Hot on the heels of the social media obsession with sexy mugshots, we bring you the world’s hottest female inmates. PrisonBae taught us that criminals can be sexy and land modelling contracts. But bae also taught us that’ll we’ll forgive most crimes, as long as the criminal in question is hot enough. Many of the women featured below have committed some seriously disturbing crimes, others are simply serving time over a DUI charge – but all the inmates have one thing in common – they’re hot enough to make our list! One repeat offender has even landed herself a modelling contract, while another is struggling to maintain her modelling career after being associated with a drug cartel.

Some of the inmates we’ve profiled are registered on the website meet-an-inmate.com where you can browse through their online ads and get yourself a prison pen pal. Though the website warns against using the site to find love with a hot inmate, saying: “there are just too many obstacles”.

Take a look at some of the world’s hottest female inmates below and see if you can guess their crime before reading their story – we guarantee some of these women will shock you.

15. Estibaliz Carranza 

Don’t be fooled by this redhead’s smouldering looks, her crimes are really disturbing. Owner of an ice cream shop in Austria, Estibaliz Carranza killed both her husband and former lover by shooting them in the head. Over a two year period she carried out the killings and hid the remains. Using a chainsaw to dismember the bodies, Carranza put the body parts in ice cream containers and buried them under the floor of her store. Dubbed ‘The Ice Cream Killer’, authorities consider this Austrian murderer so dangerous she’s being housed in an all-male prison. With plenty of time on her hands while she languishes in jail, Carranza has written a memoir called, My Two Lives: The True Story of the Ice Lady … Chilling.

14. Barbara Ramirez-Sifuentes 

This Texan inmate hit the headlines in 2015 when she was arrested for the drowning deaths of her twin daughters. At just 15 months old they were left in a ‘deep tub’ with the water running. One baby died that same day, the other passed away a week later in hospital. Now serving a lengthy prison sentence, Ramirez-Sifuentes is reaching out on meet-an-inmate.com to hear from “anyone positive of the human species”. Saying she’s “facing prison time over recklessness on [her] part”, Ramirez-Sifuentes says she’s ‘all ears’ when it comes to stories from people who “don’t give up while facing heartache and struggles”. Ramirez-Sifuentes still protests her innocence so this prison mom may be struggling with her own heartache over the loss of her children too.

13. Sandra Vanwaardenburg 

Introducing Oregon’s very own, self-proclaimed, ‘Jessica Rabbit’. Vanwaardenburg’s online profile says she’s made some “poor choices” that have seen her end up in jail, but also claims that she’s so much more than that. Guys might be tempted to get in touch as this celly says she’s spunky, eccentric and could be your own personal Jessica Rabbit. Looking to get to know someone on a ‘different and deeper level’ than she’s used to, has this offender turned a corner? Vanwaardenburg’s rap sheet includes counts of delivering meth, robbery and unauthorized use of a vehicle … maybe just like Jessica, this inmate’s ‘not bad, she’s just drawn that way’.

12. Anonymous

So we don’t know who this inmate is, but we do know they’ve found a fantastic way to pass the time during their time behind bars. Posing for a series of sexy ‘cell-fies’, women in Bayamon prison in Puerto Rico shocked the warden with their snaps. Some are provocative, some feature the women baring all – while others just show off their different hairstyles and outfits. Sadly the snaps were printed in a national newspaper and the prison warden had to search the bunks to find the cell phone. So no more Puerto Rican inmate photoshoots … until they get their hands on another phone that is.

11. Lee Grace Dougherty

As well as being a bank-robbing stripper, Dougherty became America’s most wanted woman before being captured after a high speed car chase. Cops tailed Dougherty and her brothers for 20 miles, reaching speeds of up to 100mph before cornering the gang. A shootout saw Dougherty shot in the leg before she was apprehended. Now behind bars and serving a lengthy prison sentence, Dougherty’s an inmate who’s not keen on her high profile status in the press. Her meet-an-inmate profile says: “I am really not too much like the sensationalist reporting on my crime, I don’t have an atom of “Bonnie & Clyde” in me and I have much respect for the law.”

10. Marquiza Mendoza

Currently doing some serious time for DUI offences, Mendoza is a prison pen pal I’m sure all guys would like to have. Plus, her DUI doesn’t seem so serious when you compare her to the other felons on our list. Mendoza’s life before going to jail seems a little dull, tbh. Working in accounting and marketing, perhaps the ‘wild streak’ she reveals on her online profile got the better of her? Look, Mendoza loves animals – awww – plus she’s single and lonely during her first time in lock-up. Get scribbling lads, this one’s a keeper.

9. Rachel Marie Wade

When Rachel Wade was just a teenager, she found herself wrapped up in a love triangle. Someone else was dating her man and Wade was not happy about it. After confronting 18-year-old Sarah Ludemann about the relationship several times, things eventually came to a brutal conclusion in a fatal fight. Wade’s defense attorney claims she acted in self defense, but some incriminating voicemails saw the jury return a guilty verdict. Wade was heard on tape telling Ludemann: “Seriously, I told you to watch your f***ing back and not to f***ing chill with him. I’m guaranteeing you that I’m going to f***ing murder you, I’m letting you know that now.” Police describe Ludemann’s stabbing as so violent, the knife blade was bent.

