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 Adriana
Lima was born in Salvador, Brazil. The blue/gray-eyed beauty
can attribute her exotic good looks to her French, Portuguese,
Native-American, and Caribbean heritage. While her heritage
may be a mix, her beauty and success are crystal clear.
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| Name
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Adriana
Lima |
| Profession
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Actress |
| Date
of Birth : |
12
June 1981 |
| Place
of Birth : |
Salvador
de Bahia, Brazil |
| Best
Known As : |
5'8" |
| Fan
Mail : |
Super-slender
Guess clothing model |
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Adriana
Lima Photo gallery
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Adriana
Lima was born in Salvador, Brazil. The blue/gray-eyed
beauty can attribute her exotic good looks to her French,
Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage. While
her heritage may be a mix, her beauty and success are
crystal clear.
Like her Brazilian counterparts Gisele Bundchen and Ana
Beatriz Barros, Adriana hails from a small town, a far
cry from the glamorous life she inhabits today. Her climb
from obscurity to glam girl occurred after placing second
in the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest (after having
won the 1996 Ford Supermodel of Brazil Contest).
Adriana signed with Elite Model Management at the age
of 16, and moved to one of the fashion centers of the
world, New York. Once there, her modeling portfolio only
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 has also appeared in Vogue (US, Germany, UK),
and Marie Claire (Italy) all 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,
Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Randolph Duke,
Ralph Lauren, and Valentino, just to name a few.
One
of Adriana's most notable catwalk appearances was in the
Victoria's Secret Summer 2000 Swimwear Catalogue (shot
in Cannes), where the Brazilian beauty shared the spotlight
with a bevy of supermodels such as Heidi Klum and Laetitia
Casta.
Those who have not had the pleasure of seeing Adriana
in a magazine fashion spread may have caught her in advertisements
for Anna Sui Jeans, Bebe (actress Rose McGowan also poses
for the fashion brand name), Gasoline, Mossimo, Victoria's
Secret, BCBG, Keds, XOXO, and Guess?.
Before her modeling days, Adriana always hoped to help
children, and thanks to her new found 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's
beauty speaks volumes.
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