Ranked #33 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2002).

Ranked #53 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

Ranked #75 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2003).

She lists "West Side Story" and "Central Station" among her favorite movies.

A favorite model of photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, she appears prominently in Von Unwerth's 1998 book "Wicked."

Stated that she's of African, Swiss, and Indian ethnicity.

She was raised by her mother, Maria da Graça Lima (social worker).

Measurements are 33-24-34.

Ranked #57 in Maxim's Hot 100 2003, ahead of Naomi Watts and behind Salma Hayek.

Spokesmodel of Guess?.

Ranked and Voted #4 by AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2006

Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's Most Desirable Women (2004).

Ranked #1 on Askmen.com's 99 Most Desirable Women (2005).

Her father, Nelson Torres, abandoned his wife and Adriana when she was 6.

Named #27 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006).

Named #39 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)

She enjoys DJing music in her home.

She has a pierced belly button.

Her nickname is `LimaBean`.

She was discovered at the age of 13, shopping at a local mall.

She opened the 2003 Victoria`s Secret Fashion Show.

She is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English.

She had her first kiss at 17.

One of the world`s top fashion models.

She has helped financially and worked with orphaned children in Brazil for several years.

Ethnicity is Native-Brazilian, African-Brazilian, Portuguese, French, Japanese and Caribbean.

Spokesmodel of Victoria`s Secret.

Her cousin is actress Elissa Sursara.

Her favorite musician is Lenny Kravitz. She has also appeared in one of his music videos, "Yesterday Is Gone".

She`s the second best paid Brazilian model. The first is Gisele Bündchen.

Chosen as the most desirable woman by AskMen.com, leaving behind such starts as Angelina Jolie (#9), Halle Berry (#10), Monica Bellucci (#2) and Charlize Theron (#3). [2005]

has said she is a virgin.