Adriana Lima
Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Date of Birth: 12 June, 1981
Ethnicity: Brazilian [Portuguese, some Indigenous, Swiss, African, and Japanese]
Adriana Lima is a Brazilian model and actress. She was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 1999 to 2018. She has also worked for Maybelline cosmetics, clothing brand Desigual, the Beachwear collection of Italian brand Calzedonia, the ready-to-wear collection of Italian brand Sportmax, IWC, Puma, and Chopard. She has been the world’s second highest-paid model. She is 5′10″.
Adriana is the daughter of Maria das Graças Lima, a social worker, and Nelson Torres, a carpenter. She was raised in Castelo Branco, Salvador, by her mother. She speaks Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish. A picture of Adriana’s father can be seen here. A picture of Adriana’s mother can be seen here.
She stated on Fashion television that she is of Swiss, African, and Indigenous heritage. She has also said:
I’m [an] Afro-Brazilian… and my family [is also] mixed with Japanese, Black… and West Indian.
Her surname, Lima, is Portuguese. Brazil has a large Japanese community, established there since the early 1900s. Some sites say that Adriana also has French ancestry.
Adriana has two children with her former husband, Serbian professional basketball player Marko Jarić; and a son with her partner, film producer Andre Lemmers.
Adriana’s maternal grandfather was named Bertoldo Fontes Lima.
One of Adriana’s grandmothers is named Julia.
A DNA test that Adriana appeared to post on her Instagram stated that her genetic ancestry includes:
*63.5% European
——–*30.6% Spanish & Portuguese
——–*24.8% Broadly Southern European
——–*2.9% Broadly European
——–*2.2% Broadly Northwestern European
——–*1.8% British & Irish
——–*0.6% Italian
——–*0.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
——–*0.1% Greek & Balkan
Strange how she has Japanese heritage. Japanese Brazilians tend to be very insular and don’t marry outside of their community.
Not true. That’s how it use to be but 3rd and 4th generation japanese-brazilians tend to intermix.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese-Brazilian#Integration_and_intermarriage
Nothing is strange now-a-days. Obviously the Japanese could not resist these beautiful people of Brazil.Hey I have roots in the Mississippi Delta, and my Chinese ancestor found his way into my DNA!
Oh lord. Get over yourself. People “intermingled” no matter where they went. Or in your words “could not resist the people of said country”…We are all mixed dear. The US is just as mixed as Brazil and Argentina and Italy etc etc.
she look just mestiza
whats that?
Mestiza is southern european mix with native American
no,she looks more mulatta
i agree she looks mulatto with some touches of native american
hey Rodriguez, you’re not very bright are you? What does her looking like a mestiza have to do with her racial makeup?!? What’s inside of a persons genotype has just about nothing to do with the persons and study pendejo. phynotype…. Read and learn pendejo…
you guys do know her hair is actually really REALLY kinky and curly right? she even said on twitter that she gets Brazilian blowouts
Yes, her natural hair is curly
She is very beautiful indeed but i didn’t think she was part japanese..i also thought she was from brazil…
she is part japanese like she says
hater
She is from Brazil MORON!
i love latina girls
adriana lima is a goddess and a true inspiration
because of her, LATINA is now the standard of beauty
if you ain’t LATINA, you better look like one or you ain’t hot
kisses adriana
most beautiul woman on the planet
LOL! You got that right! Latinos are gorgeous and super fun I might add. They come with a wealth of different DNA too, thats because everybody loves them.
you need to shut the fuck up bvision
George, your name sounds French. Can I ask you a question?
Why is France considered Northern European when it is next to Spain? Metropolitan France is even a part of the Mediterranean Sea. I don’t get it.
France is not considered a Northern European country, technically is Western Europe
Why is France considered Northern European when it is next to Spain? Metropolitan France is even a part of the Mediterranean Sea. I don’t get it.
Why is France considered Northern European when it is next to Spain? Metropolitan France is even a part of the M e d i t e r r a n e a n Sea. I don’t get it.
I’m asking you, George, because your name sounds French.
For some reason, I cannot say M e d i t e r r a n e a n without my comment being put up for moderation. How strange.
You big dummy Brazilians are not latino. They have no spanish blood in them at all. They are South American yes of African, Portugal, and Native Brazilian Blood. Where in the hell does latin come into play???????
This is HILARIOUS. There’s NO race or ethnicity with the most beautiful people and there’s NO such thing as ‘the most beautiful woman on the planet’. The vast majority of people in the world in ALL countries are average looking. Natural extreme beauty is VERY rare everywhere.
all the guys i know prefer LATINAS and are dating them
they are true beauties, true goddesses
no other race of women can compare to them
My god Latina is not a race!Good for you if you like girls from Central and South America but you should learn a bit about there ethnicity if you like them that much.!!
@bvision, not true. Look at Cape Verdean women and ou will see that Latinas have nothing over them.
@bvision, here is one example:
http://www.google.com/search?q=mayra+andrade&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=Uf1-T__zNoig9QTn_KX2Bw&biw=1024&bih=672&sei=Xv1-T-OhDIW29QT40ojqBw
no
adriana lima more beautiful
she is goddess like ALL LATINAS
no other race of woman can compare to them
fact
why so thumbs down? you`re not offending anyone you`re just giving your opinion
i don’t know
they give those for any reason at all
the owner of this site should moderate the comments
like all other sites
that’s what makes this site juvenile
the members control it when the owner should
I put a thumb down ’cause you think “Latino” is a race. I’m Latina and I’m White and you’re dumb enough to keep writing that Latino is a race.
this cape Verdean woman don’t compare to Adriana Lima
Adriana has beautiful tan skin & blue eyes
she mixed w/ native, European, African, Japanese
she mixed w/ all races of the world
that’s what makes Latinas prettier than everyone else
Where does Latina come in???? She has no hispanic or latin blood in her veins. LOL.