Ferreira followed up her DIY ink with a professional design, this time inked near her left breast. She had a specific reason she decided on inking this particular part of her body. “The artist, Pix, does these really cool lines,” she told Allure. “So I [had her do] something around my boobies. I always do things around my boobies. I think it’s because I grew up not liking my boobs. So now it kind of makes me feel cute.”
When asked if her tattoos hold any visceral meaning behind them, Ferreira said matter-of-factly, “Absolutely not. Well . . . I really felt like I couldn’t do anything [to my body] for so long. I couldn’t even cut my hair one inch, or I’d lose clients when I was a model. So I guess it does represent something — me taking over my own self.”