Though apprehensive at first, she exclaims that she feels like her tenure there was just yesterday. Choosing North Carolina A&T University to pacify her parent’s worries, she doesn’t regret her decision now at all. Forced to cease her plans of attending Spelman after a death rocked her family, Dutchess opted for a school closer to home. It was just comforting to see the progression of something you’ve thought about, dreamed about, wanted, and then see it come into fruition.”Ī Lincolnton, North Carolina Native, Lattimore says she began getting to know herself in full once she started college. There were a few hiccups but it was so exciting. “It was the greatest adventure of my life. Dutchess is so much more than the blocks of edited content given to the masses every season.Īlmost 6 months into her ownership of her new tattoo shop Pretty in Ink, Dutchess sat down with The Buzz to talk her life outside of the show.Īs a new business owner Dutchess states, “it’s just a blessing to see, I don’t know, it just makes you feel good inside, you can see my smile without even seeing me.” Tattoo artist, entrepreneur, new business owner, and proud Aggie alum. What we unfortunately don’t get to see enough of, is what drives her when the cameras are off, and real life returns. We’ve seen the ups and downs of her public relationship play out on our screens every Monday, and the obstacles she’s overcome on her road to becoming a well-known tattoo artist.

We know Dutchess Lattimore as the southern spitfire who made her way into our homes via television on VH1’s Black Ink Crew.

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