Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima: Biography in Details

Who is Adriana Lima?

Adriana Lima is a Brazilian actress and model who is best known as Victoria’s Secret Angel since 2000. She was also the spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2010.

Lima is also widely recognized for her involvement in the Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. She is currently the brand ambassador for the clothing brand ‘Desigual’.

What is the nationality of Adriana Lima?

Adriana Lima was born on 1981 June 12, in Salvador, Brazil. Her nationality is Brazilian and her ethnicity is Indigenous, Swiss, African, Japanese, and West Indian.

She is the daughter of Nelson Torres (father) and Maria da Graça Lima(mother) who is a social worker. When Adriana was six months old, her father left the family. She was then raised only by her mother.

Adriana Lima: Education History

Although Lima had won many beauty pageants during her days in elementary school, she had never thought of being a model.

She entered the world of modeling when one of her friends asked her to enter a modeling contest as she didn’t want to enter alone. Lima was selected by the contest sponsor and hence took part in the competition.

Adriana Lima took part and finished first in Ford’s ‘Supermodel of Brazil’ when she was just 15 years old. She later finished in second place when she entered the 1996 ‘Ford Models Supermodel of the World’.

Adriana Lima: Professional Life and Career

She signed with ‘Elite Model Management when she moved to New York City three years later. She appeared in numerous international editions of ‘Vogue’ and ‘Marie Claire’ which got her worldwide attention.

Adriana was on the cover of ‘Marie Claire Brazil’ in September 1998, which was the first magazine cover that she appeared in. She first made it to the ‘Vogue’ cover in September 2000 in ‘Italian Vogue Gioiello’.

She has worked with multiple designers including Rosa Cha, Sean John, Blue Man, Ralph Lauren, Fashion’s Night Out, Dosso Dossi, Sully Bonnelly, Richard Tyler, Betsey Johnson, and many others.

The notable fashion brands that she has worked for Bebe, are Armani, Versace, Blumarine, Donna Karen, Miu Miu, H&M, and others. She has appeared on the cover of various magazines including ‘Harper’s Bazaar’, ‘ELLE’, ‘Arena’, ‘And Esquire’ among others.

The April 2006 GQ that she was a part of was the biggest selling issue of the publication ever.

Apart from being a supermodel, she has also acted in numerous movies and TV shows.

‘The Follow’ was the first movie in which she acted. She has also acted in ‘The Hire’, ‘The Crazy Ones’, and ‘Ugly Betty’ which has made her a recurring name in the Hollywood industry as well.

Adriana Lima also appeared in a guest role in the series ‘How I Met Your Mother’. Due to her involvement as the ambassador for various brands, she has been able to become one of the highest-paid supermodels in the world.

Adriana Lima was ranked the third highest in 2013 and the second-highest paid supermodel in 2014.

How much does Adriana Lima earn?

Her earnings were $95 million as of 2022. Later in 2015, Adriana Lima was ranked as the world’s second-highest-paid supermodel with earnings of $ 9 million.

Her net worth is estimated to be $65 million.

Adriana Lima: Rumors and Controversy

Lima is rumored to be dating Julian Edelman since 2016 as they have been seen together multiple times. Rumors regarding Lima dating Ryan Seacrest were also over the internet during September of 2016.

She came to the subject of controversy when she made a comment about how being an angel for Victoria’s secret was a total nightmare. She was also involved in controversies over Donna Karan’s Haiti campaign.

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Adriana Lima: Social Media Profile

Adriana Lima is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

She has 6.2 million followers on her Facebook account. Her Twitter fans number over 2.5 million and her Instagram followers are a whopping 12.8 million.

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