Adriana Lima

Brazilian model
Adriana Lima
Biography


Birth name                   Adriana Francesca Lima
Birth date                     June 12, 1981
Birth place                   Salvadore da Bahia, Brazil
Eyes color                   Blue
Hair color                    Brown
Height                         1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Dress size                    4 (US)

Measurements
CHEST: 85 cm
WAIST: 59 cm
HIPS: 85 cm

Life and Career
In true fairy tale fashion, Brazilian Adriana was discovered at the age of 13 when she was shopping at a local shopping mall. By 15, she had won the 'Ford Supermodel of Brazil' contest and was placed second in the 'Ford Supermodel of the World' competition. She moved to the world's most energetic and fashion-driven city, New York, and was signed to Elite Model Management.

Lima’s modeling portfolio began to expand exponentially, appearing in numerous international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire. As for fashion shows, she has walked the catwalks for big-name designers such as Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, among others. Lima then became a Guess? girl appearing on Guess?' Fall 2000 ad campaign. She also appeared in the book 'A second decade of Guess? Images'