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Another Hot Felon Named “Prison Bae” Just Got A Modeling Contract Thanks To His Mug Shot And Heterochromia
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Mekhi Alante Lucky is only 20-years-old and had been arrested a few times already. Last time it happened in April, 2016, for speeding in a stolen vehicle.
His mug shot went viral and caught the eye of Demanti O’Bryant, manager of Atlanta-based St. Claire Modeling. Since Mekhi managed to avoid jail time, he has signed a contract with the agency and started a new life.
His Instagram account has already over 25,000 followers.
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If it helps him turn his life around and keeps him out of prison, who am I to complain?
I agree, some people do deserve second chance
Article says he's 20, and already been arrested " a few times". How many chances is he entitled to, because it sounds like he's had his fair share already, and he keeps choosing to break the law.
its not about that, its about idolizing him..and he is only a thief
Although it's be good if anyone can straighten their life out, it is a shame - this not being the first mugshot to fame in recent times - that a good honest guy out there with good looks can't get the same exposure. Do these modelling agencies trawl on line for criminal mugshots? If the guy has issues that have brought him to crime, is the high fashion world going to be any better a place for him?
There are lots of opportunities for a good honest guy out there, and very very few for someone with a criminal record. While I agree that crime shouldn't pay, I do worry that the prison system occasionally traps people into the very life we want them to get them out of. Things like this alleviate that somewhat, and if it works (of course it may not work) then one less criminal in the world improves the lives of more people than just that criminal.
Society doesn't help, all too often. An 18-year-old does something dumb, serves his time, gets out and tries to go straight -- but can't get a job because of the prison record. "You should have thought of that before you did X" doesn't pay the rent or the bills, so now the ex-con has to find a way to do that. Since nobody will even hire him/her to mop floors for 15 hours a week, it's time to look up some of the old cellblock gang. And around and around it goes because we'll give the likes of Bernie Madoff more chances than we'll give the kid who robbed a convenience store of $600.
I agree completely with "Parmeisan" and "Juliet Fischer" - people who think criminals deserve NO second chances or opportunities fail to realize that rehabilitation is good for ALL of society. I'd rather give this guy a chance to turn his life around, and stop committing crimes, than some "good kid" who is already contributing positively to society. Maybe if our criminal justice system kept this in mind, and focused more on rehabilitation than punishment, we'd have lower recidivism rates (which are currently VERY high).
Very good your comment!
Honest guys go to the agencies, and many of them do get contracts for modeling. You don't hear about them for obvious reasons, but you see them in magazine ads and catalogue photos. At age 20, he's still more likely to be 'young and dumb' than a criminal mastermind. He was in for stealing a car, not being the Pablo Escobar of his neighborhood. A stable source of income will do far more for him than people telling him how broken and problematic he is because he committed crimes.
you dont know his story not all criminals are bad, some people do crime because they are in unfavorable circumstances some people grow in bad homes where parents do crime because of drugs and so children think wrong behavior is the only way. some just had no chance in society, dont you think that probably life give this guy another chance? and why he cant get another change to change his life ?
It would be worth knowing if he maintains a criminal mentality. And if so, will the modeling profession sweep that under the rug as well? I believe in second chances, but turning a blind eye is every bit as bad.
Hell, he's going to fit right in with the modeling industry! If you think they're all angels, think again.
If you looked like that and took your portfolio around some agencies you'd get taken up. Being an ex-con isn't going to make a model more likely to get booked for a campaign and therefore not useful per se. He's not getting an extra chance he wouldn't have had if he'd tried to enter modelling by the more traditional route. It's more likely that growing up in the sort of environment that led him into fairly rubbish crime is unlikely to have prompted him to think "I know, why don't I give modelling a go".
99.9% of male models would be a "good honest guy out there with good looks". It's not as if the majority of male models are found via mugshot. This guy is only the second one I have heard of.
the reason some people remain criminals is because they are unable to reintegrate back into society and revert back to crime as a means of living. Hopefully this opportunity will prevent them returning to criminal activity
I agree. This lifts him out of that bubble where he thinks he can only be one thing. Through this he will see so much more of the world and see broader opportunities.
This why i love bored panda pple dont just jump into judgement; you guys try to look at both sides of the story... you guys are amazing!
He have the blue eye at diferent side in one pic....
