Viral mugshot lands 20-year-old a modelling contract
"His look is extraordinary"
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From a mugshot to glamour shots, a man arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen vehicle owes his fame to police records, reported , reported Inside Edition.
Mekhi Alante Lucky, whose arrest photo went viral in 2016 landed him a modelling contract with Atlanta-based agency, St Claire Modeling. The young boy from in North Carolina has one blue eye and one brown eye due to the genetic condition called heterochromia and his unique looks is what reportedly caught the attention of modelling agencies.
"I saw his mugshot last year. His look is extraordinary. I immediately found him interesting. I just didn’t know who he was,” Demanti O'Bryant, the founder St. Claire Modeling, recalled in an interview. “Eventually I found him on Instagram and reached out,” he added.
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The 20-year-old was arrested in April 2016 for allegedly possessing a stolen vehicle. He also has accused of acts of misdemeanour - interfering with emergency communications and resisting an officer.
The 5-foot-10 stunner hasn’t yet been convicted of any offence, reports suggest.
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O'Bryant decided to take Lucky out for a test shoot in July, which he said went great. The owner isn't worried about the lad's past, he informed.
“He has a clean slate with me. I haven’t had any problems with him,” he quipped. “He’s very well-mannered for the most part. For me, he acts like he has his head on straight and he’s very open to learning because it’s a whole lifestyle change. He is just absorbing it all.”
Lucky appears to be following in the footsteps of 'Hot Felon' Jeremy Meeks whose 2014 viral prison mughshot kick-started his career in modelling. Meeks has walked in fashion week in New York and Milan.
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