Malaika Kubwa (name changed in 2018; born 17 May 1988), known professionally as Martina Big is a German model and actress known for her extremely large
breast implants
A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person's breast. In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast following a mastectomy, to correct congenita ...
, and for undergoing a perma-tanning procedure to give herself a dark
skin color
Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation, which is the result of genetics (inherited from one's biological parents and or individu ...
. Big currently identifies as
black
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.
Career and personal life
After graduating high school, Big began a career as
flight attendant alongside her longtime partner Michael, who was a pilot. She quit working as a flight attendant in 2012 to pursue modeling and acting full-time. In 2017, Big confirmed in the
Swedish television
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show ''Outsiders'' that she had the biggest breasts in Europe, employing a water displacement test.
Body modifications
On 3 December 2012, Big underwent a breast augmentation with large expandable implants. Since then she had 23 procedures to add volume to her breasts, reaching a bra size of 32 S.
In January 2017, Big underwent a perma-tanning procedure to give her the appearance of a black woman. In February 2018, she traveled to
Kenya
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and lived there with the tribes of the
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* Maasai people
*Maasai language
* Maasai mythology
* MAASAI (band)
See also
* Masai (disambiguation)
* Massai
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and
Samburu. A local clergyman baptized her to be a true Kenyan woman. She was given the
baptismal name
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Malaika Kubwa; in
Swahili, "malaika" means "
angel
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" and "kubwa" means "big".
In May 2019, she had her previous breast implants replaced by new, bigger, expandable models, which are the biggest breast implants in the world, each with a rated volume of 20,000cc.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
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People known for their body modification
German actresses
German female models
Living people
German television personalities
1988 births