Mudflap girl

Mudflap Girl is a silhouette of a woman with an hourglass body shape, sitting, leaning back on her hands, with her hair being blown in the wind.

[6] The author was keen to tell the story of Mudflap Girl but wanted to remain respectful to the Rachel Ann Allen whose health was in decline.

This six-month effort featured a silhouette of a nude woman reading a book—a more subdued version of the iconic image often seen on truck mudflaps.

The aim was to reach a new audience, specifically men working in automotive fields—by promoting the state’s free online database of repair manuals.

Heather Joseph-Witham, a folklorist who teaches at Otis College of Art and Design and who has also debunked urban legends for Mythbusters, asked "Regardless of the precise truth of the narrative, the important issue here is: Why is this image so ubiquitous?".