It was probably the handsomest mugshot ever.
And when 30-year-old convict Jeremy Meeks brooding mugshot was posted online it wasn’t long before he became an internet meme with pranksters Photoshopping him into stylish adverts as a model.
Smooth criminal: Jeremy Meeks
Now life is imitating art: one model agency has reportedly offered him an actual modelling contract worth tens of thousands of dollars.
The internet lost no time in repurposing the fetching police mugshot
Despite being a convicted felon facing 11 charges illegal gun possession and gun crime, Blaze Modelz in LA has offered him a €30,000 deal, according to website TMZ.
Agency claims it can make Meek thousands of dollars
Now the Santa Monica agency reckons it can book him for high-end fashion houses and even catwalk runways earning him thousands of dollars a month.
And the reputed gang tattoo – a single tear – is considered ‘edgy and sexy’.
Gone fishin’: Meeks relaxing
The criminal is reportedly represented by Hollywood talent agent, Gina Rodriguez, a former porn star who has represented the likes of ‘Octomum’ Nadya Suleman and ‘Teen Mom’ star Farrah Abraham.
But despite signing the contract, it is unlikely that he will be to be taking to the catwalk anytime soon.
Most wanted: Meeks faces 11 felony charges
Meeks, from Stockton, California, is currently being held on $900,000 bail with a potentially lengthy prison sentence ahead of him if convicted.
Speaking to Fox News, Ms Rodriguez said she hoped to secure a number of entertainment deals, such as a reality television show, for the alleged gangster in a bid to ‘help him turn his life around’.
‘Everybody has a story, and I, of all people, know that,’ she said. ‘If this was a different situation, like if someone was actually hurt or there was violence involved, I definitely would not be taking him on.
‘But we don’t know Jeremy’s full story yet, and I don’t feel like he got a fair break.’
Meeks became an internet sensation last month after his striking mugshot was posted on the Stockton Police Department’s Facebook page.
The image, which features the felon gazing into the camera with steely-blue eyes, full lips and stubble, has so far been ‘liked’ by more than 100,000 people and shared over 12,000 times.
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