Adriana Lima was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil on June 12, 1981[5] and is an only child to her parents Nelson Torres and Maria da Graça Lima, a social worker.
When she was 6 months old, her father left her and her mother.[6] She has not talked to him since then. Since 2007 she has been trying to meet with him again.[7]
She is married to Serbianbasketball player Marko Jarić, and they have two daughters. In early 2014, the couple announced that they have separated.[8]