Esperance Fuerzina - Most Tattooed Woman
Guinness World Records 2025
Photos: Gabriel Gurrola/Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records is delighted to announce that the record titles for the most tattooed person ever (female)and most body modifications (female) has been achieved by Esperance Fuerzina, from Bridgeport, USA.
Esperance, 36, a retired army veteran from the USA, has over 99.98 % of her body covered in tattoos and 89 body modifications – and says she is not done yet!
She got her first tattoo at 21 years old, a small symbol on her hip, Esperance now boasts a full body of ink from her scalp to the soles of her feet, including her eyelids, sclera (eyeballs), gums and tongue!
The first body modification Esperance had was a ‘tongue split’ and went on to have five facial implants, punches (to stretch the tissue) and a wide range of piercings on her ears, nipples, labia and gums. Esperance has also had parts of her ears removed to create her unique look.
Her 89 body modifications smash the previous record, which was held by Maria José Cristerna for over 10 years, by 40 modifications.
While some people store precious memories in photo albums or diaries, Esperance uses her tattoos to remember her experiences.
She said:
“I have had a pretty nomadic life, and not much room in my (army) pack, I felt I could take this with me wherever I go”.
Each new tattoo has helped Esperance understand her life, she says they “turn dark times into light”reminding her what she has lived through and helping her evolve both spiritually and mentally.
It has taken over 10 years to cover her body.
Esperance manages the pain during the tattooing and recovery with meditation and sees the discomfort as simply a minor inconvenience, saying it’s just a “small moment in time for something I can keep for life”.
There have been some regrets and she has learned along the way, her very first tattoo being her first ‘cover-up’ – replacing it with a beautiful, huge Phoenix. The cover-up made her realise that she preferred large, cohesive, flowing tattoos – and it has brought her to the look she has today.
Esperance does draw looks and attention from people when she is out and finds negative responses from people can be difficult, but wisely realises that other’s cruelty and judgement is a reflection on them, rather than herself and kindness always wins.
On achieving her Guinness World Records title, she said “To be the most tattooed woman and to have the most body modifications feels a little crazy, I am grateful and excited for the future – and of course I am not done!”
Esperance is one of the incredible new record holders featured in Guinness World Records 2025, out on September 12.
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