A woman who’s known as the “world’s hottest mechanic” has insisted that she’s more interested in cars than men. Tantin Legaspi Meneses, 26, works as a part-time model when she’s hot fixing cars and finds that men are always hitting on her. However, the “proud Filipina beauty” is more focused on fixing up motors as she’s been doing since she was only 15.
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- Tantin was always discouraged from becoming a mechanic. Because it’s such a male-dominated field, Tantin was always told she should find another job, but she stayed true to her interest in cars. “When I was in high school, they asked me what course I wanted to do,” she told The Sun. “I said I’m planning to become a mechanic – but they did not take it seriously, they thought I was kidding.”
- After doing an auto course at 19, she now has her own shop. Tantin says she doesn’t need “validation from anyone” and is cool doing her work on her own without the distraction of men. However, she’s constantly being ogled by male customers, which is more than a little annoying. “Guys who come and watch me work ask questions and chitchat, I just really want to get the job done as fast as I can without distractions. I have just learned to just ignore them,” she said. “I didn’t become a mechanic for men, or just to impress anyone. I did it for myself.”
- When she’s not getting down and dirty with cars, she works as a model. She doesn’t always spend her days covered in grease and motor oil. “I work as a model also, so I get to do all the glam makeup and be pretty – and then after, I get to be messy, get my hands dirty, not shower, just really get down with it when I work on cars, I love it,” Tantin revealed.
- There are plenty of upsides to being a female mechanic for Tantin. Most obviously is her ability to use her small hands to reach nuts and screws that men can’t reach.
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