the World contest and won second place. This victory gave her opportunity to sign with Elite Model Management for the fashion designer Anna Molinari's clothing line. Fashion editorial work in international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire and the catwalks for designers such as Vera Wang, Giorgio Armani and Valentino gave her worldwide success. She established herself by doing more print work for Maybelline, Bebe, Mossimo, BCBG and appeared on over more high fashion magazines (Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Vogue). She became a sensation after her mega contract with the Italian cellphone carrier ...