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Adriana Francesca Lima born June 12 1981 is
a Brazilian supermodel. Lima is best known for her modeling work with Victoria's
Secret and Maybelline.
Modeling career
Lima was discovered while shopping at a local
mall at the age of 13. At the age of 15, she entered and finished in first place
in Brazil's Ford Supermodel of the World Search. She subsequently entered the
1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest and finished in second place. Three
years later, she moved to New York City, and signed with 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.'
In 2001, Lima starred in BMW short film, The
Follow alongside actors Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, and Forest Whitaker. The film
was directed by Hong Kong film director and internationally renowned auteur Wong
Kar-Wai.
Lima continued to build upon her entry, doing
more print work for Maybelline, bebe, Mossimo, BCBG and gracing the cover and
editorials of more high fashion magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, ELLE, Vogue,
GQ, to name a few. Her April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling issue of the
year.Her other notable works include the Pirelli Calendar 2005 and the face of
Italy’s big cell phone carrier Telecom Italia Mobile, where she became known as
the "Catherine Zeta-Jones of Italy."
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