Adriana Lima was born on June 12, 1981 in the northeastern coastal town of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She is a Brazilian supermodel. Adriana Lima is best known for her modeling work with Victoria's Secret and Maybelline.

Lima’s portfolio began to expand exponentially, appearing in many international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire. Adriana Lima starred in BMW short film in 2001. Her other well-known works include the Pirelli Calendar 2005. Adriana became known as the "Catherine Zeta-Jones of Italy" when Lima became as the face of Italy’s big cell phone carrier "Telecom Italia Mobile"

Adriana Lima is often cited as one of the world's sexiest women.