Born on June 12, 1981 in Brazil, Adriana Lima is one of the best known models working in the world today, and most well known as a Victoria’s Secret Angel. When she was 15 Lima finished first in Ford Modelling’s “Supermodel of Brazil” competition, and she finished in 2nd place the following year in Ford’s “Supermodel of the World”. She has worked for Maybelline cosmetics, Guess?, bebe, Versace, and Louis Vuitton, and she has appeared on the cover of virtually every fashion magazine in print, from ELLE to GQ to Esquire.