Gia Rose, a 40-year-old tattoo artist in West Chester, has endured hardships throughout the beginning of her life, but she didn’t let them stop her from opening one of the first woman-owned tattoo studios in the nation, reports staff from 6ABC.
She left home at the age of 16, hopping trains and living on a riverboat for years before she landed a tattooing apprenticeship in North Carolina. Later at the age of 31, she was diagnosed with cancer.
The artist was able to beat cancer and became a contestant on the reality show, Ink Master. Gia Rose was so popular that she returned for a spin-off of the show called Ink Master: Angels, which featured an all-female cast…