A local woman is pleased that she has advanced to the next round in the Inked Magazine Cover Girl contest, and she is looking for the public鈥檚 support.
Trish Boulding finished in the top 10 in the most recent round of voting that ended Thursday. Now she鈥檒l need to finish in the top five if she鈥檚 to advance again.
If she were to win, she would not only get to be on the front cover of the magazine, but she would use the $25,000 prize to pay off her truck and make a down payment on a house.
She entered the contest on a whim to see how she would do.
鈥淚 honestly didn鈥檛 think I would make it this far, but it was worth a try. I鈥檝e seen it before, but I never actually entered.鈥�
Another reason why she chose to enter the competition is when she was in her late teens, she used to model in Saskatoon. At one fashion show, there were four designers and she was only allowed to walk for one because the other designers did not like tattoos.聽
She was also turned down for work with a modelling agency back then because of the tattoos.
So it鈥檚 nice to see that tattoos are becoming the new thing, she said.
鈥淚 actually have three tattoo appointments coming up 鈥� in the next couple months,鈥� said Boulding, who said she has 16 tattoos, and they鈥檙e large ones.
Tattoos are an opportunity to express herself, and many of them have important personal meaning to her.
鈥淚 actually think tattoos feel really good. Some people would think I鈥檓 crazy, but it鈥檚 almost like a massage in a way, and it鈥檚 therapy.鈥�
Her favourite is a tribute to her grandfather who passed away two years ago. She has a horse and two people fishing in honour of him. A full sleeve tattoo is a tribute to her grandparents.
You can visit to vote for her. The deadline to vote is Thursday at 10 p.m. Saskatchewan time.
The Mercury continues to write stories on the women entered in the Inked Magazine Cover Girl contest. Expect another article in the coming days.聽
