America is a land of diverse opportunities. Sometimes this opportunity comes in the form of a position in one of his thousand companies or in the form of a traditional artistic art, a musical art. Other times, this opportunity reveals itself in less traditional forms like tattoo work. The latter is the ladder with which Kat Von D climbed to the city of success. The tattoo artist and entrepreneur elevated the profession into a celebrated art form and transformed body ink into a worthwhile expression of self. For more about Kat Von D, her story and her personal life, read below to learn more about the millionaire tattoo artist.

Kat Von D – Biography

One of the beautiful things about America is when the stars are allowed to align, you can be from anywhere and do something about yourself in the country. Von D is a woman of Mexican descent. his birth took place in Montemorelos, Nuevo León to be exact. His path to greatness began when he was 4 years old and his parents chose to move to Los Angeles. Although she is the best and most popular member of the Von D family, she is not the child of her parents – Rene and Sylvia. His other siblings include a sister named Karoline and a brother called Michael.

Despite a teenage and young adult life that was dominated by punk music, Von D grew up learning classical piano. They say that as we get older, we learn more about who we are. As Von D got older, he learned the music of Ramones and the Misfits. Their music is linked to Von D and just before turning 14, she left school and pursued a career as a tattoo artist. She is known as Kat Von D, but her real name is Katherine von Drachenberg.

Kat Von D’s journey from rookie to Miami Ink star is described in her debut book, High Voltage Tattoo. His journey to stardom, however, began on the tattoo artist reality show, Miami Ink. The opportunity to appear on the show came after Darren Brass, a cast member and tattoo artist on the show, broke his elbow. She was called in as a replacement and she clearly did a great job as a replacement as she was offered her own show after leaving the 305 Ink store where the show was taped.

Her show, LA Ink chronicled her life as a tattoo artist at her local store in Hollywood, California. A hard worker, Kat Von D broke a Guinness World Record during the show for most tattoos donated by a single person in 24 hours. His show ran for four seasons.

Not satisfied with being a tattoo artist, she wrote two books – The High Voltage Tattoo and The Tattoo Chronicles. Both books entered the Top 10 of New York’s bestseller list.

Her drive to become much more than a tattoo artist continued in 2008 when she launched a makeup line for Sephora, the cosmetics company. The makeup line has grown to become one of the leading brands in the world. She is also the creator of MusInk Tattoo Convention and Music Festival, an all age group tattoo, music and arts festival. Von D is also a singer, an avid music fan who explains how music influences her art. She has lent her vocals to bands such as The 69 Eyes and Prayers.

Net value

Kat Von D is currently thought to be worth a total of $10 million. Her wealth stems from a series of successful ventures such as her tattoo shop, her reality TV show, and two bestselling books that showcased her prowess as an author. She is also the creator of an important clothing and make-up line.

Family Life – Parents, Husband

Although Kat is American, she is the child of Argentinian couple, Rene Drachenberg and Sylvia Galeano, whom they had reunited with in Mexico before the search for a better life prompted them to move to Los Angeles in California. The couple have two other children in addition to Kat; a boy they called Michael and a girl called Karoline. Kat Von D has a close relationship with her family and she has spoken many times about her grandmother who has the driving personality that drives her into music and art.

Von D has been married three times. She had her first marriage to fellow tattoo artist Oliver Peck. The couple married in 2003 but that didn’t last and they were separated in 2007. Her second marriage was to Jesse James, a motorcycle customizer. The whole relationship barely lasted two years – from dating to marriage and eventual divorce.

Her third marriage was to Rafael Reyes, a member of the group, Prayers. The couple married in February 2018 and are expecting their first child together.

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