| Born | June 12, 1981 (age 37) Salvador, Bahia, Brazil |
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| Occupation | Modelactress |
| Years active | 1996–2018 |
| Children | 2 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Hair color | Dark Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Agency | The Society Management (New York)Elite Model Management(Paris, Milan, London) |
| Website | www.AdrianaLima.com |
Adriana Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian model and actress, best known as a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She was being their longest-running model and named “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel” in 2017). She is as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003 and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials.
At the age of 15, Lima won Ford’s“Supermodel of Brazil” competition, and took second place the following year in the Ford “Supermodel of the World” competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.
Lima is currently ranked by Models.com as one of the New Supers in the fashion industry. Since 2014, Lima has been the world’s second highest-paid model. In 2012, she came in 4th on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $7.3 million in one year. In 2013, she came in 3rd place and in 2014 she came in 2nd place with earnings of $8 million. In 2015, she came in 2nd place with earnings of $9 million. In 2016, she kept the 2nd place with earnings of $10.5 million.
Lima is the current brand ambassador for the Barcelona-based clothing brand Desigual, for the Beachwear collection of Italian brand Calzedonia, and for the ready-to-wear collection of Italian brand Sportmax
