Adriana Lima feels sexier since birth

Adriana Lima feels sexier since she became a mother.

The Brazilian model - who has a 16-month-old daughter, Valentina, with basketball star Marko Jaric - loved being pregnant and since the birth she now feels "more beautiful" than she ever has done before.

She said: "It was the best thing that can happen to my life. During pregnancy it was great. Those pregnancy hormones did wonders to me.

"I feel much more beautiful, sexier, more womanly. I think my hair, my skin is much better now."

The South American beauty has also praised her fellow Victoria's Secret models and new mothers Miranda Kerr and Doutzen Kroes, saying the pair will be "very responsible" parents.

She told website Hollyscoop: "They were asking a few questions. I think they're very responsible and very gentle. I'm sure they're being wonderful mothers."

Adriana has previously revealed she much prefers being a mother to being a model because it has taught her what love is.

She said: "The best job in the world for me is being a mom. I never thought I could love so much. I always thought, does unconditional love exist? Now I know it does because I feel it.

"It's really changed me completely. I am, in my head, more mature, more secure. And, you know, it changed completely the priorities in my life. You feel so strong. It's such a wonderful feeling."