Adriana Lima :
Adriana Lima (born June 12, 1981[3]) is a Brazilian model best known as a
Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and a spokesmodel for
Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009. At age 15, Lima finished first place in Ford's "
Supermodel of Brazil" competition 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. She had never thought about being a model, although she had won many beauty pageants in elementary school. In 2006, she ranked as the
fifth highest paid supermodel. In 2007 and 2008, she ranked as the world's
fourth highest paid supermodel by Forbes Magazine. She was voted
#1 as the Most Desirable Woman in 2005 by visitors of the men's lifestyle website,
Askmen.com (she placed 4th in 2006 and 2007, 10th in 2008, and 19th in 2009). In November 2008,
Models.com featured her at number one on the list of the "
Sexiest Models." In 2009, she was voted
sixth in "
FHM's Sexiest Women In The World".
On Valentine's Day 2009, she married Serbian basketball player
Marko Jarić, whom she began dating in November 2007, thus breaking the hearts of many young men and boys.