Martina Big

Martina Big is one of the most polarizing figures I have ever had to write about, and I refuse to flatten her into a punchline. A German model who radically altered her body through implants and perma-tanning, and who now identifies as Black, she provokes strong reactions for obvious reasons. What strikes me is the sheer conviction. Whatever you make of her choices, she has absorbed enormous public criticism and kept insisting on her own self-image. I do not have to endorse it to find it worth documenting. She is a raw, uncomfortable case study in how far a person will go to define themselves.

Name (English)

Martina Big

Name (Japanese)

マルティナ・ビッグ

Reading

まるてぃな・びっぐ

Born

May 17, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

Origin

Germany, United States

Height

170 cm

Occupation

model / actor

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.martina-big.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%82%B0

Tags

• model
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.