A year later, Lima moved to New York City and signed with Elite Model Management. She subsequently entered the 1996 Ford Models Supermodel of the World contest and finished in second place. Soon after, at age 15, she entered and finished in first place in Ford's 'Supermodel of Brazil' model search. Both sent in pictures, and the contest sponsor soon asked Lima to come out for the competition. However, a friend at school who wanted to enter a modeling contest and did not want to enter alone, so Lima entered with her. Lima never thought about being a model, although she had won many beauty pageants in elementary school. Lima at the premiere of Spider-Man 3 at the Tribeca Film Festival in Queens, New York City in 2007 Lima speaks four languages: her native Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish. She personally identifies as Afro-Brazilian. Lima is of Portuguese, Native Brazilian, African, Japanese, Swiss, and West Indian descent. She has stated that prior to starting modelling, she had wanted to pursue a career as a paediatrician. Lima was raised in the Castelo Branco neighbourhood of Salvador. Her father left the family when she was six months old, and Lima was raised only by her mother. Her parents are Nelson Torres, a carpenter, and Maria das Graças Lima, a social worker. Many sources stated that 'Francesca' is her middle name, but Lima herself denied this in an interview to W Radio Colombia in 2010, and confirmed that her name is only Adriana Lima. Lima was born on 12 June 1981 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

She is currently an ambassador for IWC, Puma, Maybelline, and Chopard. Lima has served as brand ambassador for the clothing brand Desigual based in Barcelona, Spain, for the Beachwear collection of Italian brand Calzedonia, and for the ready-to-wear collection of Italian brand Sportmax. In 2016, she kept the second place with earnings of US$10.5 million. In 2015, she came in 2nd place with earnings of $9 million. In 2013, she came in 3rd place and in 2014 she came in 2nd place with earnings of $8 million. In 2012, she came in 4th place on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $7.3 million in one year. Since 2014, Lima has been the world's second highest-paid model.

Lima is currently ranked by as one of the ' New Supers'. At age 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. She is also known as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003, and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. She was the longest-running model and named 'the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel' in 2017.

Elite Model Management (Paris, London, Milan) Īdriana Lima ( Portuguese pronunciation: born 12 June 1981) is a Brazilian model and actress, known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018.

Creative Artists Agency (New York, Los Angeles).

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