A Tennessee mother has been arrested leaving her 14-month-old daughter in a sweltering car while she danced at a strip club, authorities said.

Kelsey McMurtry, 24, was auditioning at Deja Vu Showgirls in Nashville, Tennessee, when witnesses called the police.

They said the little girl had been inside for 30 minutes, News 2 reported.

The temperature inside the car was above 100 degrees and the little girl was wearing a coat according to the arrest warrant.

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Kelsey McMurtry (left), 24, has been charged with felony child neglect after police said she left her daughter in a sweltering car was she auditioned at a strip club. Her friend Summer Taylor (right), 19, was supposed to be watching the 14-month-old but she was inside watching McMurtry's audition according to authorities

McMurtry, who works as a bikini and lingerie model and as a ring girl during boxing and MMA events, had left her daughter in the care of a friend, the affidavit states.

Summer Taylor, 19, was meant to be watching the child but was inside watching McMurtry's audition according to the warrant.

Officers say they found the little girl drenched in sweat inside the car with the windows rolled up, while the temperature outside was 72 degrees.

Taylor said she had been checking on her according to authorities but witnesses said they hadn't seen her outside.

McMurtry (pictured), who works as a bikini and lingerie model and as a ring girl, is currently held on a $40,000 bond and is due in court Monday as well as Taylor

Police asked McMurtry to come and get her daughter out of the car, the New York Daily News wrote.

McMurtry has now been charged with felony child neglect and criminal impersonation as she initially gave police a fake name.

She is held on a $40,000 bond.

Taylor also faces a felony child neglect charge and her bond has been fixed at $10,000.

Both are due to appear in court on Monday afternoon.

McMurtry's daughter was taken to the hospital and has been placed in the care of children's services.