Ink Master: Battle of the Sexes is the twelfth season of the tattoo reality competition Ink Master that premiered on Paramount Network on June 11, 2019, with a total of 16 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner received $100,000, a feature in Inked magazine and the title of Ink Master.
The premise of this season was having two teams of 9 artists, split based on their gender, competing as teams until the finale. This season also featured Ink Master winners and veterans coaching the teams in individual episodes, with the males coaching the women's team and the females coaching the men's team. And depending on which gender was eliminated, one coach advanced to the live finale where they competed in the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off for $25,000. This was the last season to have a live finale.
The winner of the twelfth season of Ink Master was Laura Marie, with Dani Ryan being the runner-up. The winner of the Clash of the Coaches Face-Off was Ryan Ashley, with DJ Tambe being the runner-up.
Judging and ranking Judging Panel The judging panel is a table of three or more primary judges in addition to the coaches. The judges make their final decision by voting to see who had best tattoo of the day, and who goes home.
Jury of Peers In Season 12, the artist who wins best tattoo of the day gives their respective team the power to put up one artist for elimination.
Contestants Names, experience, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant Name Years ofexperience Hometown Outcome Laura Marie (Laura Marie Wachholder)6Geneseo, New YorkWinner Dani Ryan21/2Warren, Rhode IslandRunner-up Creepy Jason (Jason Lynn)13Hampstead, Maryland3rd place Jake Ross9Cleveland, Ohio4th place Pon (Antonio DeCaro)19Queens, New York5th place Cam Pohl (Cameron Pohl)6Lansing, Michigan6th place Holli Marie5Deep River, Connecticut7th place Janelle Hanson4Madison, Wisconsin8th place Alexis Kovacs18Bethlehem, Pennsylvania9th place Ash Mann6Newburgh, New York10th place Fon (Taquan Carr)5Philadelphia, Pennsylvania11th place Tito Zambrano12Valdosta, Georgia12th place Ashley Anoneison (Ashley McNamara)4Salem, New Hampshire13th place Pony Wave6Los Angeles, California14th place Justin Nordine10Grand Junction, Colorado15th place Big Jaz24Brooklyn, New York16th place Elva Stefanie7Poughkeepsie, New York17th place Tim Lease5Orlando, Florida18th place Notes
Clash of the Coaches Face-Off Coach Original Season Original Placement Outcome Ryan AshleySeason 8WinnerWinner DJ TambeSeason 9WinnerRunner-up Nikki SimpsonSeason 85th place3rd placeAaron "Bubba" IrwinSeason 44th placeSeason 9 Duffy FortnerSeason 65th place5th placeJime LitwalkSeason 36th placeSeason 7 Megan Jean MorrisSeason 79th place7th place
Eliminated CoachOriginal SeasonOriginal Placement Joey HamiltonSeason 3WinnerSarah MillerSeason 2Season 7Katie McGowanSeason 6Season 9Walter "Sausage" FrankSeason 4Season 7 Kelly Doty Season 8 3rd placeJames VaughnSeason 1Season 7 Josh Payne Season 10 Winner
Contestant progress Indicates the contestant was a part of the Men's team. Indicates the contestant was a part of the Women's team.
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The contestant won Ink Master. The contestant was the runner-up. The contestant was eliminated during the finale. The contestant advanced to the finale. The contestant was exempt from the first elimination. The contestant won Best Tattoo of the Day. The contestant won the Tattoo Marathon. The contestant won their Head-to-Head challenge. The contestant was among the top. The contestant received positive critiques. The contestant received negative critiques. The contestant was in the bottom. The contestant was put in the bottom by the Jury of Peers The contestant was eliminated from the competition. The contestant was put in the bottom by the Jury of Peers and was eliminated from the competition. The contestant quit the competition. The contestant returned as a guest for that episode.
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