Adriana Lima

You may know her by sight even if you don’t know her name. Adriana Lima is one of the best known models for Victoria’s Secret and she has also graced the pages of such respected magazines as Elle, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. And this exotic beauty was recently ranked number 4 on the list of sexiest women of 2006, according to a recent survey by Ask Men.

Adriana Lima was born in Salvador, Brazil on June 12, 1981 of French, Brazilian and Portuguese heritage, where she was known by the affectionate nickname of “Lima Bean”. Her early life was anything but glamorous - her modeling career had its modest beginnings when she was discovered at a local shopping mall at the age of thirteen.

A couple of years later she had her first major success by winning a national model search competition, sponsored by Ford cars. She quickly followed that by finishing in second place in the 1996 Ford World Supermodel contest.

Shortly after winning that competition, she moved to New York and signed on with the Elite Model Management Company. Here she worked alongside some of the world’s top photographers and also starred in a successful campaign for the fashion label Anna Molinari.

Her first major break certainly got her noticed – she appeared on a huge billboard advertising underwear in New York’s Times Square. Soon after this, she was chosen as one of the spokesmodels for Guess Jeans; and later for Armani.

Like many other models and celebrities, despite her busy and successful modeling career, Adriana finds time to contribute to charity and help those less fortunate. She has contributed her time and money to the building of an orphanage in her home town and also buys much needed clothing for the children.

In her spare time, she keeps fit by practicing a Brazilian martial art combining music, dance and fighting known as Capoeira. Aside from modeling and acting, she is also fluent in three languages – English, Portuguese and Spanish - and she also enjoys the traveling that has become an essential part of her career.

In the last few years Adriana has appeared in several small roles on film and TV. In 2001, she starred in the short film “The Hire” along with Mickey Rourke and Clive Owen. She has also appeared on various TV channels such as E! Entertainment and the Travel Channel.

But it’s for her work in for the lingerie company, Victoria’s Secret that Adriana has become noticed in the last few years, being considered one of their “perfect 10” models. She has appeared in several of the popular Victoria’s Secret TV specials – and had the distinction of being the show’s opening model in 2003. And she has also portrayed an angel in the same company’s extremely successful series of TV advertisements.

But perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of this versatile model is her rather unusual views on sex before marriage. Despite being previously engaged to rock star Lenny Kravitz, Adriana has publicly stated that she intends to remain a virgin until she is married.

And she may have to disappoint many of her male admirers – according to recent reports, she has met someone and is ready to settle down.

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Adriana Lima crowned one amongst the world’s most desirable Women

Once again the Brazilian heartthrob, Adriana Lima successfully made it to the world’s 10 most desirable beauties. The supermodel came at number four while another Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio got placed at number sic. The rank list of beauties was revealed by Askmen.com that is known to be internet’s number 1 lifestyle site for men. This is the 7th annual Top 99 Most Desirable Women List.

According to Askmen, Adriana Lima is the “best face in the industry” and “the most in demand runway model in the world”. She is the "Although she is best-known for her status as one of the sizzling Victoria's Secret Angels, she is also a spokesmodel for Guess?, XOXO and Armani Jeans. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in dozens of ad campaigns and has graced the pages of innumerable fashion magazines." Another online publication says that “"After topping AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2005 list and sitting comfortably in the No. 4 spot of the 2006 edition, Adriana is back in the top five in 2007. We can't blame our readers for keeping her there; over the past year, she has become one of the most coveted models in the industry and the third highest-paid model in the world. In fact, she is so famous that she can't even walk down the street in some countries. "It's insane!" she says. "Some people ask me for my autograph and a picture, but mostly they will follow me around. They follow me into bathrooms!"

Adriana Lima’s long term contracts

The stunning Brazilian model, Adriana Lima, who has recently turned 25 is nowadays in news because of her long term contracts with some big fish in the corporate world. Recently the charming lady has signed three significant long-standing deals with Victoria’s Secret, Maybelline and Telecom Italia Mobile, Italy’s mega cell-phone carrier. Adriana is the former girlfriend of the rocker Lenny Kravitz. These days, this coveted virgin is seen dating Prince Wence of Lichtenstein, heir to a grand and royal wealth of worth $4 billion, as estimated by Forbes. Unlike other models Adriana has also pledged to remain a virgin till the time she gets married to the prince of her life.

Adriana Lima to practice virginity till marriage

The renowned face in the modeling world, the woman ranked number 4 on the chart of sexiest women of 2006, Adriana Lima has decided to remain a virgin till the time she gets married. The lady does not want to indulge in sex before tying nuptial bond.
Adriana, the ex-girlfriend of rocker Lenny Kravitz, belives in the sanctity of relationships and so suggest that it is better to commence a relationship when you are fully committed to it.
Adriana also reveals that she has found the man of her dreams with whom she might soon settle down. She says “I am not very experienced. Sex is just after marriage. Men have to respect that this is my choice. If there is no respect, it means they don’t want me.” Adriana added “I ma in love. I can’t look at another guy. I can’t. I am blocked. Love just happens once. You can be mistaken, you can think that you are in love, but after a while you discover that you are really not. Real love is different.”