The report also showed some kind of big tattoo on her back, too?
A celebration which she will get to live with for the rest of her life (short of expensive and sometimes risky laser removal) and has already caused her to lose a position as a contest winner. They are distracting and to many people they are STILL viewed as low class.
I'm retired in Southeast Asia and in "that" part of town most all the hookers are tatted up: on their arms, legs, back, the visible portion of the chest and even their face. As a twenty-something they think it is the thing to do (I'm guessing?), but the country I live in is still quite conservative in the main. The young ladies are marked for life and they will never get a decent paying job in society after their years "in the trade" are over. Labor laws are quite different here and they can openly screen for tats. Any tattoo which is visible in business attire will nix the job.
You can change your tie or buy a different pair of shoes when they go out of style, but tats are a different story. This young lady from California has already reaped the first benefit of her 18th birthday celebration. There will be more of the same down the road for her.