Milly Everatt, 22, is a former Miss Lincolnshire and a finalist in Miss England.
The farmer’s daughter, 22, from Eastoft, was impressed to be taught to drive 44-ton automobiles after a mixture of the pandemic and Brexit led to a nationwide scarcity of drivers — and elevated pay to £50,000.
Just one% to three% of HGV drivers are feminine, in one of many greatest gender imbalances in British society, in keeping with estimates.
However Milly is eager to show it's ‘not simply 40-year-old males’ on the market.
She mentioned: ‘I believe we’re in trendy occasions and there’s nothing to cease ladies getting concerned in that sort of factor.’
‘It’s not the norm but it surely must be. It’s additionally one thing folks don’t take into consideration usually, it’s not thought of sufficient in feminism.
‘I do know some farmers daughters who don’t do something to assist their mother and father farm. Agriculture has been forgotten about by feminism.
‘Something that breaks the stereotype needs to be a superb factor. I need to show its not simply 40-year-old males that do that job and if it evokes different ladies to do the identical, that might be superb.’
The previous Miss Lincolnshire was topped Miss Charity in 2018 after elevating probably the most cash for good causes.
She just lately received a free luxurious journey to Mauritius with different 5 different Miss England finalists to remain at Lux Motels & Resorts.
Whereas she had a profitable modelling profession, getting an HGV license has ‘all the time been on her record of issues to do’.
She mentioned: ‘I ought to’ve completed it at 18. However I used to be doing my A-Ranges after which the pandemic occurred so I put it off.
‘It’s one thing that I need to have beneath my belt. I've horses so it might assist for that and I’ll can use it to take grain in – it’s one thing I’ll use each day whereas I’m on the farm.
‘The scarcity of HGV drivers final yr actually spurred me on, it made me need to get it once more.’
Talking about her coaching, she added: ‘There’s lots to do to get a HGV licence, far more than your common driving licence and I’m at the moment specializing in the speculation aspect.
‘I’ve been having a go of lorries on the yard and I’ll quickly be on the market on the roads all being properly.
‘However once I first began to be taught, it was humorous once I hopped out of the lorry. I’m fairly little and everybody laughed.’
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