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Adriana Lima BiographyAdriana Francesca Lima was born on June 12, 1981, in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Her exotic looks can be attributed to her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage. 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. Adriana's sensuous looks and her large pouting lips seem to put one in an enchanting spell. She is more noticeable because she has a certain sense of naughtiness about her.Lima's modeling career began at quite an early age. Her life underwent a great transformation when, at the age of 13, she was placed second in the Ford Supermodel of the World Contest (after having won the 1996 Ford Supermodel of Brazil Contest). Three years later, she headed to one of the fashion centers of the world, New York, and signed with the Elite Model Management Agency. Once there, her modeling portfolio 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 also appeared in Vogue (U.S., Germany, UK) and Marie Claire (Italy) in 1999. The Vogue girl has walked down the ramp 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?. She has been profiled on E! Entertainment Television, The Travel Channel, Viva, Extra, and had a starring role in the BMW short film, The Hire: Follow. 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. This shows that not only does Lima have great looks, she also happens to have a great soul. We hope that she carries on doing great work on the ramp as well as with the kids. In Pirelli Calendar.Alongside Naomi Campbell are Filippa Hamilton and Isabeli Fontana (also chosen by Bruce Weber for the 2003 edition), Adriana Lima, Diana Dondoe, Erin Wasson, Euguenia Volodina, Julia Stegner, Liliane Ferrarezi, Marija Vujovic, Michelle Buswell, 'Valentina' and Valeria Bohm. "The Pirelli Cal is the worlds most prestigious calendar. It is pure art,"she says. |
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In the past week, numerous critics have viciously attacked Bob Dylan for his appearance in a Victoria's Secret commercial that finds the icon sharing screen time with model Adriana Lima. And practically every one of these writings follows the same formula: Take a few ridiculously weak jokes, mix them with the occasional accusation and then top everything off with lyrics from Dylan's prime