Adriana Lima

Lima is fluent in three languages: Portuguese, English, and French. She also speaks a bit of Italian. Contrary to popular belief, she does not speak Spanish. She has denied being able to speak Spanish, and when asked in videos to speak the language, she expresses only a few words. In her free time, she loves reading a novel by her favorite author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Although she has appeared in a few commercials with cars, all of which were completed with the help of a green screen, she has admitted that she does not actually have a driver's license and has yet to learn how to drive.[28]

Lima has admitted that she was shy around boys when she was younger, not receiving her first kiss until she was 17 years old. They were watching a movie, and after the boy kissed her, he went directly to her mother to ask if he could marry her. She did not care to wear shorts because she felt that boys did not like them. She still hides her legs because of that fear. In an interview with GQ in the April 2006 issue, Lima told the magazine that she is a devoted Catholic who attends church every Sunday and is a virgin. "Sex is for after marriage," she explained. "They [men] have to respect that this is my choice. If there's no respect, that means they don't want me." US GQ dubbed her as "The World's Most Voluptuous Virgin.

Lima works out regularly. She jumps rope, does cardio, and has a custom-tailored boxing routine.[33] She admits to eating healthfully and in the past being on carb diets. Her weakness is meat, but she does not like hot dogs.

Lima has been romantically linked to other celebrities in the past, including rocker Lenny Kravitz,[32] Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein,[26] and Denny of Timbalada.

She is good friends with Nigerian model Oluchi Onweagba.

Currently, Lima is engaged to Serbian basketball player Marko Jarić of the NBA Memphis Grizzlie The wedding is planned for June of 2009.[36]

Lima has admitted to loving children and plans on having four of her own some day.

Lima's inspirations are Bettie Page and Marilyn Monroe.

Lima owns a small dog by the name of Ivy and two cats, Huguiño and Luisiño

Religious, she attends church every Sunday and even studied to become a nun. She takes a Bible backstage to read with her.[36]