A mother told the Manchester Arena public inquiry she would 'give the world to see [her] daughter and her beautiful brown eyes' again.
Deborah Hutchinson bravely spoke about her 'tomboy' daughter Courtney Boyle.
The 19-yea-old university criminology student from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, was among the 22 people who died on May 22, 2017.
Courtney travelled to Manchester with her mum and Deborah's partner Philip Tron, who also died in the blast.
Reading out a statement on Tuesday afternoon - as more families paid emotional tributes to those who died in the attack - Deborah said she gave birth 'to the most beautiful girl'.
"I promised her I would always protect her, my precious daughter," she added.
"She was a tomboy who preferred to play with cars than dolls."
At nursery, 'she was so cute' and was 'very determined' when she moved to secondary school.
Courney found her love for music and started to attend concerts, the inquiry heard.
She got a part time job at Greggs so she could go to Leeds Festival.
Her mother admitted she was nervous about her daughter going to concert, but said it was 'lovely to see [her] daughter happy'.
Courtney went to Leeds University and studied criminology.
She called her mother every day, the inquiry heard.
"She was a gorgeous young woman with a lovely caring nature to match," Deborah said.
She recalled picking Courtney up in Leeds before heading to Manchester for the Ariana Grande concert.
"I can still see my daughters smile when she left the car that night," she added.
"I would give the world to see my daughter and see her beautiful brown eyes."
Courtney's uncle Alan and aunty Andrea, in a statement, said: "Now she's gone there's a massive hole in our lives and birthdays and especially Christmas will never be the same.
"We get through each day knowing you want us to know you are with us every step of the way."
Boyfriend Callum Maundrell, in another statement, said they met at Leeds festival.
He added: "We had the best times of our lives together. She made the good times great and she made the bad times bearable. And I know I did the same to her because we loved each other dearly."
He said her death had 'broken [his] heart'.
Mr Maundrell said Courtney was on her way to being truly happy - and that not many people 'reach that place'.
"She had a beautiful resilience and that made her so strong," he said, describing her loss as 'deeply crushing'.
He added: "It's a big loss to the world even if the world never got a chance to find out."
At the end of the statements, a series of pictures of Courtney was shown while A Thousand Years by Christina Perri was played.
