“Attractive appearance is the key to success.” It is this expression that guides the lives of people living in the 21st century, because beauty is always associated with pleasant things. But is this really so? In fact, not all charming people are beautiful on the inside, and if you pay attention to the stands with wanted criminals available in every police station, you can find many attractive personalities. Today, the World Wide Web is simply crazy about the popularity of Jeremy Meeks. It was he, as the most beautiful criminal in the world, who acquired thousands of fans.
Jeremy Meeks
Childhood and youth
There are not many details of the biography of the “most beautiful criminal” in the public domain. Born in February 1984 in Stockton, California. In addition to Jeremy, there was another boy and two girls in the family. The boy spent his youth under the tutelage of his sister Michelle, since, according to some reports, his mother, Katherine Angier, was not law-abiding and dabbled in drugs. Places not so remote are also familiar to my father. My brother is also in trouble with the law.
Jeremy Meeks and his brother Emery
Oddly enough, cunning journalists are more interested in Jeremy’s career achievements than looking for details of his personal life. Therefore, data on certain points differ fundamentally. No one can say with certainty what Meeks’ nationality is. It is also unknown whether the guy attended educational institutions, where and how he spent his free time.
Crimes
Jeremy's birthplace, Stockton, is one of the leaders in crime rates in the United States. To some extent, this, as well as the home environment, explains the rich track record of the young man, who could do honor to any mid-level gangster.
The California police have known Meeks since the early 2000s; moreover, they consider him a member of a large criminal community. For the first time, the handsome man was prosecuted for attacking a teenager. Subsequently, meetings with Themis became regular. The future catwalk star was caught committing robbery and resisting arrest, theft and identity theft, driving without a license and fraud.
In the fateful summer of 2014, the car Jeremy was driving was stopped by a police officer. As it turned out later, he was mistakenly confused with a gang member. And everything would have worked out well, but during the search the policeman found marijuana, and in the trunk - a whole arsenal of weapons for which Meeks did not have permission.
Subsequently, law enforcement officers posted a photo of Jeremy on a Facebook page, and, according to other sources, on the official website of the district police department. In the courtroom, the criminal element appeared already in the status of an Internet star.
Jeremy Meeks in prison
In the wake of her son’s popularity, the mother opened a page on the Internet in support of him, where she collected money to pay for lawyers and bail. Having received a sentence of 2 years in prison, Jeremy was released on parole in March 2016 for good behavior. But until the end of his sentence, he was prohibited from filming and interviews.
While still behind bars, Meeks began receiving offers from agencies. Former porn actress and producer Gina Rodriguez undertook to represent the interests of the brutal prisoner. Soon a contract was signed with the Blaze Models modeling agency. After some time, Jeremy came under the tutelage of Jim Jordan, founder of White Cross Management. The photographer is known for focusing exclusively on top models.
Jeremy mix. American criminal, blogger, model.
Known as "America's Most Handsome Criminal".
Jeremy Meeks was born on February 7, 1984 in Stockton, California, USA. Mother - Catherine Angier.
Jeremy's parents separated when he was young. His mother remarried and he was raised by his stepfather. Has brothers Emery Mix and Brian Varela.
There is little information about Jeremy’s childhood and youth; we only know that he grew up in a dysfunctional family, did not finish his studies at school, and was reported to the police from an early age.
He gained wide fame in 2014 thanks to his model appearance and... crimes. It was after another arrest by the police that his photo accidentally appeared on the Internet - on Facebook - the page of the police department, which was reporting on its successful fight against crime.
At that time, Stockton police arrested Jeremy on charges of illegal possession of weapons. At that time, the mix had already been listed in police files for 10 years as a member of a local gang of raiders and robbers.
Jeremy has a teardrop tattoo under his left eye. According to American media, this is a sign of his belonging to an organized gang: when a gang member kills someone close to him, a similar tear appears (first an outline, which is filled with ink after revenge has taken place. According to the police, he belongs to a well-known local gang "Crips".
But the incredible happened: the photo of the mix began to collect likes on Facebook. First, one of the users noted that Jeremy was handsome, then another, then a third, Jeremy’s photo was reposted, and soon the number of likes under his photo exceeded 100 thousand. Commentators noted the criminal's model appearance, and instead of censure, he won millions of fans. He was soon given the nickname "America's Most Handsome Criminal."
