Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel...
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Lima was born in the northeastern coastal town of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on June 12, 1981 and is an only child to parents Nelson Torres and Maria da Graça Lima, a social worker. She has stated that she is of African, Indian and Swiss descent.
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When she was 6 months old, her father walked out on her and her mother. She has since been distanced from him. However, recently, she has been making attempts to reconcile with her estranged father... 
was discovered while shopping at a local mall at the age of 13. When Lima was 15 years old, she entered and finished in first place in Brazil's Ford Supermodel of the World Search. She subsequently entered the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest and finished second place.
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Three years later, she moved to New York City, and signed with Elite Model Management. Lima’s modeling portfolio began to expand exponentially, appearing in numerous international editions of Vogue and Marie Claire. As for fashion shows, she has walked the catwalks for big-name designers such as Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Giorgio Armani, Fendi, Ralph Lauren, Valentino, among others. Lima then became a GUESS? girl appearing on GUESS?' Fall 2000 ad campaign. She also appeared in the book 'A second decade of Guess? Images'.
In 2001, Lima starred in BMW short film, The Follow alongside actors Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, and Forest Whitaker. The film was directed by Hong Kong film director and internationally renowned auteur Wong Kar-Wai
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