Mira Mariah is a fashion designer, illustrator, and tattoo artist. She is best known for her inclusive feminist tattoos and for tattooing celebrities such as Ariana Grande, Ilana Glazer, and Pete Davidson.[1][2]

Early Life and education

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Mariah grew up in Long Island and frequently travelled to New York City.[3] When she was 17 years old, Mariah amputated her leg due to a staph infection after corrective surgery from a birth defect.[4][5]

Mariah earned a degree in fashion design from the Fashion design student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.[1]

Career

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Mariah left her job as an assistant fashion designer in 2014 after she was unable to think of a tattoo artist that could represent "an expressive, modern generation of women" and began a tattoo apprenticeship that she found on Craigslist.[6]

She grew a following by tattooing fashion influencers and became more well known after tattooing Ariana Grande with a worker bee tattoo in remembrance of the victims lost in the Manchester Arena bombing.[4][6]

Mariah has gained notoriety for fine-line, feminist tattoos that are inclusive to plus-sized women, mothers and disabled women.[4]

Collaborations

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Mariah frequently participates in partnerships and collaborations. Some of her partnerships include MeUndies, Squarespace, Inkbox, Shondaland and Netflix's Bridgerton, and Apotheke.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mira Mariah". Byrdie. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  2. ^ a b "Two "Knew" York Girls - The Women Behind Our APOTHEKE x Girl Knew York". APOTHEKE. 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  3. ^ a b "The 'Bridgerton' Artist Series: Mira Mariah Is in It for the Spirit". Shondaland. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Get To Know Mira Mariah, Ariana Grande's Tattoo Artist". Nylon. 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  5. ^ Carmel, Julia (2020-12-10). "The Work Diary of Mira Mariah, Tattoo and 'Girl Culture' Expert". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  6. ^ a b Francis, Ali (2019-11-04). "Ariana Grande's Brooklyn Tattoo Artist Is Winning at Work and Basically Everything Else". Bon Appétit. Retrieved 2024-07-20.