Man's Mugshot Lands Him A Modeling Contract

Between April 2016 to December 2016, Mekhi Alante Lucky was been arrested more than 5 times - from speeding and driving a stolen vehicle to allegedly assaulting on a woman, alleged breaking and entering and resisting an officer and two misdemeanor violations of his parole.

Mekhi Alante Lucky mugshot that changed his life for the better. The 2016 booking shot, which shows his chiselled cheekbones and mismatched brown and piercing blue eyes became his calling card.

The troubled young man definitely needed some kind of divine intervention to keep him out of trouble.

Luckily for Lucky, it was his recent mugshot caught the attention of people who thought his facial features and obvious heterochromia iridis (different colored eyes) was mesmerizing. Some how, people got carried away by eyes and overlooked his records. The North Carolina young man has been nicknamed "Prison Bae" ever since his booking photo took Twitter by storm.

In no time, the new "Hot felon" got a big break after signing a modeling deal with St. Claire Modeling agency.

Today, the 20-year-old is living a crime-free live, modeling for big desingers such as Helmut Lang SS18.

Mekhi Alantis Lucky who said he wants to do better that former "hot felon" Jeremy Meeks, told Sun Online: “I don’t want to follow in Jeremy Meeks footsteps. I don’t want to follow in anyone’s footsteps.

“I want to go even further than he is going and be even better - you know do my own thing.

“I just want to continue modeling and do as much as I can. I really enjoy it - it’s fun."

The agency has shared these images from Lucky’s first fashion shoot.

Life is unpredictible. Just because someone has bad habits doesn't necessarily mean they love what they do. Oftentimes, all they need is love and someone to lead them into better path. Someone to change their unacceptable mindset because character is a complex phenomenon.