8. Sarah Seawright 

It seems most guys (and girls) will forgive a woman of almost any crime if she’s got a hot mugshot. Sarah Seawright is another offender who shot to fame online after being arrested. Collared in Arkansas, police apprehended Seawright after she failed to show up in court. Facing some careless driving charges, this felonious viral superstar had also been accused of kidnapping, battery and robbery. Yikes! Still, the online community forgave all that and were more concerned with Seawright’s smouldering snaps. Buoyed by the attention, Seawright told her Facebook followers to check her out on Snapchat. Using the social media app to send a message to her new fans, she reportedly shared a video saying ‘F*** the judge’. Classy.

7. Emily Helton

Another inmate reaching out online to meet some like-minded souls, 33-year-old Emily Helton is “looking for a friendship that doesn’t drag [her] down.” Serving time for ‘the promotion of methamphetamine manufacture’, Helton’s long struggle with addictive substances were charted as part of the reason she ended up in a Tennessee jail. But she’s actually serving time for buying packets of pseudoephedrine for a guy renowned for being the local meth cook. Now working through a substance abuse program, she’s looking to turn her life around, saying: “everyone has a past but I am so excited about the future.”

6. Nanette Packard

17 years after the murder of her millionaire boyfriend, Packard went on trial in connection with his death. Now serving a life sentence, the blond villain was accused of convincing her NFL linebacker lover, Eric Naposki, to murder the millionaire McLaughlin. A father-of-three, he was found dead in his kitchen after being shot six times in the chest. Naposki and Packard allegedly went on a lavish spending spree in the aftermath of his death and couldn’t wait for the hefty life insurance payout. Blaming various other suspects, including McLaughlin’s own son, the deadly duo deny having any involvement in McLaughlin’s death.

5. Meagan McCullough

After those infamous PrisonBae snaps and a series of sexy female criminals going viral after being arrested, there was Meagan McCullough. Dubbed the ‘attractive convict’, her mugshot became the stuff of internet gold. It inspired memes and hilarious taglines. Taglines such as “arrested for breaking and entering … your heart” were added as the photo was shared around the world. Weirded out by the sudden wave of attention, McCullough is quick to point out she’s just a mom of four who lives in Florida. Her charge – a simple DUI offence. So is McCullough guilty … of taking your breath away?

4. Laura Elena Zúñiga

In 2008, this Mexican model and beauty queen was arrested, along with seven alleged drug traffickers. Cops found $53,000 along with two assault rifles, some handguns and a lot of ammunition when they searched the group. Protesting her innocence, Zúñiga told police that her boyfriend, Ángel Orlando García Urquiza, had abducted her and that she had no knowledge of his illegal activities. Only problem was, Urquiza was a known member of a Mexican drug cartel. Zúñiga ended up in jail, but only served 40 days. She still claims being linked to this gang has affected her modelling career and the press are wrong to link her to the crimes.

3. Mindy Sanghera

Serving a long sentence for murder in a UK jail, Sanghera is hoping to have her conviction quashed. Arrested and convicted of killing her love rival, Sanghera was in the throws of an affair with Sair Ali when the murder happened. Ali was in an arranged marriage with his teenage bride, Sana Ali, during his two year affair with Sanghera. The prosecution claims Sanghera murdered Sana Ali when she discovered she was pregnant. Sana Ali was found at her home, brutally stabbed and a knife had been plunged into her womb. With no forensic proof that Sanghera stabbed Ali, the defense are trying to overturn the case, which they say is based solely on circumstantial evidence.

2. Jodi Ann Arias

Jodi Arias hit the headlines in 2013 when she was convicted of killing her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008. The live-streamed court case revealed details of their ‘kinky sex life’ and photos from a digital camera found at the murder scene contained shots of the couple in explicit poses. Arias claims she killed Alexander in self-defense but the brutal killing suggests otherwise. Alexander was stabbed 27 times and shot in the head. The prosecution sought the death penalty for Arias but she was eventually sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Currently serving time in a maximum security prison, there’s an ongoing campaign claiming she was wrongly convicted.

1. Stephanie Beaudoin

Not many crimes get charged with dozens of burglary and gun crimes and then land a modelling contract. But that’s exactly what happened to Stephanie Beaudoin after snaps of her went viral in 2014. Her story broke and snaps of the criminal minx swept the web. Beaudoin had dabbled with modelling and a few photoshoots before her law-breaking fest began, but maybe a few calendar poses didn’t quite pay as well as burgling over 35 homes? During her epic crime spree, the brunette made off with luxury items and cash valued at around $80,000. After serving her 90 days, Beaudoin was snapped up by B Models Management after posing for the cover of a Canadian men’s magazine in a wet white t-shirt. Would you want to steal a kiss from this hot felon?

Sources: meet-an-inmate.com, express.co.uk, thesun.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk