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Adriana Lima: The devil is in the 'Angel' details, CBS Nov. 29

By April MacIntyre Nov 12, 2011, 19:25 GMT

11/09/2011 - Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima - 2011 Victoria\'s Secret Fashion Show - Runway and Performance - Lexington Avenue Armory - New York City, NY, USA © Janet Mayer / PR Photos

Angel Adriana Lima lives on Tic Tacs and chewing her fingernails.

Not really, but darn close as the Victoria's Secret Angel model went on record on how these supermodels get ready for the catwalk "game."

Lima was no bullshit as she shared the real deal on how to get ready for the most watched TV event for modeling anything: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Lima, 30, worked out every day with a personal trainer since August. For the last three weeks, she's been working out twice a day.

The intensity is what is impressive: She says, "I jump rope, I do boxing, I lift weights, but I get bored doing that. If I am not moving I get bored very easily."

Lima consults with a nutritionist, who has measured her body's muscle mass, fat ratio and levels of water retention, and gives her protein shakes, vitamins and supplements.

Lima drinks a gallon of water daily except nine days before the show, she will drink only protein shakes - "no solids".

Two days before the show, no daily gallon of water, and "just drink normally". Then, 12 hours before the show, she will stop drinking entirely.

According to People magazine, Lima has been an Angel since 2000. She has since had a baby. Two of her fellow Angels walking the runway this year, Doutzen Kroes and Miranda Kerr, also just had babies.

"Actually, the Victoria's Secret show is the highlight of my life. Becoming an Angel, once I achieved that, it was a dream come true for me. And I know that after all this is done, when I sit down with my daughter one day, we are going to look back and it's going to be very special."

The show closed with musical performances by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, and Maroon 5.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs on CBS on Nov. 29