Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model and actress who is best known as a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She was the longest-running model for the company and in 2017 she was named “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel.”

At the age of 15, she won Ford’s “Supermodel of Brazil,” and took second place the following year in the Ford “Supermodel of the World” competition before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.

Since 2014, Lima has been the second-highest paid model in the world. She also serves as the ambassador for European brands such as Desigual, Calzedonia, Sportmax, IWC, Puma, Maybelline, and Chopard.