Brazilian model who was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She was their longest-running model and named “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel” in 2017. She is also known as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics since 2003, and for her Super Bowl and Kia Motors commercials. At age 15, Lima won 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.
Lima is currently ranked by models.com as one of the “New Supers”. Since 2014, Lima has been the world’s second highest-paid model. In 2012, she came in 4th place on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $7.3 million in one year. In 2013, she came in 3rd place and in 2014 she came in 2nd place with earnings of $8 million. In 2015, she came in 2nd place with earnings of $9 million. In 2016, she kept the second place with earnings of US$10.5 million.
From 2001 to 2003, Lima was in a relationship with American singer Lenny Kravitz, 17 years her senior. They moved in together and got engaged.
In 2009, Lima married Serbian NBA player Marko Jari? on Valentine’s Day in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They have two daughters. On 2 May 2014, Lima and Jari? announced their separation after five years of marriage. The divorce was finalized in March 2016.
In 2021, Lima started dating film producer Andre Lemmers. In August 2022, Lima gave birth to their son.
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