For once, you are allowed to stare at women openly on the Füdli. Nicole Bannwart challenge it outright, reaches out to the audience, the pierced tongue and tattooed buttocks. The 20-Year-old from St. Gallen, has just been to the Miss Tattoo 2019 named – hands, arms, legs and her entire butt are painted.

Nicole Bannwart is with your body, not a Freak, not decorations, not even a exception: an Estimated one out of every five Swiss, and every fifth Swiss citizen is tattooed – in the age group between 25 and 35 even every second Person. The newly elected “Tattoo Babe” is a professional specialist women’s health and works in a nursing home. The elderly uh-hearted be “in” with her, says Nicole. The Tattoos, the Tunnels in the lobes of the ears, Ring through the nose, the Piercing by the tongue would not disturb anyone.

Was already 14 years old the first spell, pierce: Miss Tattoo Nicole Bannwart.

The Miss Switzerland is on its way out, the Miss Tattoo belongs to the future: The ten selected women who put themselves on Friday in the Hotel Mövenpick in Regensdorf ZH of the Jury, tough and self-confident. You need to realize that neither the Matterhorn nor know how many Federal councillors of Switzerland govern. You present only your decorated body, dressed in street style (the most in Hotpants), once in a Bikini. Nicole is barefoot, she understands to move, to put your butt in the scene. No, the “ass” don’t train you specifically, you dance Salsa. With 14, they can be used as a First, the words “be strong” be strong, on the hip piercing. Under the age of 18 years need the consent of the parents: No Problem, she says, the mother was tattooed himself.

The Miss-Tattoo-election is a prelude to the International Tattoo Convention, more than 100 artists from all over the world until today, Sunday, you Can show. The red upholstery of the hotel chairs are covered with foil, for men and women before the eyes of all with the buzzing needle torture. Who is not tattooed at the Ink Days, it is noticeable.

The Dolphin is a thing of the past,the “tramp stamp” anyway

About 700 Tattoo-lists Shops in Switzerland. Luc Grossenbacher, President of the Ver – bands Swiss professional tattooists estimates that around 1400 a provider of tattooing private. Because the professional title of “tattoo artist” is not protected, an official training exists. Grossenbacher says: “in the past, it was said, who is nothing, will host. Today, you will be a tattoo artist.”

The owner of Lacky’s Tattoo Shop in Grenchen (Motto: “Think before you ink”) is and has been for almost 40 years in the Business. He knows from experience: Stars and starlets set the Trends, many a young man wanted to exactly the same Subject as his favorite footballer. Roses, swallows and hearts were always in demand, and the date of birth and the names of the children (as a memory aid?) also. The Dolphin on the ankle, the asterisk on the wrist, however, be a thing of the past, the “tramp stamp” anyway. Large-scale images of the body are en vogue, and it is striking how many women wanted currently is a decoration of the Décolletés. In General, the following applies: anyone Who wants to stand out with the Tattoo, selects motifs on exposed parts of the body that were previously taboo: hands, neck, even the face will not be recessed.

453 metal parts on and in the body: Rolf Buchholz.

which meant that he had to talk to the boys “Some serious soul searching,” says Grossenbacher, because “Tattoos are for eternity”. Studies estimate that 20 percent of the Tattooed regret their decision at some point. And so expensive and painful laser treatments for the removal, as well as the Cover-up of the ugly Tattoos, in the scene “cucumber”.

Rolf Buchholz are even the eyeballs tattooed

In the Jury of Miss-Tattoo-choice sit among other Piercerin and Tattoo-Model Sandy Jaspers, her tongue is split, when she smiles showing vampire teeth. And Rolf Buchholz, “the world’s most pierced man”; the German has. squirrel on the forehead and 453 of the metal parts in and on the body 170 alone in the face In the genital area, about 270 – which was hidden that night, thank God, under the short Jeans. For the photo he takes off the glasses, his eyeballs are tattooed. To the Ink, the Days of the 60-Year-old fishing hooks dangling from the ceiling – a disturbing sight.

In the second place, the Jury Tamara del Verano, 29 selects, from the Rhine valley. The accounting officer knew at the age of 13, that you would once completely tattooed. The mother believed in a “Phase”, she was wrong. How much money have you put into your body jewelry? This is not the wool you know. Tamara del Verano says: “art is expensive, and I collect art, am art.”

In third place was Melanie Ojalvo, 32 lands, the sports sales Manager from Rüti ZH is wearing quite a Chrüsimüsi on the body: the lion and elephant head on the back. Faces, wings, Skyline, deceased dog on the Arm and shoulder. Baloo, Bambi, Simba, Mary Poppins on the lower leg, garter belt with skulls on the thigh. Musical notes on the feet. And so forth.

winner Nicole spell is wasted waiting for a white sash, she wins a Golden bottle of Prosecco and a voucher for a photo shoot to the value of 750 francs. Not a tear flows through, not a “Oh, my God!” – you presented the last Time, the back part and looks like the cheeky over the shoulder. About 10’000 Swiss francs have you invested in the skin painting. For the time being, says Nicole Bannwart, because in the end, don’t be for a long time. Your back is still completely blank . . .

(Sunday newspaper)

Created: 06.04.2019, 22:21 PM