Krista Sudmalis, aka Female Gigachad, is a Russian model and photographer. She is the creator of the famous meme Gigachad, aka Ernest Khalimov.
As a Female Gigachad, she has black and white images in which she looks muscular and athletic, posing in a sports bra. She has an estimated net worth of $300,000 in 2025.
In this article, we’ll discuss who she is, why she is famous, and how she became Female Gigachad. Keep reading!
| Name | Krista Sudmalis |
| Also Known As | Female Gigachad |
| Gender | Female |
| Place of Birth | Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Profession | Model and Photographer |
Who Is Krista Sudmalis?
Krista Sudmalis is a Russian model and photographer in the fitness and bodybuilding niche. She was born and raised in Russia. Much information about her is not available publicly.
She has an Instagram account with more than 160k followers as of 2025, where she uploads photoshopped images of male and female models.
On her personal Instagram account, she now has over 60k followers.
Krista is mainly known for her art project SleekNTears, which she started in July 2011 with her friend Robert Fremer, focusing on horror and dark art.
Later, they decided to showcase ultra-male beauty, fitness, and bodybuilding.
In 2015, she worked with five models: Zloy Kaa, Adamov, Vugar, Arthur Farad (her then-boyfriend), and Ernest Khalimov.
She launched a series of photoshopped and deeply edited black & white photographs of Ernest Khalimov, which hit the internet and became the famous “Gigachad” in 2017.
Gigachad is an ultra-masculine, sexually attractive hulk-like character with a square jawline, beard, and Berlin.1969 tattooed on his lower stomach.
It is also said that Gigachad’s model, Ernest Khalimov, may not be a real person, and Krista edited her then-boyfriend Arthur Farad’s and her father’s photographs to give tribute to her father.
Please read our updated article on Gigachad, aka Ernest Khalimov
Who Is Female Gigachad?
On February 17, 2020, Krista uploaded her black & white image on Instagram, posing in a sports bra in which she looks muscular and athletic. She uploaded another black & white selfie on August 23, 2020.
Those images hit the internet when a Redditor posted a meme on September 1, 2021, using those images and captioning her as ‘Female Gigachad.’
Another Redditor posted a meme using her images on September 2, 2021. Both memes went viral and received over 60k upvotes within a few months.
Female Gigachad saw further spikes in popularity in 2022 and 2023, being regularly used in memes, fitness communities, and viral social media challenges.
People embraced Krista as Female Gigachad because she is the creator of the Gigachad meme and appears muscular in her photographs.
