When Jeremy Meeks was arrested in 2014, most people were pretty preoccupied with how good he looked in his mugshot - rather than the fact he'd been detained during a gang-related police operation. He quickly earned the titled 'hot felon' and gained a huge following from fans all across the world.
Incredibly, when he was released from prison, he signed a modelling contract with White Cross Management and has since walked the runway at the New York and Milan Fashion Weeks.
But he's now got some competition for the title of the most good-looking criminal, after people started noticing Mekhi Alante Lucky. He was first arrested in April last year when he was just 18 years old, for stealing a motor vehicle and running away from police.
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His picture wound up on Wake Mugshots, which compiles every mugshot taken in Wake County, North Carolina.
Lucky's arrest in April wasn't his only brush with the law; he was detained in November last year for breaking and entering and resisting a public officer, and then again the following month for a probation violation.
Much like Meeks, he's found a fanbase that's more interested in his unique look, and has been dubbed with the moniker 'Prison Bae'. Lucky, who has two different coloured eyes ( a condition called heterochromia), has since been signed to St Claire's Modeling Agency and amassed more than 21,000 followers on Instagram.
People on Twitter seem to like him as well.
By the looks of things, he's already built up a decent portfolio for more photo shoots and campaigns. Let's hope that this new career path puts him on the straight and narrow and gives him a fresh start.
Featured Image Credit: Wake Mugshot/InstagramTopics: Prison
