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If Adriana ever wants to perfect her English skills, we'd be happy to oblige.
It is our mother tongue, after all.
lima helps orphans
Before her modeling days, Adriana always hoped to help children and thanks to her newfound popularity, she is able to work
with orphans in Brazil.
Whether you have seen her in an ad, on the runway, or photographed by some of the world's greatest photographers -- such
as Steven Meisel, Peter Lindbergh or Ellen von Unwerth -- Adriana Lima's beauty speaks volumes.
What else do you need to know?
natural beauty
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didn't have Heidi Klum legs (and does she ever), she would still mesmerize us with her blue-gray eyes. It's her unique feature that sets her apart
from other models. Her exotic beauty can probably be attributed to her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean
genes.
personal style
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women don't just look good, they also dress like world champions too. Adriana doesn't let her country down and qualifies for
the Style Dream Team. Let's be honest; with a face like hers, who's even looking at her wardrobe?
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overall rating
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| Adriana Lima may
not have wanted to be a supermodel when she was growing up, but lo and behold, she's strutting her stuff for magazines and
fashion shows seen by millions. Paris, Milan and New York are very different from her hometown of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil,
but Adriana, with her diamond eyes, seems to take it all in stride -- besides, her worldwide travels are great excuses to
shop.
It's hard to believe that she was born in 1981 (when Duran Duran was in, imagine). Adriana Lima has already landed major
campaigns for Guess?, Victoria's Secret and BCBG. Still, it shouldn't be so surprising, after all, we've been experiencing
an incredible Brazilian invasion of models like Gisele Bundchen, Ana Beatriz Barros and Alessandra Ambrosio for years now.
personality & talent
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has a strong support system, which helps eliminate any homesickness she might feel while being so far from her home at such
a young age. Despite her sexy looks, she is still pretty young and displays a girlish charm that makes her seem innocent.
She still giggles and gets shy around people, which is strange considering she's from the least shy country of the
world: Brazil. Don't be fooled by her womanly assets; Adriana is still a simple girl who craves Japanese food at midnight
(true story).
sexiness
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wasn't Adriana Lima's IQ score that caught the attention of Victoria's Secret's talent scouts. That drop-dead gorgeous body
of hers seems like a gift from the heavens. Sexy? Most definitely, yes.
accomplishments &
fame
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| Three years after taking second place at the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest in Brazil at the tender age of 13, Adriana
decided to move to the Big Apple to see if she could conquer the modeling world. And it wasn't hard for the exotic beauty.
She signed on as an Elite model, and soon enough she was gracing covers of magazines like Vogue, Marie Claire
and Harper's Bazaar.
With high-profile campaigns for companies like Guess?, Armani, Anna Sui Jeans, bebe, Gasoline, Mossimo, BCBG, and XOXO,
it wasn't long before Lima's face and body were plastered on billboards and in print ads. But no campaign would bring her
the recognition she received as a Victoria's Secret model.
Considered one of Victoria's Secret's "Perfect 10" models, Lima appeared in the Victoria's Secret fashion show on TV, in
2001 and 2003. In addition to her gig as an "Angel," Lima also appeared in the short film The Hire: Follow, as "The
Wife" opposite Mickey Rourke.
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and good feelings." -Adriana Lima
biography
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| Adriana Francesca Lima was born on June 12th, 1981, in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. The blue/gray-eyed
Brazilian beauty can attribute her exotic good looks to her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage.
adriana lima joins elite
Her climb from obscurity to glam girl occurred after placing second in the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest at the
age of 13. Three years later, she headed to one of the fashion centers of the world, New York, and signed with Elite Model
Management. Once there, her modeling portfolio began to expand exponentially, after appearing in Vogue (Italy) in 1997,
as well as Vogue (UK), I-D (UK), Marie Claire (Brazil), and Vogue (Italy) in 1998. Adriana also
appeared in Vogue (U.S., Germany, UK) and Marie Claire (Italy) in 1999.
As for fashion shows, the Vogue girl has walked down the runway for the following designers: Cynthia Rowley, Vera
Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Betsey Johnson, Girls Rule, Richard Tyler, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Randolph Duke, Ralph Lauren, and Valentino, just to name a few.
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