Entries for the fifth Overdrive’s Most Beautiful contest, which highlights the accomplishments and inner and outer beauty of female drivers, are being accepted through Feb. 15.
![Brita Nowak attended the Great American Trucking Show in late August, where she met show attendees, received her Most Beautiful crown and modeled for a photo shoot for an issue of Overdrive.](https://img.overdriveonline.com/files/base/randallreilly/all/image/2016/09/ovd.IMG_4092-2016-09-30-10-04.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&q=70&w=400)
Last year’s pool of more than 70 nominees included rookies, veterans, company drivers and regional haulers. There were also independents, such as self-described tomboy Brita Nowak of Jupiter, Florida, who won the 2016 contest. She owns BratCat Express and hauls from Florida to New York City.
As a female driver, “you have to put out a tough attitude that brings respect,” she says. “My hair is fixed, and my lipstick is on, but I dress in black, wear serious black work boots and am a complete professional while loading and unloading.”
This year’s winner will receive an expenses-paid trip to The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, where she will receive a makeover and will be photographed with a show truck. She will also be featured in a fall issue of Overdrive.
Visit the contest page to read about past winners and see the contest’s rules and entry requirements. There is no online voting round this year.