For this Ladies of Mini Truckin' special issue we put together an extended Ridin' Around featuring chicks with their trucks.

So we've done the model search, but now we decided to mix it up a little. Introducing the Mini Truckin' Hottest Combo Contest!

Talking with Jenny Perez is a pleasure all in its own. She has this sweet little voice with a slight Southern accent (even though she's lived in Cali all her life) that could instantly ease even the worst day. She and her husband, Mike Perez, are both as cool as they come. If you see them out and about, don't be afraid to say hey; unless Fred Elliot, who's Jenny's bodyguard, gives you that "don't come any closer" look.

Name: Sharon Benson
Height: 5'4"
Birthplace: Pasaic, New Jersey
Personal Ride: Ford Expedition
Job: Model

Name: Mishel Thorpe
Height: 5'6"
Measurements: 34-24-36
Location: Newport Beach, California

VITAL STATS

Height: 5'1"

Age: 23

Dimensions: 34D-24-34

Born in: Long Beach, California

Personal Ride: Red & White '55 Chevy Bel Air

Online at:

www.playboy.com

www.lbz.com

www.lakewoodmodels.com

www.socalriderbabes.com

www.maryjanesworld.com

Here are the rest of the pictures we took for the September 2007 poster!

I patiently waited outside the studio where we would be shooting this month's cover truck for Linda O 'Neil. She arrived in a new Chrysler Sebring Jxi convertible with the top down.

Vital Stats
Name: Vanessa Graw
Born: Washington
Hometown: San Diego
Age: 25
Hair: Blonde and brown
Eyes: Hazel
Ethnicity: Spanish and German
Married/single: Happily taken
Occupation: Scientist
Turn-ons: No traffic, good music, and candy.
Turn-offs: Camera traffic lights, flat soda, and bad breath.
Favorite food: Everything in sight.
Favorite color: Pink and Black.
Favorite music: Punk, Rap, and Country.
Favorite books: "The Lecture" by Randy Paush.
Favorite movies: Dumb & Dumber, Wedding Crashers, Anchor Man, Fight Club, Bad Santa, Crash, Borat, Oceans 11, all of the Saws, Old School, Superbad, and Running Scared.
Favorite thing in the world: My phone, lol.
Dream vacation: Trip to Switzerland.
Personal ride: BMW.
Dream car: Aston Martin.
Ambitions: To grace the pages of Maxim magazine and to do more stuff on the big screen, it's fun!
Shout-outs: Thanks Mini Truckin'!
Website: No site, but how's about the space; myspace.com/vanessagraw.

What do you like about modeling? It's fun, the traveling is one of the best parts and being able to work with some of your best girlfriends, it's all a great experience.

If you weren't modeling, what do you think you would be doing? Being a crazy cut and sew fashion designer.

What do you do for fun? Shop, watch movies, drink at hole in the wall bars, snowboard, ride quads, stuff my face with food and pretty much anything fun.

Do you have any interesting hobbies? Yep Summer and I toodle around town wearing these amazing banana suits, haha.

How do you stay in shape? Twinkie curls.

If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? Probably to Japan to get all the new age stuff before it reaches the states.

What is your daily routine like? Each day is different.

Instead of looking for girls who simply posed in front of their boyfriends' trucks or random trucks, we were looking for real-life, hardcore, switch-hittin', mini truckin' chicks. In addition to allowing the small community of girl minitruckers to find each other, it also gave them the chance to be the "girly" model for their very own truck. Voting took place online at our website, minitruckinweb.com for the three-month period between October 1, 2007 and January 4, 2008. The votes are in and Kim Shivers came out on top! So here's a look at our winner as promised, and be sure to check out the Hottest Combo page as it continues to be a huge hit on minitruckinweb.com.

Kayla Collins is no stranger to the camera. In fact, you might even recognize her as a Playboy Playmate seen on "The Girls Next Door" in numerous episodes. She's been featured in Playboy, Quad Magazine, Super Streetbike Magazine, Truckin' Magazine, and here in Mini Truckin' as our January Cover Girl. Make sure you keep your eyes peeled and check out more at minitruckinweb.com and officialkaylacollins.com.