Probably they flipped the picture ;)
Yeah.. it's obvious..his right eye is blue.. so if the picture shows a left blue eyes, then it was flipped..that's all... I'm just glad someone saw through the bad that already was and saw what good could become of the bad.. and there you have it.. # beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.. Peace.✌
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Absolutely stunning! He seems a natural at modelling too. Hope it turns his life around.
This mouth.....!
I love the one where he's smiling!
For all the geniuses who keep commenting about his eyes being "swapped" in one photo - that's very clearly a selfie, and "selfie mode" flips the photo into a mirror image. With all the selfies people take these days, one would think this was common knowledge. Or do you people ONLY take selfies, and therefore not understand how a camera works otherwise? Sheesh.
Look thru all of the the one of him at home his blue eye is on the other side
Photo is probably flipped, or taken on "selfie mode" - which gives it a mirror image. You can't change DARK brown eyes to blue with a contact very easily, so it's much more likely the image that's different (not his eyes).
Is he wearing colored contacts
Hopefully it turns his life around...
The only time in history someone stealing a car gave him a successful career!
Huh. Yes, it's a great opportunity to turn his life around, but I can't help but notice one thing: it looks like he was made to lose weight. Looks like proof that "thin" is not a requirement of female models only.
He cleaned up well. He is gorgeous. And to whomever said he looks like a jerk, look in a fashion magazine. They all look cold, aloof, even snide.
absolute perfection
Perp
I think it's cool. What a way to get discovered. I bet he's an asshole though. He looks like he thinks he's the shit. I still think it's great that he got a contract though. He's a really good model!
Sorry but at least part of this is fake all of these pictures but 1 his right eye is blue and left is brown. The first picture on the 2nd page his right eye is brown and left is blue. If thse guys can truly change for the better then great this world needs that but not based on lies
Sorry but something on this is fake in the first picture on page 2 his blue eye changed sides. Every other picture his right eye is blue and left is brown that one the right is brown and left is blue. Its all hype. Would be great to see these guys change for the better but not based off lies
It's be better if both of his eyes were blue.
all black men get in the noteworthy line if you have light eyes or even just one. the rest of you forget it.
hmyeah
sheesh truth hurts huh. .My fam are melanin rich and dark-eyed.it would be nice if dark eyes got some love, like ever.
That's great he got a job. So that means that one less prisoner we have to pay for their 3 hots and a cot. I don't see what is so hot about this guy, so he has bi-colored eyes, that means 2 different colored eyes, so what. I can do that too give me 2 different colored contacts.
Bit annoying that he is almost being rewarded for his criminal behaviour but maybe he will straighten his life out
He's not being rewarded for his crimes - he's being rewarded for his looks.
But it's the crime that has given him exposure. It is his looks though obviously but I wish this world valued virtue over looks more often. It seems if you are good looking you can get away with anything which often leads to why many really good looking people are not very nice (there are plenty that are of course) but anyone who was bullied by the popular kids at school knows this happens.
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I know this doesn't affect me in any way but for some reason it really makes me mad that this continues to happen. I feel like he took away an opportunity from a decent good looking man who doesn't get into trouble. Good for him if he does indeed turn his life around but it just really bothers me... ok rant over
There's no official quota on models, so that "decent good looking man" could just as easily get a contract. And really, models aren't exactly known for their good behavior... ask Naomi Campbell, James King, Kate Moss, etc. ;-)
Also, I'd personally RATHER see a young man like this get the opportunity - because the alternative is continuing a life of crime (if no other good opportunities come his way), which is bad for all of society. Hopefully he uses this chance to straighten up his life, and as a 20 year-old he has plenty of time to make up for the "bad stuff."
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second page top pic is someone else, unless he magically swapped his blue eye to the other side and then back again.....
Actually, it's a selfie taken in selfie mode - the only one in the series of photos, so that would explain it.
Or the photo was flipped? Not exactly rocket science, lol.
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Anyone else notice his one blue eye switched sides in one of the photos? In most, it's the right eye, but in the one with the red shirt and gang (?) sign, it's his left eye. Contacts? He is pretty, but if their selling point is that he has naturally different eyes, then they should make sure they keep it the same eye, lol.
It looked like it was taken on a phone camera and lots of times phone cameras have the picture flipped. Like looking in a mirror.
Yeah, like a dozen other people - who, like you, apparently don't understand how digital photos work (and can be flipped). Not to be snarky, but does this really need to be explained?
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aaa yes a great inspiration for the children! yes you can be a shitty person and even a dumb good for nothing criminal who hurt other people, as long as you look good, its oK! no wonder kids under 18 are going under the knife, disgusting!
