


In 2012, following her move to the Big Apple, she was hired by David “Ceaser” Emanuel to work at Black Ink in Harlem.Ĭeaser, as he is most popularly known, is the owner of Black Ink, a black-owned and operated chain of tattoo businesses. Gradually, her collection of tattoos grew, and by the time she was ready to make the move to New York, she had been crowned the Boston Tattoo Convention Beauty Pageant supreme queen. Post-graduation, and before she scored her first job as a tattoo artist, Crystana earned money as a runway model. While she was at graduate school, where she earned a bachelor of business management with a focus on visual art, she discovered her love of tattoo artistry. The Lincolnton, North Carolina native, relocated to Harlem, New York, in 2010, after graduating summa cum laude from North Carolina A&T. The Origin Storyĭutchess was born Crystana Lavielle Lattimore on the 25th of February 1984. Here’s what we know about the North Carolina diva known as Dutchess. The tattooed beauty queen and reality star may be capable of holding her own in the fast-paced, outspoken world of tattooing, but she’s got a brain behind that beauty and a drive that outpaced one of the most successful ink shops in the game. What is the net worth of Dutchess From Black Ink? Introductionĭutchess is a former lead from the VH1 reality TV hit show, Black Ink Crew, a tattoo artist, former tattoo model, and a cover girl for mainstream print publications Inked and Urban Ink. This broad worked at a strip club talking bout she never was at a place where ppl didn't like her.Dutchess From Black Ink Net Worth – $1 million Thanks for this interview, I knew it was some shit going on for dutchess. Definitely created a lot of drama, but that's what vh1 shows are for. This is pretty entertaining, mostly because ya girl is full of shit. Genre Entertainment Comment by LaVonda L Sweeney

She also dished on her tattoo shop Pretty In Ink and told the crew what REALLY happened between her and Ceaser.ĭid he cheat AGAIN? Who bought her engagement ring? Did he REALLY have a baby with a side chick? Dutchess of "Black Ink Crew" stopped by to tell David, Dani and Jah all about the drama on the show's fifth season.
