The whole world was thrown into the state of mourning today after an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board.

The airline said 149 passengers and eight crew members were on flight ET302 from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya.

It said 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, eight Americans and seven British nationals were among the passengers.

The crash happened at 08:44 local time, six minutes after the months-old Boeing 737 Max-8 took off.

As it stands now, there are photos trending on social media said to be those of the beautiful air hostesses who all perished in the accident.

Their names are yet to be known. But here are their photos; may their souls rest in perfect peace: