- Gave birth to her first child at age 28, daughter Valentina Lima Jaric on November 15, 2009. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Marko Jaric.
- Ethnicity is Native-Brazilian, African-Brazilian, Portuguese, Swiss, Japanese and Caribbean. Adriana has stated that she considers herself Afro-Brazilian first.
- She's the second best paid Brazilian model. The first is Gisele Bündchen.
- Her father, Nelson Torres, abandoned his wife and Adriana when she was 6 months old.
- Is the longest-running Angel in the history of Victoria's Secret, first posing for them in 1999 at age 18.
- Spokesmodel of Victoria's Secret.
- She has helped financially and worked with orphaned children in Brazil for several years.
- Gave birth to her second child at age 31, daughter Sienna Lima Jaric on September 12, 2012. Child's father is her now ex-husband, Marko Jaric.
- Speaks four languages: her native Portuguese, English, Spanish and Italian.
- According to People.com, Lima secretly married NBA player Marko Jaric in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Valentine's Day, 2009.
- Has worn Victoria's Secret famous million-dollar "Fantasy Bra" three times: in 2008 ("The Black Diamond"--$5 million), in 2010 ("The Bombshell"--$2 million) and in 2014 ("The Dream Angels"--$2 million) alongside Alessandra Ambrosio, it was the first time the fashion show had two models wearing the Fantasy Bra. She is tied with Heidi Klum as the models who have worn the bra the most.
- One of the world's top fashion models.
- Applied for Serbian citizenship in 2009.
- She was raised by her mother, Maria da Graça Lima (social worker).
- Appeared in three of the most watched Super Bowl commercials of all time. Her Kia Motors commercial promoting the new Optima sent sales to their highest mark since the design debuted, up 31% from January 2012 and 138.6% from February 2012. The commercial was also voted #3 out of the 55 commercials on USA Today and Facebook's Super Bowl Ad Meter.
- Practices boxing.
- Was the first pregnant woman who appeared in the legendary Pirelli's Calendar.
- She contends that her eyes are green, not blue.
- Married Serbian basketball player Marko Jaric in a private ceremony on Valentine's Day in 2009.
- Her favorite musician is Lenny Kravitz. She has also appeared in one of his music videos, "Yesterday Is Gone".
- Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2004).
- On May 2, 2014, she separated from her husband of five years, Marko Jaric.
- Attended the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and was one of the few people to touch the World Cup trophy--only FIFA World Cup champions and heads of state are allowed to touch it, but Germany's midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger let her hold the trophy,. She took a picture and published it on her official Instagram on July 13, 2014.
- Her name is pronounced AH-driana, though most people still say AY-driana.
- Loves to read.
- Ranked #57 in Maxim's Hot 100 2003, ahead of Naomi Watts and behind Salma Hayek.
- Chosen as the most desirable woman by AskMen.com, leaving behind such starts as Angelina Jolie (#9), Halle Berry (#10), Monica Bellucci (#2) and Charlize Theron (#3). [2005]
- Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's 99 Most Desirable Women (2005).
- She lists Câu Chuyện Phía Tây (1961) and Central do Brasil (1998) (aka "Central Station") among her favorite movies.
- If she didn't become a model, she would have gone on to be a pediatrician.
- Has the same birthday as fellow supermodels Abbey Lee and Anja Rubik.
- Tattoos: Snake on left foot.
- [2010] Represented in New York City and Paris by Marilyn Agency.
- Had a Maltese dog, Ivy, for seven years. She lost him in Miami (FL) on August 28, 2012, and hasn't seen him since.
- Spokesmodel of Guess?.
- Ranked #2 on Forbes 'The World's Highest-Paid Models' list [2014].
- Ranked #46 on the "Most Popular Women on the Web" per Google Search Results. [2010].
- On October 6 2015, it was announced that Adriana will have her own wax figure at the Madame Tussauds New York. She's the first Victoria's Secret Angel and the second Brazilian figure to join the Tussauds star lineup after soccer star Pelé. Adriana's wax figure was unveiled on November 30, 2015.
- Is a fan of the Brooklyn Nets and the New England Patriots (she attended Super Bowl LI in Houston where her former boyfriend Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman played).
- As of January 2018, she has over 20 million followers on social media (Instagram, Twitter and Facebook).
- A favorite model of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, she appears prominently in Von Unwerth's 1998 book "Wicked."
- Named #27 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).
- Face of Vogue Eyewear. [2015].
- Ranked #53 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
- Voted #71 on Ask men's Top 99 'most desirable' woman of 2012 list.
- Named #39 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
- Ranked #14 in the 2011 FHM list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
- Ranked #8 in the 2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
- Face of Marc Jacobs's fragrance 'Decadence'. [2015].
- Ranked #75 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2003).
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