Martin was born on June 1, 1986, in Brooklyn, New York. Her family relocated to South Florida in 1989, but would visit her mother's homeland of Jamaica frequently. She was a student of Nova High School and graduated in 2004. She then attended Broward College.[1] Before becoming a model, Martin was a pre-school teacher.[2]
Martin competed in a pageant in Miami and came in second. A friend of Martin's convinced her to compete in Miss Jamaica Universe.[1] Martin won the title of Miss Jamaica Universe in 2011 and used her crown as a platform to raise awareness for people affected by sickle cell anemia.[2] in 2011, Martin was a part of a toy drive that donated 400 toys to ill children in a Jamaican hospital.[1] She had modeled in countries such as Jamaica, Brazil, Canada and Haiti.[3]
Martin was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia at 3 months old.[3] Both of Martin's parents had the trait for the disease and thus had a 25 percent chance of giving it to a child. Her brother is also a carrier of the trait.[4]
Death
According to Martin's mother, Martin wasn't feeling well after a trip to Jamaica.[1] She died at 12:28 a.m. from complications with sickle cell blood clots in both her lungs.[5][6] She was 30 years old.[2]