Adriana Lima looked incredible as she made her return to Victoria’s Secret Fashion 2024 Show on Tuesday, after a six-year retirement.
The Brazilian beauty, 43, shocked fans with her taut face as she showed off her age-defying looks in a sparkling black bikini.
The outfit was paired with a sheer plaid crop top and matching leggings. The runway sensation also rocked a pair of metallic angel wings, and had her brunette tresses swept into a high ponytail.
She added height to her look with fuzzy black wrap-around heels and wore picture-perfect glam that accentuated her chiseled cheeks.
Lima came out of retirement to ‘prove she still has it’ – and to ‘send a message to the haters’ after she fell victim to cruel trolls last year.
Adriana Lima looked incredible as she made her return to Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday, after a six-year retirement
The Brazilian beauty, 43, showed off her age-defying looks in a sparkling black bikini, paired with a sheer crop top and matching leggings
She announced her triumphant comeback to the lingerie brand on Monday, six years after her shock departure in 2018.
Insiders claim she was compelled to return for the brand’s first show since 2019 after being accused of tweaking her face and looking ‘unrecognizable’ at a Hunger Games premiere last year.
Besides wanting to hit back at the haters, she was also eager to get back to a ‘job she has loved forever.’
‘Adriana has had to be committed to other things in life,’ a source told DailyMail.com. ‘But she missed doing the job she has loved forever.
‘She wants to prove that she still has it. The criticism she got over her face was staggering and she wants to send a message to the haters with this comeback.’
Adriana shares daughters Valentina, 14, Sienna, 12, with her ex-partner Marko Jaric, and has son Cyan, two, with boyfriend Andre Lemmers.
According to the source, she is hoping that her return will also send a positive message to her children.
They added: ‘She wants to make an impact and to show her kids that you should never let the haters have their day. She’s excited to bring it.
‘Also if she can give back to something that has treated her so well in the past, it is a complete win win.’
The runway sensation rocked a pair of metallic angel wings, and had her brunette tresses swept into a high ponytail
She added height to her look fuzzy wrap-around black heels
She blew a kiss for the audience
Adriana first signed on with the VS brand in 1999 and quickly earned her wings to become a coveted VS Angel the following year.
She then shocked fans on announcing her retirement from the brand in November 2018 after nearly two decades.
Just one year later, the fashion world was stunned when the annual VS fashion show, which originated back in 1995, was scrapped in the wake of backlash over claims it lacked body diversity.
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