This New York Police Officer Has a Side Job as a Professional Model

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New York police officer Samantha Sepulveda moonlights as a gorgeous model with over 166,000 Instagram followers.

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If your image of a cop is a burly man with a salt and pepper mustache, you need to get up with the times because police departments are now populated with all kinds of people. And yes, apparently even gorgeous women like Samantha Sepulveda.

Sepulveda, a 5-foot-2 fitness fanatic who could very likely kick your ass, didn't originally start out as a model. The 32-year-old joined the force in 2010 and about three years later a friend invited her to be a runway model, according to The New York Post.

Since then, Sepulveda has modeled in places like Spain, Barcelona and England for some major brands and has a smoking hot Instagram page.

But Sepulveda still spends the majority of her time in blue, and while the uniform mostly hides her figure, she says her looks make a difference on the job.

“I talk men into handcuffs all the time because they don’t want to fight me,” she said to The Post. “With a female officer, their guard is lowered. There’s less aggression and the situation is defused.”

Before joining the force, Sepulveda attended the University of Massachusetts on a lacrosse scholarship and graduated with a BA in management. She then did an MBA in finance at Hofstra University and thought about going the Wall Street route.

“It sounds corny, but which career could I help people more in -- money-driven Wall Street or civil service where you’re protecting people?”

If you're someone who thinks working a cop and a model is inappropriate, get a life will ya? Sepulveda is proud of being a model and doesn't see anything wrong with showcasing a woman's (beautiful) body.

“I don’t think [my photos] are offensive," she said. “If people find them offensive, close your eyes!”

Here are some more pics from her Instagram page, because there are just too many to choose from.