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Top 10 Interesting Facts about Adriana Lima

Adriana Lima is one of the best Brazilian models and is perhaps known for being one of the most exotic and popular Victoria’s Secret Angels.

She was named “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel” in 2017. The blue-eyed dark-haired beauty is the world’s second highest-paid model since 2014.

She has served as a brand ambassador for the clothing brand, Desigual based in Barcelona, Spain.

From the young age of fifteen Adriana’s fame skyrocketed and today she is known as the most successful model of all time.

Here are the top 10 Interesting Facts about Adriana Lima.

1. She was not aspiring to be a model

Despite the fame and glory modeling showered her with, Lima never considered being a model as a  dream career. Her exotic beauty saw her winning many beauty reagents as far back as elementary school.

She was encouraged by a friend to participate in a modeling contest and at the age of fifteen she obtained 1^st place in Forbfar”Supermodel of Brazil”.

She sequenced the 1996 Ford Models Super Model of the World and ended in second place. She moved to New York City and signed with Elite Model Management. Though her dream to be a doctor fate led her to a path opposite it.

2. She has a multiracial identity

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Lima personally identifies as Afro Brazilian and is of Portuguese, Native Brazilian, African, Swi, ss, and west Indian descent.

Lima’s gifted looks come from a long history of blended genes’, and though many of her fans are at times confused about her shape-shifting identity classification, she is loved and appreciated for her multiracial identity. Lima also speaks four languages, her native Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish.

3. She was the only celebrity to appear in two Super Bowl commercials

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In 2008, Lima’s solo Victoria’s secret ad became the single most-seen ad of the game, watched by 103.7 million viewers.

In February 2012, became the first celebrity to appear in two Super Bowl commercials in one game.

One commercial was for Teleflora and the other was for Kia Motors. The ad captured the views of more than 200 million people across the world.

The ad skyrocketed the sales for Kia and the company noticed a vivid increase in sales from 31%in January and 138.6 % in February 2012.

It seems Adriana’s charm and beauty led to the increase in sales, the commercial was voted number 3 out of 55 commercials on USA TODAY.

4. She has been criticized for her diet regime

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It’s not surprising news that most celebrities undergo extreme diet and exercise plans to achieve their end goal and Lima is no exception.

The supermodel was bashed with online criticism after revealing the secret diet behind her fit body.

She admits how before the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, she eliminates solid food from her diet and consumed only water, with double workouts. Twelve hours before the fashion show, Lima didn’t consume anything at all, not even water.

This diet is not recommended by experts as one will not get all the nutrients the body needs not to forget the importance of water to the body. Her diet regime has become one of the top five most searched diets on the web.

5. She has a flourishing acting career

Adriana made her acting debut alongside Mickey Rourke and Forest Whittaker, in The Follow (2001).

She also appeared with her fellow Angels in a guest spot playing herself in the comedy series How I met your mother. She also played herself in the 2013 series The cone ones alongside Robin Williams.

 7. She has done a lot of charity

Adriana is not only armored with a supermodel gown but also a heart of gold. She has done a lot of charity work for the orphanage, Caminhos da Luz located in Brazil, donating clothes and money to expand the buildings.

Over the years she has also helped raise funds for St Lukes’s hospital in Haiti and participated in other charity events such as the Brazil Foundation.

She appeared on the show Deal or no Deal, in which her prize money went to a hospital in Istanbul for children fighting Leukemia.

8. She was the first Victoria’s model to be immortalized in Wax

On the 6^th of October 20015, it was announced that Adriana will have her Wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York.

Getting a figure wax is something of a celebrity yardstick and one must have reached the pinnacle of fame to have a replica of his own.

Adriana became the first Victoria’s Secret Angel and the second Brazilian figure to join the Tussauds star line-up.

The courtesy of Lima’s dedicated fans made the selection possible and unleashed her immortalized wax figure on the hall of fame.

9. She was Desigual’s first brand ambassador

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In July 2013, Spanish fashion brand Desigual announced that Lima would be the face of the brand During Barcelona Fashion Week Spring Summer 14.

In April 2014, she was chosen as the first brand ambassador of Desigual for the brand’s 30^th anniversary.

She has been termed the “ambassador of la Vida es Chula”, Desigual’s “life is cool” motto. The movement was launched on April 20, 2014, with television commercials in Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Belgium

10. She has a grip on her religious beliefs

Despite being surrounded by the lights of fame, Adriana is deeply in touch with her religious beliefs.

In April 2006, Lima told GQ that she is a devout Roman Catholic that attends mass every Sunday. Lima is known to bring a copy of the bible with her backstage before she turns up on stage.

Though a devout Christian, lima identifies herself as a spiritualist and believes in energy and spirits.

Concerning her spirituality, Lima stated if you’re connected with the divine and always have pure intentions with everything you’re doing, you’re protected by the angels. I’m very spiritual’’

 Adriana Lima is viewed as a hardworking global fashion icon whose influence has impacted the lives of many of her fans who look up to her as a role model.