The moment that I was holding the torch
and I was surrounded by my own people...
That will be a memory that I will carry for ever.
My name is Adriana Lima
and this is my Olympic moment.
(MY OLYMPIC MOMENT)
The Olympics in Brazil in 2016.
It was dream for every Brazilian.
And the opportunity for us
to show the world our culture,
our values,
and our people.
The Olympics unites the world, unites the country,
unites the people.
It is a competition, yes.
But it's still like a feel of celebration.
My favourite moment is always to see the opening.
Who's going to be singing?
Which kind of choreography they're going to have?
During the opening ceremony,
this Brazilian musician came in
and he's, like, iconic
and he has the flavour of Brazil
in his music.
His name is Jorge Ben Jor.
And he starts singing this Brazilian song.
All of a sudden, all the people
in the stadium stand up.
Like over 80,000 people standing up and dancing.
Even the international people that were there,
like, they were dancing like it was carnival.
I was watching with my own eyes.
It was a beautiful moment.
I was so happy to be part of it.
To be carrying the torch in my own country
during the Olympic Games,
it was something that I never thought
in my lifetime I would be doing in my home.
I cannot believe it that they chose me
to be part of it.
We start at this little street and I'm carrying the torch
and everyone around is so excited,
like, people from all over the world.
It was hundreds of thousands of people.
I see all of them united and cheering.
I stopped.
I got very emotional.
And I start crying.
I just lost it.
And I don't even know what was going on in my mind.
And I cry, and I cannot move
as I had the torch in my hands.
And I just stopped right there.
You know, it feels like the whole world was watching.
There was cameras filming me.
I'm like, "OK, OK, OK. Get yourself together."
It was a special moment
and I felt really proud
and I felt really thankful
for my country
and for me representing its people.
It meant the world to me.
It brought me closer to my people
and I felt that I was,
like, recognised
not as a model, but as a Brazilian.
It was one of the biggest highlights of my life
and that will be for ever,
that moment.
This Olympic moment inspired me.