Adriana Lima looked stunning as she returned to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion 2024 Show on Tuesday after a six-year retirement.
The Brazilian beauty, 43, shocked fans with her toned 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 let her brunette locks fall into a high ponytail.
She added height to her look with fluffy black wrap heels and wore perfect glam that accentuated her chiseled cheeks.
Lima came out of retirement to ‘prove she’s still got it’ – and to ‘send a message to the haters’ after falling victim to cruel trolls last year.
Adriana Lima looked fantastic as she returned to the 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, teamed 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 forced to return for the brand’s first show since 2019 after being accused of altering her face to look “unrecognizable” at a Hunger Games premiere last year.
Besides attacking the haters, she also wanted to return to a “job she’s always loved.”
“Adriana had to commit to other things in life,” a source told DailyMail.com. ‘But she missed the work she always loved.
‘She wants to prove she still has it. The criticism she received was shocking and with this comeback she wants to send a message to the haters.’
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 hopes her return will also send a positive message to her children.
They added, “She wants to make an impact and show her kids that you should never let the haters have their way. She’s excited to deliver it.
“Also, if she can give back something that has treated her so well in the past, it’s a complete win-win.”
The runway sensation rocked a pair of metallic angel wings and let her brunette locks fall into a high ponytail
She added height to her fuzzy, wraparound black heels
She blew a kiss to the audience
Adriana first signed with the VS Brand in 1999 and quickly earned her wings to become a coveted VS Angel the following year.
She then shocked fans when she retired from the brand in November 2018 after nearly two decades.
Just a year later, the fashion world was stunned when the annual USA Fashion Show, which started in 1995, was scrapped following protests over claims of a lack of body diversity.