Pretty in INK

American beauty ELIZA WINN is back to talk life as an inked up influencer and overcoming adversity...

- SANTI PINTADO

Welcome back, Eliza, what have you been up to since we last saw you in MAXIM?

Hello! I've been pretty busy since my last feature in MAXIM – I've been travelling a lot, working and shooting. There are a couple of music videos I've been able to be a part of, too.

This is a very cool photo shoot. What did you love most about it?

This was another really fun shoot. I love classic cars so I had the idea to find a 1962 Lincoln Continental and shoot with the car at Huntington Beach, California. The security and police came to the beach to check up on us and ended up asking for a photo, which I thought was hilarious.

Well, you look great! What do you think is your best asset?

Thank you! I think, and hear, that it's my eyes.

Have you got any new tatts since your last MAXIM appearance?

Nope, but I've filled in my tiger tattoo on my left thigh a lot more and we've been working on covering up my right arm which is going really well. It's much prettier.

What made you want to cover yourself in ink?

I actually had never planned on covering myself, it just kind of happened over time I suppose. I got my first tattoo when I was 18, it was a gift, and I got a hibiscus and lilies on my left shoulder.

How did you come to have so many?

I slowly started to get a few more tattoos after my first one, but when I began working a lot with magazines, like Inked Girls, and got really into it. I think that's when I started to get more covered - it was a lot of fun. What it comes down to is that I love my tattoos and the culture. My tattoos are a part of me and my personality.

What would you say are your top three favourite tattoos?