Adriana Francesca Lima was born in 1981 in the city of Salvador (Brazil). The first step on the way to world success Lima did, being still quite a child, when she turned 13 years old. She became not only a participant in the Brazilian supermodel competition held by Ford Supermodel, but also his full-fledged winner.
The victory at the regional level opened the doors of the international competition of supermodels, where Lima also did not remain without a prize, she took second place. Two years later Adriana Lima moves to live in New York (1996) and gets a contract with the famous model agency Elite Model Look. From this moment the career of the Brazilian supermodel begins to develop rapidly.
Lima becomes a secular lioness, she is noticed by leading fashion designers of fashionable beau monde, glossy covers are full of photos of Andrian. So the supermodel has repeatedly participated in photo sessions for such well-known magazines as Vogue and Marie Clair (1977-1999). After Adriana Lima takes part in the shooting for Vassarette's advertising campaign, her career moves to a different higher level. Critics of the fashion industry call this event in the life of the model a breakthrough, allowing it to join the ranks of the most famous supermodels of the world. Now Adriana Lima has become a welcome guest in such advertising campaigns as Mossimo, BCBG, Maybelline and others. Also, the gurus of style, fashion and beauty of Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar and Elle magazine opened their doors.
But the truly universal recognition of Andrian Francesca Lima was received after participating in the Victoria's Secret show in 2000. From this moment on, all the attention of the press, critics of fashion magazines, as well as ordinary people. After such a stunning success, Andriana continued to cooperate with Victoria's Secret, participated in TV shows, shows and filmed for underwear catalogs on a par with such top models as Heidi Klum and Letizia Casta. In 2004, the supermodel became the face of the fragrance So In Love.
In his spare time from filming, Andrian prefers a quiet family holiday away from noisy light parties. After parting in 2003 with her boyfriend Lenny Kravitz, Lima is still one. Although, as the supermodel says, she can not complain about the lack of attention on the part of men. She had a violent romance with the Austrian prince, as well as many other equally stellar and titled admirers.
Former husband Pamela Anderson, scandalously famous drummer Tommy Lee also could not resist the charms of the Brazilian supermodel. He even publicly promised that he would remain a bachelor until Andrian agreed to become his girlfriend. But Lima's reaction was immediate and unambiguous. The impudent rocker received a categorical refusal. Bathed in the rays of fame and popularity, Andriana Lima does not forget about those who need help. For a long time she is the patroness of the orphanage of the city of Salvador (Brazil).