Adriana Lima

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Birth Name:

Adriana Francesca Lima

Birth Place:

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Date of Birth:

June 12, 1981

Ethnicity:

Swiss, African, Japanese and Native American Indian

The Brazilian-born model is of mixed ethnicity. In an interview on Fashion TV she stated that she is of Swiss, African and Native American heritage. While on another interview she mentioned that she also has Japanese heritage. These clips can be seen on Youtube at the links below.

Incidentally, Brazil has a large Japanese community that has been established there since the early 1900s.

Some sites say that Lima has Portuguese and French. She married Serbian basketball player, Marko Jaric in 2009.

Source:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0UPv8gNHXU

http://www.adrianafans.com/

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