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Wall Street protesters have entered their fifth week of “occupation,” and things are getting messy.

Autumn rains have muddied the makeshift campground in Zuccotti Park, and it’s been a while since some of the assembled activists have showered. But amid the despair and turmoil of what looks like a phony, inauthentic movement, there are glimmers of hope — in the form of pretty girls inspiring occupiers to stay the course.

These smoking hot anti-capitalists are drawing a lot of attention. One creepy guy with a long, long camera lens even created a tumblr account dedicated to the “Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street.”

These protest muses are the real reason the occupation has lasted so long.  Here are our ten favorites.

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