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So they dress him up like Grace Jones? I'd rather have jail. It's not like he can avoid it. Pretty easy to pick a guy out of a lineup who's got two completely different coloured eyes.
You'd rather have a life-ruining prison record than a modeling contract? I think we can agree to disagree on that.
If it helps him turn his life around and keeps him out of prison, who am I to complain?
I agree, some people do deserve second chance
Article says he's 20, and already been arrested " a few times". How many chances is he entitled to, because it sounds like he's had his fair share already, and he keeps choosing to break the law.
its not about that, its about idolizing him..and he is only a thief
Although it's be good if anyone can straighten their life out, it is a shame - this not being the first mugshot to fame in recent times - that a good honest guy out there with good looks can't get the same exposure. Do these modelling agencies trawl on line for criminal mugshots? If the guy has issues that have brought him to crime, is the high fashion world going to be any better a place for him?
There are lots of opportunities for a good honest guy out there, and very very few for someone with a criminal record. While I agree that crime shouldn't pay, I do worry that the prison system occasionally traps people into the very life we want them to get them out of. Things like this alleviate that somewhat, and if it works (of course it may not work) then one less criminal in the world improves the lives of more people than just that criminal.
Society doesn't help, all too often. An 18-year-old does something dumb, serves his time, gets out and tries to go straight -- but can't get a job because of the prison record. "You should have thought of that before you did X" doesn't pay the rent or the bills, so now the ex-con has to find a way to do that. Since nobody will even hire him/her to mop floors for 15 hours a week, it's time to look up some of the old cellblock gang. And around and around it goes because we'll give the likes of Bernie Madoff more chances than we'll give the kid who robbed a convenience store of $600.
I agree completely with "Parmeisan" and "Juliet Fischer" - people who think criminals deserve NO second chances or opportunities fail to realize that rehabilitation is good for ALL of society. I'd rather give this guy a chance to turn his life around, and stop committing crimes, than some "good kid" who is already contributing positively to society. Maybe if our criminal justice system kept this in mind, and focused more on rehabilitation than punishment, we'd have lower recidivism rates (which are currently VERY high).
Very good your comment!
Honest guys go to the agencies, and many of them do get contracts for modeling. You don't hear about them for obvious reasons, but you see them in magazine ads and catalogue photos. At age 20, he's still more likely to be 'young and dumb' than a criminal mastermind. He was in for stealing a car, not being the Pablo Escobar of his neighborhood. A stable source of income will do far more for him than people telling him how broken and problematic he is because he committed crimes.
you dont know his story not all criminals are bad, some people do crime because they are in unfavorable circumstances some people grow in bad homes where parents do crime because of drugs and so children think wrong behavior is the only way. some just had no chance in society, dont you think that probably life give this guy another chance? and why he cant get another change to change his life ?
It would be worth knowing if he maintains a criminal mentality. And if so, will the modeling profession sweep that under the rug as well? I believe in second chances, but turning a blind eye is every bit as bad.
Hell, he's going to fit right in with the modeling industry! If you think they're all angels, think again.
If you looked like that and took your portfolio around some agencies you'd get taken up. Being an ex-con isn't going to make a model more likely to get booked for a campaign and therefore not useful per se. He's not getting an extra chance he wouldn't have had if he'd tried to enter modelling by the more traditional route. It's more likely that growing up in the sort of environment that led him into fairly rubbish crime is unlikely to have prompted him to think "I know, why don't I give modelling a go".
99.9% of male models would be a "good honest guy out there with good looks". It's not as if the majority of male models are found via mugshot. This guy is only the second one I have heard of.
the reason some people remain criminals is because they are unable to reintegrate back into society and revert back to crime as a means of living. Hopefully this opportunity will prevent them returning to criminal activity
I agree. This lifts him out of that bubble where he thinks he can only be one thing. Through this he will see so much more of the world and see broader opportunities.
This why i love bored panda pple dont just jump into judgement; you guys try to look at both sides of the story... you guys are amazing!
He have the blue eye at diferent side in one pic....
Probably they flipped the picture ;)
Yeah.. it's obvious..his right eye is blue.. so if the picture shows a left blue eyes, then it was flipped..that's all... I'm just glad someone saw through the bad that already was and saw what good could become of the bad.. and there you have it.. # beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.. Peace.✌
Has*
Absolutely stunning! He seems a natural at modelling too. Hope it turns his life around.
This mouth.....!
I love the one where he's smiling!