Mini Truckin' January Cover Girl

Online exclusive pictures of Mercedes Terrell, winner of Mini Truckin's 1st Online Model Search Contest, and cover model and Up Close girl for the December 2007 issue !

We figured even a few more pictures that Ernie Macias snapped of Shoshani for the July 2007 8-page poster featuring DID on one side and Auto Accessory Warehouse on the other would be worth showin' ya!

When you turn on your TV, there's an onslaught of shows featuring hotties from Southern California, particularly Orange County (aka the O.C.). Well, we got the chance to shoot with Mercedes Terrell, who won our first round Online Model Search, and this girl has it all! She's a true O.C. beauty, with a personality to boot. Peep the pics, and for even more action, check out the behind-the-scenes photos on our website www.minitruckinweb.com.

In honor of our special edition, and as a tribute to Texas, we decided to bring back the good ol' Up Close Model interviews, and what better place to start than Texas? Miss Callie won the second round of our online model-search contest, which awarded her this great opportunity. This 5'4" Fort Worth, Texan, loves two things: steak and football. Now that's a true Texan. For more photos, visit www.minitruckinweb.com.

Here are the rest of the photos we promised you, from our Up Close session with Miss Callie!

SHOW: 2007 Forbidden Fantasy Show and Shine
DATE: March 11, 2007
LOCATION: Lake Perris Fairgrounds; Lake Perris, CA

WE HAVE A WINNER!! CONGRATULATIONS MERCEDES TERRELL!! By place and percentage, here are are top ten candidates as of the end of voting, 4/8/06.

1) Mercedes Terrell - 10.3 percent
2) Mary Castro - 8.7 percent
3) Rachael Oliver - 8.6 percent
4) Missy Crabbe - 6.7 percent
5) Melissa Wheat - 6.4 percent
6) Angelina Zamora - 5.8 percent
7) Siouxsie - 4.5 percent
8) Kara Lenae - 4.3 percent
9) Krystal Moen - 3.9 percent
10) Marianne - 3.8 percent


We want to thank all the participants in our model search, and those of you that voted. Be sure to check out Round Two!

The first round of the Mini Truckin' model search was such a success we decided to do it again! This round of submissions is in, and we finally got off our lazy @$$es, put the voting poll up, and have tallied the results!
Congratulations to the top 10:
1. Callie Fenoglio
2. Chassidy Luke
3. Angela F.
4. Jennifer Michelle
5. Alysha Taylor
6. Joanna Cowley
7. Brandy Grave
8. Krystal Moen
9. Natalie Dreame
10. Mara Gourley


For Round Three, we decided to change it up a little and do a Hottest Combo Contest - hottest chick WITH HER TRUCK!!

VITAL STATS:
Name: Michelle Marie McAndrews
Height: 5'1"
Ethnicity: Irish-Hispanic
Born in: Loma Linda, California
Personal ride:
A Dale Earnhardt replica 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Jobs:
Michelle is a part-time model, she works for Loma Linda University, and she is a marketing student.
Favorite pastimes:
Going to the river, quad riding, and getting dirty.
Turn-offs:
Men who wear either Speedos or biker shorts who also sport fanny packs. They shouldn't be allowed outdoors.
Turn-ons:
I'm a sucker for a hottie with a nice, trimmed goatee who wears good cologne and dresses well.
Past photo credits:
Various photos in the import car scene, Pride activewear, Club NSX, and the Playboy Channel

VITAL STATS Name: Julie Denise Henderson

Height: 5'3"

Ethnicity: German, American Indian, and Welsh

Born in: Long Beach, California

Resides in: Tyler, Texas

Personal Ride: I drive a '99 Mercedes 500Sl that is lowered on 19-inch Carlson wheels. I also have a Cadillac Escalade that's on 20s.

VITAL STATS

Height: 5'6"

Age: 22

Dimensions: 34-24-34

Born in: Covina, California

Ethnicity: English/Irish/German/Cherokee