Sorority girl goes viral for ‘hot mugshot’ after speeding arrest

She was arrested for speeding, but despite her apparent crime, social media users have a soft spot for this student.

A sorority girl’s who was busted for allegedly speeding has gone viral after social media users declared her prison photo was “hot”.

Lily Stewart, a student at the University of Georgia in Athens, was arrested on March 8 for speeding over the “maximum limits” and faces a fine of up to $US1000 (about $1600 Australian dollars).

Despite her apparent crime, the internet has been won over by her “flawless” mugshot — which features her with a bright smile, spotless makeup and not a hair out of place — drew both praise and jokes about her Little-Miss-Perfect appearance, the New York Post reports.

A sorority girl has gone viral after social media users declared she had a ‘hot mugshot’. Picture: Instagram / Lily Stewart

As a result, the sorority girl’s “hot mugshot” has led to fans offering to pay her bail and one gushing, “They done locked up Miss America!”

“Whatever she did my heart says she’s innocent,” one Facebook user claimed under a post of Alpha Chi sorority member mugshot.

“How much is her bail? I’ll pay it,” another quipped on X — while a third wondered, “Is her phone number in the [police] report?”

“Must have been a sale at lululemon,” one social media user quipped.

“Your honour, she was just trying to get to brunch for bottomless mimosas,” another teased.

The university student was snapped at a police station after a speeding arrest. Picture: Morgan County Sheriff’s Office

Others mock-pleaded her innocence, proclaiming, “Your honour she was on the way to rescue my cat from a burning tree.”

And some simply cheered her ability to take a great photo — even while in police custody.

“This is the way to take a mugshot. Go girl!” one person wrote.

Another added: “She ate this mugshot up [not gonna lie].”

Stewart, for her part, appeared to acknowledge the bonkers nature of the situation by sharing some of the best jokes made about her arrest, writing on TikTok, “some of my favourite/unhinged comments on my mugshot”.

She noted on TikTok the reaction to her image was bonkers. Picture: Instagram / Lily Stewart

The comment section also gave a nod to the absurdity of glamorising a run-in with the law — with some joking she was speeding “too fast for the haters” and another quipping, “She was taking the fast lane to my heart”.

Stewart has attended the university since 2023, according to her LinkedIn, the MailOnline reports.

Stewart was arrested by the Georgia State Patrol, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said.

Typically, drivers in the state aren’t arrested or face criminal charges for speeding and are instead issued a traffic violation.

This article originally appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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