She’s doing great.”Īfter rounds based on tattoo quality and quantity, and then overall beauty presentation, the women, whose careers vary from arts education to firefighting, talk a little about themselves. Twenty contestants, a pleasingly diverse group in terms of age, ethnicity, size, and shape-not to mention personal style-take the stage in everything from neon bikinis and low-cut, gothic gowns to hip retro dresses their grandmothers may have worn.Īs amateur paparazzi snap away, the crowd, many sipping cans of Natty Boh, cheer for friends and loved ones-including two parents wildly rooting for their heavily tattooed and pierced twentysomething daughter.
Mötley Crüe’s glam metal hit, “Girls, Girls, Girls,” blares as the Miss Tattooed Baltimore pageant gets underway at the 8th Annual Tattoo Arts Convention.