Agents immediately responded to the popularity of the mix, directly offering Jeremy a possible job in the modeling business. Big names and names of famous clothing companies and fashion houses were heard. Jeremy himself admitted that he did not expect anything like this. However, he did not miss the opportunity to earn money. After leaving prison, he posted his photos online, maintaining interest in himself.
Photos of the handsome criminal continued to blow up the Internet: blue-eyed, with full lips, high cheekbones and a somewhat arrogant look, Jeremy looked like a model from the cover of a glossy fashion magazine.
In 2020, he was sentenced to 27 months in prison, but for good behavior he was released a few months earlier - Jeremy Meeks was released in March 2020.
After his release, he stated that his past was not very law-abiding, but now he has completely reformed and does not even think about crimes. Jeremy began filming for glossy magazines, giving interviews, and was active on social networks.
In June 2020, he officially became a model - he signed a contract with the White Cross Management modeling agency.
In May 2020, he made a splash in Cannes - he paraded in front of the stars at a private party - the Philipp Plein fashion show, which took place at the villa La Jungle du Roi (the King's Jungle. By the way, he was photographed there with Russian TV presenter Victoria Bonya.
In June 2020, the mix became the face of an advertising campaign for the Philipp Plein brand. Philipp Plein is a brand founded by German designer Philipp Plein in 2008. The brand produces women's, men's and children's collections of clothing and accessories. Flagship boutiques are located in Milan, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Moscow.
Then he took part in Milan Fashion Week. Mix walked the catwalk during the show of the German brand Philipp Plein.
Worked as a contract model in Turkey.
At the beginning of 2020, it became known that Russian TV presenter and singer Olga Buzova invited the mix to Moscow to film in her video for the song Wi-Fi. “We actually wanted to keep everything a secret to shock the audience on the day of the premiere. But I can't remain silent! Only if you saw our photos together would you still come here. We had been planning the shooting for a long time and considered different options for actors. When I came across Jeremy’s page, I said: “I will only film with him! Jeremy is the most handsome man in the world, the most handsome bad boy. We contacted Jeremy through the manager, then there was a personal meeting. He liked the song and agreed to participate,” said Buzova.
Personal life of Jeremy Meeks: Since 2008, he has been married to Melissa Meeks. In 2009, they had a common son, Jeremy Mix, Jr. Melissa also has a daughter, Elianna, and a son, Robert, from a previous relationship.
Jeremy and Melissa's marriage fell apart in 2020 when he became involved with Topshop owner Phillip Green's daughter, Chloe.
At the beginning of July 2017, photographs appeared in the media in which paparazzi captured Jeremy and Chloe passionately kissing on a yacht in Turkey. Later, Chloe herself posted a joint photo with the fashion model and his manager Jim on her Instagram page.
Melissa said in an interview that the news about the connection between the mix and Green came as a shock to her: “I woke up in the morning and checked my phone. Some random person I don't know sent me a message with a photo of my husband kissing that woman. I was shocked, the photo disgusted me. It was like a bomb exploded, my world was destroyed. I've never heard of Chloe Green. I thought Jeremy was working in Turkey. I'm sure she knew he was married. What should I tell our children? My heart is broken. My marriage wasn't great, but I thought we were able to save it until this cheating happened. Of course I'm angry with her. What she did is unforgivable. I'm angry with him too. What they did destroyed my whole world."
In August 2020, Mix filed for divorce from Melissa.
Chloe Green is 7 years younger than him and is the heir to the Topshop empire. At the end of 2020, she announced that she became engaged to Jeremy Mix. And she posted a photo showing a diamond engagement ring on her ring finger.
Personal life
Jeremy had a wife, Melissa. The couple shared a son, Jeremy Jr., and Melissa's two children from a previous marriage. The wife is perhaps the only one who was not delighted by the popularity that befell the family.
Melissa Meeks, ex-wife of Jeremy Meeks
In addition, after his release from prison, Meeks apparently decided to enjoy the bonuses due to him. Social gatherings have become a part of a man’s life. And newspaper headlines were full of reports that the charming criminal left his wife and children for the heiress of a billion-dollar fortune, Chloe Green.
