Stunning Adriana Lima is ‘Victoria’s Secret Angel’ as mum-of-five triumphs on catwalk after 6-years out of modelling

ADRIANA Lima made jaws drop as she made her return to the Victoria’s Secret fashion show this week, after coming out of a six-year retirement.

The Brazilian beauty, 43, stunned fans with her chiselled features as she wowed in a red baby doll dress and wings on Tuesday.

The model came out of retirement to “prove she still has it” and “send a message to the haters” following trolls’ comments at a Hunger Games premiere last year.

A source told DailyMail.com: “Adriana has had to be committed to other things in life.

“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.”

Cruel comments

Last November, Adriana lashed out at speculation she’s had surgery, claiming she’s a “tired mum of five.”

Adriana shares daughters Valentina, 14, Sienna, 12, with her ex-partner Marko Jaric, and has son Cyan, two, with boyfriend Andre Lemmers. 

Following the Victoria’s Secret runway show this week, one fan wrote: “she woke up and remembered she was a victoria secret angel.”

Others leapt to her defence in 2023 pointing out: “She was pregnant!”

Trolling comments

The catwalk queen – who once left boxing champ Tyson Fury starstruck – clapped back after being photographed on the red carpet last year.

Adriana donned a black mini-dress and pointed heels for the swanky Los Angeles event for the latest Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes.

Yet talk turned from her frock to her appearance, with some fans quizzing “what has she done to her face?”

One Instagram troll was quick to comment: “What did you do to your gorgeous face? It looks different?”

Another speculated: “She’s not the same.”

A third then put: “You’re still the most beautiful but it breaks my heart. Our beauty was god given! I pray these were just fillers and they will dissolve.”

Adriana hits back

Not willing to let the trolling lie, Adriana hit back on her page.

She posted a completely make-up free snap of her face and wrote: “The face of a tired mom of one teenage girl, two preteens, a one-year-old learning to walk, and three dogs.

“Thanks for your concern.”

The lingerie model previously told how she wants people to “look beyond” her appearance.

The supermodel has made millions from her incredible figure, but after embarking on a new spiritual lifestyle, she wants people to appreciate her mind, rather than her looks.

She posted a photo of The Art Of Living founder and guru Sri Sri Ravi Shanka speaking onstage to her Instagram page.

Alongside, the Brazilian wrote: “My thoughts after his teaching ‘I want people to look at me beyond my face/body as Sri Sri says a mind has no face and body, and with that said you become closer to reality and the truth.'”

Adriana joined the VS brand in 1999 and “earned her wings” the following year becoming a VS Angel.

She was the longest-running model for the brand, with her even dubbed “the most valuable Victoria’s Secret Angel” in 2017.

She shocked fans after announcing her retirement in November 2018 after nearly two decades.

VS show return

This year’s show saw Adriana return alongside numerous high profile models.

Gigi Hadid, Kate Moss, and curve sensation Ashley Graham all took to the runway in New York City as they showcased some new must-haves from the sexy brand.

Not only were the likes of Gigi and Kate in attendance and storming the catwalk in lace lingerie, but iconic model Tyra Banks returned to the VS runway for the first time in 19 years.

Gigi could be seen rocking a sexy nightwear look which featured a babydoll chemise and some flippy shorts, both in a baby pink hue.

The model wore some gigantic pink feathery wings on her back, which she clutched onto like a backpack as she posed up a storm down the runway.

Kate Moss kept it a little more modest, with the iconic model rocking some lace lingerie underneath a lace dress.