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June 11th, 2020

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Vanessa Bryant Honors Kobe and Gianna with Tattoos

Nikko Hurtado has tattooed Bryant twice, inscribing messages from her late husband and daughter.

Just like the memories in her heart, Vanessa Bryant will now be able to carry the words of her late husband and daughter on her skin forever. On Wednesday, she revealed that a pair of tattoos from Nikko Hurtado, each one an inscription of a message from one of her loved ones. 

It’s been almost six months since Kobe Bryant, Gianna Bryant and seven others died in a tragic helicopter crash. Vanessa was joined in grief by legions of fans who mourned the untimely passing of the NBA legend, with many getting tattoo tributes to both Kobe and Gianna. 

Vanessa, who has been very open about her grieving process on social media, had a message from Gianna tattooed onto her wrist in February. 

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Truly honored my friend. #ripkobeandgianna Repost from @vanessabryant • Shoutout to @nikkohurtado for coming over and helping me get my Gigi’s sweet message transferred on me. ❤️#throwbacktoFebruary

A post shared by Nikko Hurtado (@nikkohurtado) on Jun 10, 2020 at 8:11pm PDT

Hurtado also tattooed a message from Kobe onto Vanessa’s neck and shoulder. 

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Truly honored to give you something to keep with you my friend. Repost from @vanessabryant • I wanted my boo boo’s @kobebryant sweet message transferred on me. ❤️@nikkohurtado came through for me. Thank you! #inked #messagetransfer #BooBoo #throwback #tattooinmyhallway

A post shared by Nikko Hurtado (@nikkohurtado) on Jun 10, 2020 at 8:14pm PDT

Vanessa’s pair of tattoos are a beautiful way to hold on to the memory of her loved ones. Hopefully, the tattoos will help bring some peace to her as she grieves their tragic loss. 

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