Jeremy Ray Meeks is an American fashion model. A former member of the Crips and a convicted felon, Meeks first came to prominence after his arrest in 2014 during a gang sweep called Operation Ceasefire in Stockton, California, after which police posted his mug shot on Facebook. Meeks was convicted of federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm and grand theft. Upon his release from Mendota Federal Correctional Institution in March 2016, Meeks began a modeling career.

While still in prison and serving a 27-month sentence, Meeks, dubbed "hot felon" by social media, was discovered by Jim Jordan and signed a modeling contract with White Cross Management.

During New York Fashion Week in February 2017, Meeks made his runway debut. After his appearance, Vogue magazine described him as a "buff bad boy". Meeks has since walked for Philipp Plein and Tommy Hilfiger, and graced the cover of Swiss L'Officiel Hommes.

In August 2017, Meeks appeared in a campaign for Israeli sunglasses fashion house Carolina Lemke, partially owned by Israeli model Bar Refaeli. The campaign tagged Meeks' background as different than Refaeli's, who appeared in the campaign alongside Meeks, stating, "There has never been a mix like this."

In 2018, he appeared in the music video Wi-Fi by Russian pop singer Olga Buzova.

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