Birthdate: June 12, 1981 Birth location: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Birth name: Adriana Francesca Lima Measurements: 33-23-33 inches Height: 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Eye color: Blue-Grey Hair color: Dark brown Ethnicity: French, Portuguese, Amerindian, Afro-Brazilian   A brown haired, steel Blue-Grey eyed beauty, Adriana Lima was born on 12 June 1981 in the most beautiful part of Brazil in Salvador, Bahia.

Lima was discovered while shopping at a local mall at the age of 13. At the age of 15, she finished 1st place in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search. Lima later followed with a 2nd place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest.

Shortly after, Lima moved to New York City, and eventually moved on from Ford, signing with Elite Model Management. Her early career consisted mostly of fashion editorial work (with early appearances in international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire in 1997/1998), as well as runway work (Christian Lacroix, Valentino, and others). Lima's first big break came when she was featured in a Vassarette billboard in Times Square. Her print career followed, and like many other famous names (Claudia Schiffer, Laetitia Casta, Eva Herzigova), Lima became a GUESS? Girl in their 2000 Costanoa campaign.