Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima
Lima in Cannes in 2015
Born (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 42)
OccupationModel
Years active1997–present
Spouse
(m. 2009; div. 2016)
PartnerAndre Lemmers (2021–present)
Children3
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1][2]
Hair colorDark Brown[1][2]
Eye colorBlue[1][2]
Agency
Websiteadrianalima.com

Adriana Lima[5] (Portuguese pronunciation: [adɾiˈãnɐ ˈlimɐ]; born 12 June 1981) is a Brazilian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel[6] from 1999 to 2018.[7] She was the longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017. She is also known as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003, and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. 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.

Lima is currently ranked by models.com as one of the "New Supers".[8] Since 2014, Lima has been the world's second highest-paid model. In 2012, she came in 4th place on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $7.3 million in one year. In 2013, she came in 3rd place and in 2014 she came in 2nd place with earnings of $8 million. In 2015, she came in 2nd place with earnings of $9 million.[9] In 2016, she kept the second place with earnings of US$10.5 million.[10]

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. She is currently an ambassador for IWC, Puma, Maybelline, and Chopard.

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  2. ^ a b c "Adriana Lima - Model Profile - Photos & latest news". Models.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Adriana Lima Signs With Creative Artists Agency". WWD. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Adriana Lima - Model". Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  5. ^ W Radio Colombia Interview - Part 1 on YouTube
  6. ^ "Adriana Lima - Victoria's Secret". Victoria's Secret. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  7. ^ Talarico, Brittany (5 December 2016). "7 Reasons Adriana Lima Is the Guardian Angel of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". People. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "The New Supers List". Models.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  9. ^ Solomon, Brian (14 June 2012). "The World's Highest Paid Models". Forbes. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  10. ^ Robehmed, Natalie (30 August 2016). "The World's Highest Paid Models 2016". Forbes. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2017.