Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She was the longest-running model and named "the most valuable Victoria's Secret Angel" in 2017. She is also known as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003, and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. At age 15, Lima won Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition, and took second place the following year in the Ford "Supermodel of the World" competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.
Lima is of Afro-Arab, Indios-Brazilian, Portuguese, Japanese, Swiss, and West Indian descent. She personally identifies as Afro-Brazilian.
As of April 2024, she has amassed 17.4 million followers on Instagram and 1.1 million followers on her TikTok platform.
