Glamorous Russian policewomen have taken to posting pictures of themselves on Instagram.
The officers have built up something of a fan club in the country that hosts an annual competition to find the most beautiful police officer.
As well as policewomen entering the official competition, other officers posed for photographs in their uniforms.
Comments left by admirers pay tribute to ‘our charming inquiry officers’ and the ‘beautiful and attractive’ officers.
The competition, which started as part of the Day of Police celebrations in Russia, aims to find the country’s ‘prettiest’ female police officer.
The women have entered the bizarre beauty contest to show women can be beautiful and strong.
Last year’s winner was road safety inspector Daria Pletneva had to compete against seven others from across the country for the title, which she won at an awards ceremony in St Petersburg.
The 27-year-old, who has a two-year-old son, impressed judges during two talent shows on the night, performing a song and dance routine.
The Russian Interior Ministry was recently forced to crackdown on woman police officers wearing short skirts.
The crackdown was brought in to combat the trend toward shrinking hemlines witnessed among female police officers, local media reported.
Russian policewomen have taken to posing for pictures on Instagram and Facebook
A glamorous officer wearing make-up and sunglasses poses for selfie while riding in a police car
The pictures appeared on the site of a Russian police blogger and have acquired large following of male admirers
Russian policewomen have in recent years begun a trend for posing for pictures on social media
The blogger who posted the pictures says he is not affiliated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
The annual competition to find the most beautiful woman police officer in Russia is part of Day of Police celebrations
Some of the officers posed in combat fatigues as well as traditional police uniforms
As well as posing individually, women also posed with their colleagues for the pictures
The Russian ministry of the interior was recently forced to crackdown on policewomen wearing short skirts
Russian police officers are not afraid to flaunt their beauty as these pictures show
The officers present a glamorous, smiling face of the police force in the Russian Federation