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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