By Amelia Proud


Angelic: Adriana Lima looked incredible as she posed for a Victoria's Secret campaign in St Barts today


She's one of the most incredible looking women in the world, and even the exotic beauty of Caribbean jewel in the crown - St Barts, couldn't upstage her stunning looks.

Because Adriana Lima, 30 , is the undeniable pull of this incredible photo shoot for Victoria's Secret, which saw the mother-of-one model bikinis for iconic brand.

Lima, who has a two-year-old daughter Valentina, showed off her enviable figure and looked reassuringly healthy and toned.


The Victoria's Secret Angel, who is married to Serbian basketball player Marko Jarić, 33 , caused controversy last November when she admitted to living off just liquids in the run up to the iconic lingerie brand's yearly show.

The Brazilian-born beauty admitted to months of everyday workouts, a carefully restricted diet and a liquids-only nine-day pre-show regimen.

But the 30-year-old brunette dismissed regime - which raised eyebrows far and wide for condoning extreme dieting - as nothing more than a 'misunderstanding.'


Sparkle: Even a sequin-studded bikini top couldn't distract from the Brazilian's incredible looks

Striking a pose: Adriana worked the camera like a pro in the Caribbean heat

Speaking with E! Canada, the Brazilian model urged impressionable teenage girls to ignore her stringent preparations.

'Those teenagers out there, don't go starving yourself or only drinking liquids... Don't do that please.'

Instead, she made a show of flashing her Starbucks coffee and cake: 'I have my Starbucks coffee right there,' and said that her intense diet comments were simply 'a misunderstanding.'

The mother and catwalk queen had told the Telegraph that her pre-show planning involved months of training, upping to twice-daily workouts in the weeks before the lingerie showcase.


Curves: Adriana showed off a healthy but slender figure as she frolicked in the surf

Curves: Adriana showed off a healthy but slender figure as she frolicked in the surf

She said she has a protein-heavy liquids-only diet for nine days in the run-up to the finale and drinks a gallon of water each day.

In the final stretch, for 12 hours before the show, she will stay away from liquids altogether, explaining to the newspaper: 'No liquids at all so you dry out, sometimes you can lose up to eight pounds just from that.'

But it appears her comments were a confusion.

Nor is her workout routine as hard as portrayed, she said, and it is something she does not adhere to throughout the year.


Good influence: Adriana insists she eats a sensible and balanced diet

Curves: Adriana showed off a healthy but slender figure as she frolicked in the surf

'It's not that I do crazy diets throughout the year. I just do it for this particular thing. After this show, I become normal again!' she told the Canadian network.

'I know it's very intense but...I just have an athlete's mind and I appreciate doing this thing.'

If anything, the model has held back on her usual routine, she said: 'This year, even though my diet was intense, I took it a little bit easier on the working out so I won't be as muscular.'

Ms Lima joined a bevvy of beautiful models including Miranda Kerr, Alessandra Ambrosio and Karlie Kloss for the annual show.



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By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Simply adorable: Little Valentina had a ball with her mother, playing with her tresses while Adriana blew her kisses, and the pair wading through the water smiling and laughing

Victoria's Secret model Adrian Lima played the model mother yesterday, showing off her incredible bikini body as she hit the beach with her adorable daughter.

The 30-year-old and little Valentina had a ball as they splashed around in the surf on Miami's South Beach.

The star opted for a skimpy black bikini, which accentuated her supermodel figure.


Taking a break: The pair also lounged in the wet sand, with the little Valentina sitting in her mother's lap


Bubbly little Valentina, who is just under two years old, was pretty in pink in a Juicy Couture swimsuit.

Clutching on tight to the tiny toddler, Adriana treated the little girl to some playtime in the ocean, beaming as she waded waist deep through the water.

Valentina broke into fits of giggles and pointing, fascinated at the waves.


Flawless: The Brazilian-born model, who gave birth 21 months ago to Valentina, shows no sign of ever having carried a single ounce of extra weight

She also admired her mother's hair, playing with her raven tresses, while Adriana blew her kisses.

The pair also lounged in the wet sand, with the little Valentina sitting in her mother's lap.

Natural beauty Adriana went all au naturel for the beach outing, wearing no make-up on her flawless complexion and her hair out in a loose straight style.

The Brazilian-born model, who gave birth 21 months ago to her daughter Valentina, showed no sign of ever having carried a single ounce of extra weight.


Keen swimmer: The tiny tot, who was pretty in pink in her Juicy Couture one-piece swimsuit, was keen to go back into the surf

Adrian is married to Serbian basketball player Marko Jarić.

The couple eloped in a private civil ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Valentine's Day, February 2009.

Their daughter, whose full name is Valentina Lima Jarić was born on November 15,2009.

She arrived prematurely at 34 weeks, weighing a tiny 4.4lbs after Adriana suffered pre-eclampsia.


Time to head home: After their fun in the sun Adriana and Valentina headed back to dry land


Adriana was recently listed in Forbes magazine as the forth richest supermodel in the world, with an estimated $8million salary.

Over the last few weeks, the lingerie model has been busy with her Victoria's Secret duties, dropping in at the company's stories in various cities across the U.S. and Canada.

There she has been meeting fans and giving advice on how to get the summer look, with the season's new ranges of bras, bikinis and beauty products.


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