Tag: Adriana Lima
Adriana Lima, commonly known as "the best face in the industry" and "the most in demand runway model in the world", rose to stardom out of less than glamorous conditions. Lima was discovered while shopping at a local mall at the age of 13. At the age of 15, she finished 1st place in a Ford Supermodel of Brazil model search. Lima later followed with a 2nd place finish in the 1996 Ford Supermodel of the World contest.
Lima revealed in the April 2006 cover feature of GQ magazine that, lady her Catholic beliefs, she was still a virgin,...
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The Victoria's Secret show not only has become a magnet for lascivious males, but models are drawn to the job as well.
Karolina Kurkova, in particular, had the added responsibility of wearing a diamond-studded bra worth a reported $6.5 million.
Sharen Jester Turney, chief executive of the Victoria's Secret brand, said the show is expected to kick off the chain's Christmas selling season when it airs. How much it will add to the company's coffers is unclear.
"Anytime you do something likes this, it's hard to quantify it. But I can...
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The show costs about $10 million to produce, but the company believes that is money well spent on marketing. I AGREE!
Hitting the catwalk in the company's barely-there fashions and signature "Angel" wings were GISELE BUNDCHEN, who at one point was wrapped in one-million Swarovski crystals, Alessandra Ambrósio, Adriana Lima, Gisele Bündchen, Karolina Kurkova, Selita Ebanks and Izabel Goulart.
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