Mudflap girl

The mudflap girl is a silhouette

Silhouette

A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black...

 of a buxom human female sitting, leaning back on her hands, with her hair being blown in the wind. This icon can be found on mudflap

Mudflap

A mudflap or mud flap is used in combination with the vehicle fender to protect vehicle passengers, other vehicles, and pedestrians from flying debris thrown into the air by the rotating tire...

s as well on clothing. The image is sometimes also known as "Trucker Lady" or "Seated Lady."

This famous character was created in the 1970s by Bill Zinda of Wiz Enterprises in Long Beach, California, to promote his line of truck and auto accessories.

The mudflap girl is a silhouette

Silhouette

A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior, with the silhouetted object usually being black...

 of a buxom human female sitting, leaning back on her hands, with her hair being blown in the wind. This icon can be found on mudflap

Mudflap

A mudflap or mud flap is used in combination with the vehicle fender to protect vehicle passengers, other vehicles, and pedestrians from flying debris thrown into the air by the rotating tire...

s as well on clothing. The image is sometimes also known as "Trucker Lady" or "Seated Lady."

This famous character was created in the 1970s by Bill Zinda of Wiz Enterprises in Long Beach, California, to promote his line of truck and auto accessories. It was based on Leta Laroe, a famous exotic dancer at the time.

Parody

As a parody, Wyoming Libraries use a mudflap girl holding a book in an effort to attract readers.

Another spoof, the Smart Mudflap Girl sticker, has been showing up at a number of independent bookstores (depicted with ponytail, skirt, and reading a book).http://www.geocities.com/smartmudflapgirl/about.htmlhttp://smartmudflapgirl.com/