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.

Her April 2006 GQ cover was the highest-selling issue that magazine for the year. 62 which was released in mid-2012.

3 million in one year. Adriana Lima (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐ̃dɾiˈɐnɐ frɐ̃ˈsɛskɐ ˈlimɐ]; born June 12 1981) is a Brazilian model and actress who is best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009. At the age of 15 Lima finiAdriana Limad first 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.