ADRIANA
LIMA Gallery
Adriana
Lima Gallery
Brazilian model Adriana Lima is probably best recognized
as a spokesmodel for Guess?, Victoria's Secret and
Armani Jeans. Becoming one of the world's top fashion
models, Adriana later branched out to acting, playing
a role in the 2001 short film The Hire: The Follow.
The blue/gray-eyed Brazilian beauty, whose trademark
is a mole on her chin, stands at 5' 10" tall
and has the measurements of 33-23-33. She was listed
as one of Maxim's Hot 100 in 2003. As for her private
life, Adriana was engaged to Lenny Kravitz (she appeared
in his music video "Yesterday Is Gone")
in the spring of 2002.
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1. Born: June 12, 1981
2. Birthplace: Bahia, Brazil
3. Descent: African, Native South American and Swiss
4. Catholic
5. Vowed to remain a virgin until marriage
6. Height: 5 feet-10 inches
7. Hair color: Brown
8. Eye color: Green/Blue
9. Measurements: 34-23-33 inches
10. Dress size: 4 (U.S.)
11. Shoe size: 9 (U.S.)
12. Finished first place in Brazil's Ford Supermodel
of the World Search at 15
13. Finished second place in the 1996 Ford Supermodel
of the World contest
14. Agencies: DNA Model Management, Modellink and
Elite Model Management
15. Appeared in a Victoria's Secret commercial during
Super Bowl XLII
16. Fluent in three languages; Portuguese, Spanish
and English
17. Married to basketball star Marko Jaric
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Lima and Jaric became engaged in June of 2008. The
couple married on February 14, 2009, in a civil ceremony
in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They reportedly plan to
have a big wedding in Brazil or Serbia in the summer
with their "friends and family" in attendance.
Lima stated about her and Jaric, "We are excited
about our future together." People: Supermodel
Adriana Lima Elopes! (February 23, 2009)1 The couple
have been together since late 2007. People: Adriana
Lima Engaged to Basketball Star (June 13, 2008)
Trivia
Spokesmodel of Guess?.
Spokesmodel of Victoria's Secret.
Ranked #57 in Maxim's Hot 100 2003, ahead of Naomi
Watts and behind Salma Hayek.
Ethnicity is Native-Brazilian, African-Brazilian,
Portuguese, French, Japanese and Caribbean.
Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2004).
Ranked #33 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2002).
Ranked #75 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2003).
One of the world's top fashion models.
A favorite model of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth,
she appears prominently in Von Unwerth's 1998 book
"Wicked."
Chosen as the most desirable woman by AskMen.com,
leaving behind such starts as Angelina Jolie (#9),
Halle Berry (#10), Monica Bellucci (#2) and Charlize
Theron (#3). [2005]
Her favorite musician is Lenny Kravitz. She has also
appeared in one of his music videos, "Yesterday
Is Gone".
Measurements are 33-24-34.
Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's 99 Most Desirable Women
(2005).
She has helped financially and worked with orphaned
children in Brazil for several years.
Ranked and Voted #4 by AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable
Women of 2006
Named #39 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the
World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
Named #27 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women
in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
She's the second best paid Brazilian model. The first
is Gisele Bündchen.
She was raised by her mother, Maria da Graça
Lima (social worker).
Her father, Nelson Torres, abandoned his wife and
Adriana when she was 6 months old.
Ranked #53 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007
list.
Stated that she's of African, Swiss, and Indian ethnicity.
She lists "West Side Story" and "Central
Station" among her favorite movies.
Engaged to Lenny Kravitz. [May 2002]
According to People.com, Lima secretly married NBA
player Marko Jaric in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Valentine's
Day, 2009.
Personal Quotes
"Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are
your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective
of other girls."
"Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings.
That's what I have to give the people, good energy
and good feelings."
"I want to be a child doctor. A pediatry...how
do you call it, pediatrician? Do I like kids? No,
not really."
