Ryann Maegen Hoven, known as Tess Holliday and also as Tess Munster, is an American plus-size model, blogger, and a make-up artist. An inspiration to women all around the world and a motivator, Tess is very fond of tattoos and has many of them all over her body. Tess’ tattoos tell her story and are there to motivate her and her followers. Let us look at the ones she has and the meanings behind them.

Neck Tattoos

1. ‘Bat’ Tattoo

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Tattoo: The left side of her neck, just behind her ear, contains a tattoo of a silhouette of a bat.

Right Arm Tattoos

2. Women Tattoo

Tattoo: The right shoulder and upper arm of the model contain two portraits of women tattooed on it.

Meaning: The one on the outer side is a portrait of a young Dolly Parton, one of her idols. The one on the inner side is of Divine, also known as Harris Glenn Milstead. Tess revealed on her Instagram how she was insecure about the way her arms looked and then she got motivational tattoos of all her idols and favorite characters on her right arm which helped her gain confidence.

3. ‘Miss Piggy’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The upper side of her right forearm contains a tattoo of Miss Piggy from the Muppets.