
Name :Adriana Lima
Occupation :
Model
Birth
Date :
June 12, 1981
Hometown :
Salvador, Brazil
Height :
178 (5'10)
Hair :
Brown
Eyes :
Green
Detailed Biography
Adriana Lima´s modeling career
began at a young age. She was only 13 when an agent discovered her
at the mall. At 15, she won the Ford Supermodel Of Brazil contest
and placed second in the Ford Supermodel Of The World contest.
Shortly after, speaking only broken English, she moved to New York
City and signed a contract with Elite Model Management.
Adriana´s first big break came when she appeared high above New
York´s Times Square on a Vassarette billboard. She quickly gained
worldwide recognition for her work in the GUESS? Wailea , Los
Angeles, and Costanoa campaigns. Within a few years, Adriana was a
star in the modeling industry.
She´s worked with some of the world's great image-makers: Steven
Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh and Ellen von Unwerth,
and appeared in the worlds top magazines: Vogue Italia, Marie
Claire, Elle, Harper´s Bazaar, and others. She has been profiled on
E! Entertainment Television, The Travel Channel, Viva, Extra, and
had a starring role in the BMW short film, The Follow. Adriana is
currently engaged to musician Lenny Kravitz and appears in his video
for the song Yesterday Is Gone.
Born in northern Brazil, on June 12, 1982, this 5'10'', brown
haired, steel blue-eyed beauty is an eclectic mix of French,
Portuguese, Native American, and Caribbean heritages. As a child,
she dreamed of helping children and is now using her celebrity
status to aid orphanages in her homeland.