Kim Saigh (born June 25, 1973 in Westlake, Ohio) is an American

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and television personality. She is best known for her work as a featured

on the

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show '' LA Ink''. She got her first tattoo at the age of 16. At the age of 18 she became an apprentice at one of her friend's tattoo studios. In 1994 she relocated to

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to work in

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's tattoo studio. She later opened the Cherry Bomb Tattoo Studio, and was then invited to

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to work as an artist in High Voltage Tattoos; the shop which is followed by the reality television show, '' LA Ink''. She currently works at Memoir Tattoo in LA with fellow artist Shawn Barber.

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saigh, Kim Participants in American reality television series American tattoo artists 1973 births Living people