Jeremy Meeks and Chloe Green
Chloe is the daughter of British businessman Philip Green, owner of the Topshop brand, and his wife Tina, owner of the Arcadia Group. Speculation about the seriousness of their intentions intensified after the couple, accompanied by Tina Green, appeared at the Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean charity evening, and then went to an official reception with the Prince of Monaco.
Melissa's patience ran out and she announced that she was filing for divorce. However, according to some media reports, Jeremy was the first to draw up the documents, not forgetting about the division of property. And there is something to share: on Instagram, the model posted a photo against the backdrop of a mansion and an expensive car.
Jeremy Meeks Mansion
The model's rich girlfriend also turned out to be an extremely jealous person. As evidence, Internet portals cite the case of model Bar Refaeli. The girl starred with Mix in an advertisement for Carolina Lemke glasses and posted a video from the filming on her personal account. It is not known what Chloe saw there, but the fury showed up on the set and made it clear who Jeremy belonged to.
Jeremy Meeks with his son
Perhaps success in the modeling business awaits Jeremy Jr. In any case, a joint photo of the son and father is posted on the official website of the supervising agency. There were no official comments from either the agency or Mix, but followers were full of enthusiastic compliments.
Jeremy Meeks now
The first appearance of the tall (Jeremy’s height is 183 cm), athletic, dark-skinned handsome man with blue eyes took place at Milan Fashion Week. Moreover, the podium and the prison cell were separated by only a few weeks.
The ex-convict’s appearance at New York Fashion Week in February 2017 was no less triumphant. Mix's tattoos fit perfectly into the style of Philipp Plein's collection. The same specific tattoos do not give the police any reason to remove surveillance of Jeremy, since they continue to suspect the guy of belonging to a local gang called the Crips.
In between communicating with celebrities, shows and shooting for glossy magazines, Mix travels, improves his acting skills, works out his muscles in the gym and is slowly getting rid of tattoos.
Jeremy Meeks in 2018
Coming out of the cell, the guy said that he had firmly decided to give up his criminal past, and for now he was keeping his word. But the handsome man forgot about his paternal responsibilities: from Melissa’s interview with the British Daily Mail, it turned out that Jeremy stopped paying child support for his son.
In January 2018, Jeremy accepted Olga Buzova’s invitation to appear in the video for the song Wi-Fi. Mix was also seen in the company of Victoria Boni.
Criminal past
Jeremy first went to the police station at the age of 18, and from that moment he became almost a regular there.
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With brother
Jeremy has more than one tattoo on his body, each with its own meaning; they were made during the period of his gangster past. On the elbows, for example, Crip Life, which speaks of his direct relationship to the Crips group of the same name.
Jeremy himself comments on the presence of tattoos as follows:
“I really regret that period in my life, and these tattoos are a reminder of what I would like to forget, parts of the past that I want to erase.”
With sister
Popularity
And in the summer of 2014, when Meeks was 30 years old, he was charged with twelve counts, including addiction to alcohol and illegal drugs, possession of weapons and resisting arrest. In early 2020, Jeremy was sentenced to two years in prison for the last two counts.
But before going to prison, the police department posted his photo without any filters or retouching on the so-called Facebook shame board.
And from that moment his wild popularity began: 100,000 likes in just a few hours, enthusiastic comments, crowds of girls ready to raise money so that he could be released from prison quickly.
By the way, he left ahead of schedule. And then the agents of the fashion world noticed him, so upon release Jeremy was already waiting for contracts from dozens of modeling agencies!
Russian television also covered these events:
Mix himself is not too fond of his nickname “the most beautiful criminal in the world”:
“I'm Jeremy. Jeremy Meeks, period."
After leaving prison, Jeremy Meeks signed a contract with the famous fashion agency White Cross Management. And in February 2017, Mix already shone on the catwalk during New York Fashion Week.
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He participated in the show of Philipp Plein, a German fashion designer and founder of Philipp Plein International Group, and then starred in an advertisement for the brand. Mix's predecessors were Naomi Campbell, Lindsay Lohan, Fergie and other celebrities. And in the spring of the same year he became the face of the cover of the men's glossy magazine “Man About Town”.
Since then, he has been constantly participating in photography, fashion shows, and has become the face of a company that produces headphones.
I also managed to visit Russia, where Jeremy tried himself as an actor, starring in Olga Buzova’s video.
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