For all the geniuses who keep commenting about his eyes being "swapped" in one photo - that's very clearly a selfie, and "selfie mode" flips the photo into a mirror image. With all the selfies people take these days, one would think this was common knowledge. Or do you people ONLY take selfies, and therefore not understand how a camera works otherwise? Sheesh.
Look thru all of the the one of him at home his blue eye is on the other side
Photo is probably flipped, or taken on "selfie mode" - which gives it a mirror image. You can't change DARK brown eyes to blue with a contact very easily, so it's much more likely the image that's different (not his eyes).
Is he wearing colored contacts
Hopefully it turns his life around...
The only time in history someone stealing a car gave him a successful career!
Huh. Yes, it's a great opportunity to turn his life around, but I can't help but notice one thing: it looks like he was made to lose weight. Looks like proof that "thin" is not a requirement of female models only.
He cleaned up well. He is gorgeous. And to whomever said he looks like a jerk, look in a fashion magazine. They all look cold, aloof, even snide.
absolute perfection
Perp
I think it's cool. What a way to get discovered. I bet he's an asshole though. He looks like he thinks he's the shit. I still think it's great that he got a contract though. He's a really good model!
Sorry but at least part of this is fake all of these pictures but 1 his right eye is blue and left is brown. The first picture on the 2nd page his right eye is brown and left is blue. If thse guys can truly change for the better then great this world needs that but not based on lies
Sorry but something on this is fake in the first picture on page 2 his blue eye changed sides. Every other picture his right eye is blue and left is brown that one the right is brown and left is blue. Its all hype. Would be great to see these guys change for the better but not based off lies
It's be better if both of his eyes were blue.
all black men get in the noteworthy line if you have light eyes or even just one. the rest of you forget it.
hmyeah
sheesh truth hurts huh. .My fam are melanin rich and dark-eyed.it would be nice if dark eyes got some love, like ever.
That's great he got a job. So that means that one less prisoner we have to pay for their 3 hots and a cot. I don't see what is so hot about this guy, so he has bi-colored eyes, that means 2 different colored eyes, so what. I can do that too give me 2 different colored contacts.
Bit annoying that he is almost being rewarded for his criminal behaviour but maybe he will straighten his life out
He's not being rewarded for his crimes - he's being rewarded for his looks.
But it's the crime that has given him exposure. It is his looks though obviously but I wish this world valued virtue over looks more often. It seems if you are good looking you can get away with anything which often leads to why many really good looking people are not very nice (there are plenty that are of course) but anyone who was bullied by the popular kids at school knows this happens.
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I know this doesn't affect me in any way but for some reason it really makes me mad that this continues to happen. I feel like he took away an opportunity from a decent good looking man who doesn't get into trouble. Good for him if he does indeed turn his life around but it just really bothers me... ok rant over
There's no official quota on models, so that "decent good looking man" could just as easily get a contract. And really, models aren't exactly known for their good behavior... ask Naomi Campbell, James King, Kate Moss, etc. ;-)
Also, I'd personally RATHER see a young man like this get the opportunity - because the alternative is continuing a life of crime (if no other good opportunities come his way), which is bad for all of society. Hopefully he uses this chance to straighten up his life, and as a 20 year-old he has plenty of time to make up for the "bad stuff."
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second page top pic is someone else, unless he magically swapped his blue eye to the other side and then back again.....
Actually, it's a selfie taken in selfie mode - the only one in the series of photos, so that would explain it.
Or the photo was flipped? Not exactly rocket science, lol.
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Anyone else notice his one blue eye switched sides in one of the photos? In most, it's the right eye, but in the one with the red shirt and gang (?) sign, it's his left eye. Contacts? He is pretty, but if their selling point is that he has naturally different eyes, then they should make sure they keep it the same eye, lol.
It looked like it was taken on a phone camera and lots of times phone cameras have the picture flipped. Like looking in a mirror.
Yeah, like a dozen other people - who, like you, apparently don't understand how digital photos work (and can be flipped). Not to be snarky, but does this really need to be explained?
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aaa yes a great inspiration for the children! yes you can be a shitty person and even a dumb good for nothing criminal who hurt other people, as long as you look good, its oK! no wonder kids under 18 are going under the knife, disgusting!
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So they dress him up like Grace Jones? I'd rather have jail. It's not like he can avoid it. Pretty easy to pick a guy out of a lineup who's got two completely different coloured eyes.
You'd rather have a life-ruining prison record than a modeling contract? I think we can agree to disagree on that.