Short shaved hair, colorful wigs, over 250 tattoos all over his body: Anyone who meets tattoo model Lina Lorenzen (34) often does not know where to look first!
Short hair, coloured wigs, over 250 tattoos all over the body: when you meet tattoo model Lena Lorenzo (34 years old), you don't know where to look first!
In the VOX series "Goodbye Germany", the 34-year-old inspires with her eye-catching look. And she pursues her lifelong dream: She wants to start as a tattoo model in California!
In the VOX series Goodbye Germany, the 34-year-old woman stands out with her eye-catching looks. She's pursuing her life's dream: she wants to be a tattoo model in California!
But the fact that the native of NRW feels so comfortable in her own skin was not always the case. Lina grew up in a strictly religious home and was considered a wallflower among her classmates.
But the NRW man wasn't always happy with his skin. Lena grew up in a devout religious family, and classmates said she was a wallflower.
"I've always been an outsider. The only difference: Today I am voluntarily! It's no longer important to me to please others or to fit into their norms," she told BILD.
"I've always been an outsider. The only difference: today I chose it. It doesn't matter to me anymore to please others or conform to their norms," she told Bild.
During her school days, the now 34-year-old was bullied, spat on by classmates, even received death threats! The reason: Lina was overweight, introverted and came from a strictly religious family. Parties, self-realization and dancing out of line? Not possible for Lina at that time.
When she was a student, this 34-year-old woman was bullied, spat on by her classmates, and even received death threats! The reason: Lena is overweight, introverted, and comes from a devout religious family. Partying, self-actualization, and deviance? Impossible for Lena at that time.
The bullying attacks have left their mark: "I was extremely shy at the time and was very afraid. I can still clearly remember my worst bullying experience: I found a whale figure stabbed by harpoons in my mailbox. On the whale was my name on it. Children can really be very cruel!" the model recalls.
The bullying attack left its mark: "I was very shy, very scared. I can still remember very clearly the worst bullying experience I had ever had. I found a statue of a whale pierced by a harpoon in my mailbox. That whale has my name on it. The kids are really very cruel! The model recalled.
Even at home, Lina was not allowed to be the colorful bird that is in her: she was overprotected by her parents, was a rather anxious child. The parents developed their own life plan for their daughter: she was to take over the family's own children's home and study pedagogy.
Even at home, Lena was not allowed to be her inner colorful bird: she was overprotected by her parents and was a rather timid child. Parents have their daughter's own life plan: she should take over her own children's home and learn education.
The 34-year-old spent more and more time abroad, met her former partner and followed him to the USA. Their relationship broke up, but Lina has remained true to her love of tattoos! Meanwhile, the model attracts everyone's attention: Lina's body is adorned with over 250 tattoos, and she has already spent more than 150,000 euros on her colorful hobby!
The 34-year-old spent more and more time abroad, met her partner at the time, and followed him to the United States. Their relationship breaks down, but Lena has been holding on to her love of tattoos! At the same time, as a model, she attracted everyone's attention: Lena had more than 250 tattoos on her body, and she had already spent 150,000 euros on it."
"My parents thought it was terrible at first and wanted their old daughter back. It took them to accept my new look," Lina recalls of her parents, who have since passed away.
My parents thought it was horrible at first and wanted their former daughter to come back. It took them some time to embrace my new image," Lena recalled her parents, who had died at the time.
And continues in the BILD interview: "In public, I get different reactions. There are people who think I have spoiled myself. I usually get the best compliments from the older generation, who grew up without tattoos. For me, the most important thing is that I like myself!"
In an interview with Bild she further said: "I get different reactions from the public. Some people think I'm disfigured. I often get the most wonderful compliments from older generations who once grew up without tattoos. For me, the most important thing is that I like myself! "
Her new self-confidence pays off: She receives her first modeling orders for international tattoo magazines and opens her own OnlyFans account, where she markets her photos and videos.
Her new self-confidence paid off. She got a model order for her first international tattoo magazine and opened her own OnlyFans account, where she marketed her photos and videos.