We asked our honorees: What would people be surprised to know about you?

Some Automotive News 40 Under 40 honorees share one thing that people don't know about them.

"I'm an amateur sushi chef. On a trip to Japan with Honda in 2016, I learned how to make sushi watching a master sushi chef prepare dinner. Now I regularly order fresh fish from Hawaii and whip up sushi platters for family and friends; I even make my own crispy rice." — Eric Frehsee

"I get to work real early in the mornings. Sometimes people walk into my office, and I'll be listening to classical music at a very, very loud volume. I'm like, 'This helps me go through statements, go through whatever in the morning.' So a lot of people think I'm kind of a weirdo." — Joe Medina

"In 2010, I was crowned Ms. United States." — Tristan Topps

"It took me three attempts to pass my written learner's permit test, but now I'm a great driver." — Keri Lanzavecchia

"I proposed to my wife at the Eiffel Tower. I hired a photographer online before I went; he drew up a map and [helped] me pick out the perfect spot to do the proposal and told me what time to be there for sunrise. I managed to pull off surprising my wife. She didn't quite understand why she had to get so dressed up so early in the morning." — Jesse Powers

"I enjoy collecting bourbon and have around 2,500 bottles in my collection dating back to the early 1900s." — Ronnie Lowenfield

"I used to be a very avid poker player. I try to not let my guys find out so that maybe there's still a chance we could have a poker night. It's just like the car business. What prepped me for the hours and patience and focus was the hours I spent playing cards." — Jessica Cupini

"I used to be a beekeeper on biodynamic farms in Colorado." — Savannah Simms

"I married my middle school sweetheart who used to drive me to and from work since [age] 14 and now works with me at the dealership. We have been together for 21 years." — Jessica Trask

"I'm very shy. I am private, and I doubt myself a lot — a lot. I've accomplished a lot, too, but I still don't always grasp that." — Carmen Hinton

"I skipped fourth grade ... so I never learned the state capitals. To this day, I couldn't tell you the state capital of probably just about any state. I've tried to learn them as an adult now [but] I cannot retain them for anything." — Jennifer Parsons

"I was 'fired' after just a week as an express technician on one of my first jobs in the car business. I knocked over an oil caddy and spilled oil across about a quarter of the shop floor. After that, I was sent up front to drive the customer shuttle van." —

"I performed at the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show!" — Kristina Perez-Cubas

"Every Thursday, I actually work at a nonprofit faith-based organization. I am doing online outreach and motel outreach so I am around prostitutes, pimps, pedophiles, you name it. I go to the strip clubs here in Amarillo and I get to spend time with the dancers and talk to them, get to know them, show them that they are loved." — Courtney Paschal

"I am really flexible. I'm 6-foot-5 and can place both of my feet behind my head; I can just lift my foot up and rock it right behind." — Doug Formby

"My wife and I got engaged at a [Kansas City Chiefs] home opener, and we bought the seats from the stadium we got engaged in when they put all new seats in the stadium." — Ryan Dare

"When I married my wife, Alexandra, I took her family's last name, which is Haskell. She didn't know until a few weeks before we got married." — Ryan Mutalib (He plans to eventually use Haskell as his last name for work purposes.)

"I graduated from the [police academy] when I was 22. The town that sponsored me didn't have any openings. They were like, 'We'll pay for you to go; we can't offer you a job afterward, but at least you'll have that education." — Eryn Haugen

"I actually worked on the mechanical side of dairy farming. I used to help change tires, change oil. I didn't do it myself; I will say that I'm not that good. But I helped change a radiator in a Mack truck and those kind of things." — Tineke Greyling

"I own an off-the-track thoroughbred [Rowdy] who was bred in Kentucky and is supposed to be a really great racehorse, but he never won a single race." — Samantha Sonnemaker

"Sometimes employees are surprised when I tell them I want to 'train my replacement.' People need to know the business, and they need to understand how everything works. When I tell people that, they say, 'You mean, you want me to take over your job?' They're kind of surprised by it." — Jeff Defonseka