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Adriana Francesca Lima born 12 June 1981 a Brazilian model, best known as Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000, and as a spokesperson for Maybelline cosmetics 2003-2009. Lima never thought about being a model even though she had won several beauty contests in grade school.

Lima continued to build on its portfolio, doing more work for Maybelline, which she worked as a spokeswoman from 2003 to 2009, the same year she appeared in her first calendar, run a limited edition also Kemp Muhle, Jessica White, Julia Stegner, and Anna Wang.

Lima was featured on the cover of Esquire, recreating classic 1966 Angie Dickinson cover of Esquire's 75th anniversary along with other Victoria's Secret Angels Alessandra Ambrosio, Karolina Kurkova, Izabel Goulart and Selita Ebanks.