Victoria's Secret supermodel Adriana Lima gives birth to a baby girl
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Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima is ecstatic after giving birth to her first child.
The 28-year-old beauty and her Serbian basketball player husband Marko Jaric, 31, welcomed baby Valentina Lima Jaric in a New York hospital on Sunday.
A representative for the couple said: 'Adriana and Marko are thrilled to announce they had a baby girl, Valentina Lima Jaric. Mother, father and baby are all doing well.'
New arrival: Adriana Lima, pictured at a New York premiere in September, has given birth to her first child
Valentina is a popular Latin name which means 'healthy and strong' and was also chosen by Mexican actress Salma Hayek for her daughter two years ago.
Adriana fell pregnant within weeks of marrying Marko in a small ceremony in Wyoming on Valentine's Day.
Earlier this summer, the model spoke of their family plans: 'I never saw myself being married and having a child. Not because I did not want to. But it's tough to find somebody.
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Share'(But after meeting Marko) everything changed. I knew he was the one and I could see myself married with him and with a big family.
'We are so excited. We wanted this. We were ready. My mom is doing everything and getting things ready.'
Ecstatic: Adriana, pictured with husband Marko Jaric last year, gave birth nine months after they eloped
Adriana has been a beauty queen in her South American homeland since she was a schoolgirl.
At the age of 15, she finished first place in Ford's Supermodel of Brazil competition.
She took second place the following year in the Ford Supermodel of the World contest before signing with Elite Model Management in New York City.
She is the second highest paid underwear model in the world thanks to her mega bucks contract with Victoria's Secret, coming behind fellow VS model Heidi Klum.
She was the fourth highest earning supermodel this year, making £4.75million.
Adriana's birth comes just two weeks after close friend and fellow Victoria's Secret model Karolina Kurkova had a baby boy.
Pre-baby body: Adriana shows off her figure on the catwalk of a Victoria's Secret lingerie show last year
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