Nadia Marcinko's close, complex relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has put her under considerable investigation. Her complicated position in the Epstein scandal—caught between being one of his first victims and an alleged high-level accomplice who oversaw his operations—is the reason for the renewed attention.
For seven years, Marcinko—also called Nadia Marcinkova—was Epstein's main girlfriend and the pilot of his notorious private aircraft, the "Lolita Express". In Epstein's contentious 2008 Florida non-prosecution agreement, she was identified as a possible co-conspirator.
Growing up in Slovakia, Marcinko was approached by a modelling agency as a youngster. At the age of about 18, she relocated to the United States and joined Epstein's social circle in the early 2000s. After his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell ended, Marcinkova eventually became Epstein's main girlfriend for seven years.
According to official prison records, Marcinko was Epstein's most frequent visitor during his first 13-month sentence in Florida (2008–2009), meeting with him at least 67 times.
Marcinko changed her career path from modelling to professional aviation. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted her a commercial pilot license, certificates as a flight instructor, and an Airline Transport Pilot rating.
Marcinko promoted general aviation by using the names "Global Girl" and "Gulfstream Girl" on social media. She became the CEO of Aviloop, an aviation marketing and consulting firm that she created in 2011.
According to reports, Epstein provided financial support for the company's founding.
Despite receiving immunity from prosecution in a 2008 plea agreement, a Congresswoman now wants Marcinko and three other women who were identified as Epstein's "potential co-conspirators" to be looked into.
Marcinko continued to participate actively in a Zen Buddhist center in New York until 2025.
The US Congress committee's decision to ask Marcinko, who vanished from public view a number of years ago, to testify is still up in the air.
According to communications obtained by the BBC, Epstein attempted to manage her money in 2006, which caused her great discomfort. "Since I met you, my life revolves around you; there is nothing else I have, and it makes me feel very uneasy," she stated in an email to him.
By 2009, Marcinko started to become less reliant on Epstein for financial support.
According to emails between them, Epstein paid Marcinko tens of thousands of dollars to train as a pilot, and she soon began marketing herself as the “Global Girl” on social media.
After Epstein was released from prison in July 2009, Marcinko's friendship with him grew stronger despite her independence, according to emails quoted by the BBC. By October of that year, the couple was attempting to conceive while Marcinko remained a scout for him.
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