Born in Berlin, Brita worked as a model and actress in Hollywood before starting her trucking career. Now she owns her own trucking company, BratCat Express. In addition to all things trucking, Brita is multilingual and has a business degree. In the same week that she was voted Overdrive Most Beautiful 2016 Brita was diagnosed with breast cancer. She opted for immediate bilateral mastectomy WITHOUT reconstruction and is trying to bring awareness to the practice of selling vulnerable women on this unnecessary surgery.