- Words by Angela Cowan Photography by Don Denton

With Hollywood-style long blonde hair and a killer smile, Lindsay Holt isnB次元官网网址檛 exactly the stereotypical picture of a lifelong accountant, but the mom of two got into the numbers business straight out of high school, and has been regional controller for Black Press Media for the last five years.

She recently made headlines when she decided to enter the Inked Cover Girl 2021 contest, and showed off her substantial tattoos in the hopes of winning $25,000.

Her two full sleeves, large thigh tattoo and several more pieces nabbed her a spot in the quarter finals, and while she was disappointed not to get the top prize, the whole experience was an interesting stretch outside the box.

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Lindsay got her first tattoo at 18B次元官网网址擝次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a typical lower-back tattoo,B次元官网网址� she says with a laughB次元官网网址攁nd slowly added more pieces to her feet, then her shoulder. But her passion for getting inked really kicked in when she finally got a piece done by well-known tattoo artist Disa Raven.

Lindsay had seen DisaB次元官网网址檚 work on Instagram and instantly fell in love.

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Never one to give up, Lindsay took a chance and sent one more Hail Mary message, and managed to get in, setting up a realistic botanically themed half sleeve.

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And while some of her pieces have sentimental threadsB次元官网网址攁 chickadee for her grandpa and a dragonfly for her momB次元官网网址攎any of them have come straight from the artistB次元官网网址檚 imagination.

So what is it about tattoos she loves so much?

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The 7 Sins

Envy:

Whose shoes would you like to walk in?

I thought long and hard about this one and realized I donB次元官网网址檛 particularly wish to walk in anyoneB次元官网网址檚 shoes. At first I thought of some celebrities whose lives might be fun to experience, but nobodyB次元官网网址檚 life is as glamorous as it seems. I would love to experience the carefree life, a slower-paced lifestyle without the busy day-to-day hustle, but only for a moment.

Gluttony:

What is the food you could eat over and over again?

Cheesecake! Any and all types. I have a major sweet tooth and cheesecake hits the spot every single time!

Greed:

YouB次元官网网址檙e given $1 million that you have to spend selfishly. What would you spend it on?

I would definitely go on an extended vacation, to a place with the little huts on the water. Maybe Bali. Somewhere warm and relaxing.

Wrath:

Pet peeves?

Where do I even start? Two major ones that come to mind are people that leave their shopping carts in the middle of the aisle of grocery stores (why?) and slow drivers in the left lane. Please just move over! I could go onB次元官网网址� and on and on.

Sloth:

Where would you spend a long time doing nothing?

I could spend hours and hours lying on a white sandy beach in the sun, listening to the ocean. A Hawaiian beach sounds perfect!

Pride:

What is the one thing youB次元官网网址檙e secretly

proud of?

Myself. I donB次元官网网址檛 openly admit it, but I am proud of myself. Proud of my consistent hard work, my perseverance, my drive, my effort and my self-motivation. But donB次元官网网址檛 tell anyone.

Lust:

What makes your heart beat faster?

Nothing gets my heart going like getting tattooed. Something about the finality of it, the excitement of a new piece, the anticipation of the pain. I have spent a lot of hours being tattooed, but the thrill is always the same. The best feeling!

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