Be sure what you want and be sure about yourself. Fashion is not just beauty, it's about good attitude. You have to believe in yourself and be strong.
Every work has the bad side, and people will be mean to you, and when you're young, you don't know how to defend yourself.
Fashion is about good energy. It's about feelings. That's what I have to give the people, good energy and good feelings.
For the moment I like my body. I don't think it's the best one, but I don't have anything I don't like about it-yet.
Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing.
I didn't know anything about fashion. I couldn't believe it when I got here. I don't know how I'm sitting here right now speaking English.
I just think they're really insecure about themselves sometimes. I know all the girls, but we all work a lot and don't have time to hang out together. They're all really nice; I've never had a problem with any model.
I like to go to the movies or read.
I like to travel all over the world and learn new cultures. Not that many people have the opportunity to do that.
I live inside the plane! I never have time to unpack; I'm always leaving in two days again. At the beginning it was really fun.
I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous.
I think I want to be an actress. But first I need to try to get a better accent!
I try to control what I eat, but the truth is I can't. I tried to give up meat last week, but I only lasted three days.
I used to be very shy. When I first started, I had to go to a casting, and I had to go in a bikini. I thought I was too skinny. But I went in and got the job! And that's how I started.
I was in a fashion show and I had on a strapless top. When I got to the end the top was down.
I was so embarrassed about mispronouncing words. I just knew how to smile.
I would like just one time to be on the cover of Italian Vogue.
I wouldn't say it's competitive. I think everyone has their time. Gisele is having her time, and Shirley had her time, and maybe I will have my time.
I'm a teenager, but I'm independent-I have my own apartment, I have my own life. And I think I have learned more than any of those teenagers have in school. I learned to be responsible, leaving my family and coming here alone.
I'm from San Salvador. It is small compared to Sao Paolo. We are really slow there. People work half a day and then go to the beach. People have time.
I've never been to the gym. I do nothing.
If one day I have a daughter and my daughter wants to be a model, I would never let her!
If you look around Brazil you see pregnant women everywhere. Here you don't see that as much. There the only thing they do is babies, babies, babies! Especially the poor families.
Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls.
My best moment was taking the plane when I came to New York. My family was really poor, and we would never have had the money to take a plane.
My favorite designer is Christian Lacroix, not just because his clothes are amazing and I love them, but because he's so nice. When I did his fashion show, he was the first one to arrive there and he helped everyone.
Steven Meisel is definitely number one. I also love to work with Albert Watson because his work is a mix of photography and art.
When I get older, I don't think I'll like to have wrinkles, or a big jelly belly. I cannot have it.
When I help someone I lose 0.01% of my ego.
You don't have to have an attitude if you're famous.
Younger guys are just too jealous.
Adriana had her first kiss at 17.
Adriana is the 99th highest paid, famous person in the world [2006] (according to Forbes).
Adriana is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
Adriana Lima opened the 2003 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
At the age of 15, Adriana finished 1st place in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search. She later followed with a 2nd place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel - the World contest.
Adriana Lima was one of the mass of Brazilian beauties entering the modeling world in the late 1990s, along with -
Adriana makes a remarkable appearance in the short film - The Hire: Follow, with
Adriana Lima most important appearance was/is in Victoria’s Secret. It really propelled her career and fetched her lots of fame.
Three year after she came second in the World contest of the Ford Supermodel, she was signed by Elite Model Management.
Adriana Lima inherits her looks from her French, Portuguese, Native-American, and Caribbean heritage.
Adriana's favorite musician is '
Adriana's measurements are 33-23-33.
Adriana is ranked #97 in Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking (2005).
Adriana is ranked #46 in FHM-South Africa's 100 Sexiest Women (2005).
Adriana has a pierced belly button.
Adriana has modeled for Bebe, Swatch and American Guess Jeans.
Adriana's dress Size is 4 and her Shoe size is 9. (US)
Adriana's ethnicity is French, Portuguese, Native-American, Japanese and Caribbean.
Adriana is a spokeswoman for: Victoria's Secret, Guess?, Armani, and XOXO.
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