Meagan Simmons of Zephyrhills, pictured in a 2010 mugshot from Hillsborough County, filed suit against the background check website InstantCheckmate.com over the use of her image in ads. Last year, the former Hooters waitress tweeted “look who made the cut” when her picture turned up on Inside Edition’s list of attractive mugshots.
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