An Estevan woman is in the top five and looking for support in a contest to be on the cover of a magazine that celebrates tattoos.
Lacie-Paige Carleton is currently third in her group and the top five overall of voting to be on the cover of Inked Magazine. Not only will the winner get to be the cover model, but she will earn a $25,000 prize.
Carleton noted that if she wins, she would donate a lot of the money to the Estevan Family Resource Centre.
“I have three kids, so I tend to go there quite a bit. I plan on providing and helping out as much as I can there, because I know lots of moms go there and they always need diapers and wipes,” said Carleton.
According to her bio, her first tattoo was a daisy on the inside of her forearm with 10 petals for each one of her brothers and sisters. But her favourite tattoo is one she had done for her children by Shanda Tegart of Inkspire in Estevan.
“It was just a really meaningful piece towards my children. She really, really outdid herself on it. She incorporated their birth flowers. She did some carnations for a mother’s undying love, and then there’s a nice little portrait of a mom holding a baby and then there’s a nice little one of a baby grabbing a mom’s finger. It’s super beautiful.”
Carleton said she loves tattoos because she’s a photographer and enjoys capturing different types of emotions. She’ll go for tattoos when she feels upset with herself, and she finds they have helped her self-esteem.
She found out about the Inked Magazine contest through a friend. Several other friends were also entered.
“I had never really heard of it before until a couple of my friends had sent it to me and said that I should get involved with it,” said Carleton.
People can go to https://cover.inkedmag.com/2020/lacie-paige-carleton to support her. Voting ends at 9 p.m. local time Thursday night.
