10 Hottest Girls In Pro Surfing
Justin Cote
- February 21 2009
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In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a changing of the guard in women’s professional surfing. Out with the old—in with the new as the saying goes. With the new crop of talented girls coming in, we (finally) say goodbye to the Layne Beachley’s of the world and usher in Alana, Bruna, Steph and crew—more talented and definitely easy on the eyes if you catch our drift. The following list, assembled after long debates and plenty of parking lot banter, was assembled following these qualifications: does she rip? And does she look good doing so? While some are more on the rip side and others on the sexy side, we feel both sides of the spectrum are represented and did our best to not come off as total sexist pigs—not the easiest thing in the world to do for this bunch. As always, we trust you’ll rip into some pretty heated debate in the comment box, just one thing, keep it clean—we don’t need any pissed off dad’s/boyfriends/sponsors beating down the door to TWS.—Justin Cote
Alana Blanchard
The bikinis get smaller, and smaller, the scores get higher and higher. Biased judging? Not even close—Alana straight up rips and at just eighteen years old qualified for the 2009 ASP World Championship Tour. A two-time champion at the women’s Pipeline Pro, Alana can credit her prowess in heavy surf to her Kauai upbringing with the likes of Bruce and Andy Irons, Reef McIntosh, and best friend/sparring partner Bethany Hamilton. Not one to shy away from her good looks; Alana is not afraid of donning the teeniest of bikinis. Anyone complaining? Not here. Keep your eyes open for a full-length feature on Alana Blanchard in an upcoming issue of TransWorld SURF…
Laura Enever
A knockout in and out of the water, 18-year old Lauren Enever hails from the competitive hotbed of Australian surfing—North Narrabeen. Growing up under the watchful eyes of Nathan Hedge, Chris Davidson, Simon Anderson, and Damien Hardman to name just a few, Laura can hold her own against the boys—and frequently waxes them in heats. A prodigy of Lisa Andersen, Laura has a wildcard into the 2009 WCT season opening Roxy Pro Gold Coast where she’ll no doubt take down some of the old guard—and break a few hearts along the way.
Bruna Schmitz
The Brazilian bombshell, Bruna Schmitz shatters your stereotypical Brazilian girl with blond hair and a thin, striking figure—no bubble butt wedged into a g-string and bronzing on the beach for Bruna (not that that is a bad thing). Having qualified for the 2009 ASP Women’s World Championship Tour at just eighteen years old, Bruna is the third South American girl on the tour and has been romantically linked to men’s tour surfer Jeremy Flores from France. Put it this way, if a rich, globetrotting Frenchman feels like she’s hot enough to call her “mon cheri”, she’s makes this list in a heartbeat.
Anastasia Ashley
There’s “hot” hot and there’s “red-hot-and-I-know-it” hot. Consider 21-year old LA-based surfer girl Anastasia Ashley the latter. Anastasia, who plans to surf all the women’s WQS she can this year, has her own signature shoe line with Airwalk and is getting to work on an as of yet untitled film project. In between shoes, films, and shredding, Anastasia has been spending a lot of time with Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick, whom she calls her best friend and her biggest fan. The pair were recently stalked by the paparazzi at the Sundance Film Festival and their photo appeared in Star Magazine with the fitting title, “Nick’s New Surfer Babe.” Selfishly, we want Anastasia to make the World Championship Tour just to see who wears a smaller bikini—her or Alana Blanchard.
Stephanie Gilmore
For most surf bros, a girl like Steph Gilmore might seem a bit intimidating. She’s cute, popular the world wide, blonde, 5’10”, … oh, and did we mention she’s a two time ASP World Champ at the ripe age of 21 (she’s won a title for both of her years on tour)? But don’t be scared, they don’t call her “Happy Gilmore” for nothing: Steph’s as down to earth as they come—despite her good looks and lofty list of achievements. But if you are lucky enough to score a date with her, don’t chose to go surfing together; that would not be good for the male ego.
Karina Petroni
Coming in at nearly six-feet tall and with legs that seem to stretch for days, Florida’s Karina Petroni is a model in surfer girl’s clothing. Always a super-talented surfer, Karina was runner up to Stephanie Gilmore at the 2007 US Open Of Surfing and finished 15th on the Women’s world tour in 2008 but has since turned her focus from competitive surfing to traveling. What really sold us on Karina was a series of beautifully-shot videos she starred in called, “Wanderlust” that documents her life story beginning in the jungles of Panama and stretching to the Mentawais and beyond.
Sally Fitzgibbons
Cute as a button and a better surfer than 99% of men, eighteen-year old Sally Fitzgibbons leads the charge as the new face of women’s surfing. The fastest surfer to ever qualify for the ASP World Tour, Sally recently dropped by the TransWorld SURF office with a box of chocolate cupcakes, a cute smile, and some razor sharp wit courtesy of growing up with two older brothers in Australia. If there was ever a shoe-in for women’s rookie of the year, Sally’s the girl.
Erica Hosseini
Cross the drop-dead-good-looks and magnetism of an OC girl with the surfing ability of a top up-and-coming pro and you get one thing: Erica Hosseini. This Newport Beach goofy-footer can smoke you out in the water at a moment’s notice with the elegance you’d expect from a Southern Cal lady (last May she took Volcom’s VQS Championships and she’s got numerous NSSA titles to her name). Her infectious smile and beauty have also landed her in Maxim and Men’s Journal as one of the hottest females in action sports. This 21-year old is committed to making the Tour, and when she does there’s sure to be more male fans to follow.
Coco Ho
On land, Coco Ho may be cute, innocent, and unassuming but put her in the water and she transforms into a true Hawaiian hit-woman. The 17-year-old Hawaiian blazed through the ‘QS last year with huge showings in ‘08 (including making the finals of the U.S. Open and Reef Hawaiian Pro) and then proceeded to charge onto the 2009 World Tour. Of course, that’s no surprise coming from a gene pool that includes legends Michael and Derek, as well as her brother, Mason. Her lineage—and crew of protective North Shore uncles—is also important information to consider if you’re thinking of asking her out.
Christa Alves
The sun-drenched beaches of Florida are known for hot coeds in tiny bikinis but rarely do these ladies get up from their bronzing routine to get on a surfboard. There are, however, a handful of Floridian girls who can simultaneously rip the hell out of a wave while looking good in a bikini. The seductive 19 year-old Christa Alves is at the forefront of these women. The Cocoa Beach native has two ASP North America Pro Junior titles to her name (2006 and 2008) and has started off 2009 leading this division again. If that doesn’t get you all hot-and-bothered, she’s also been featured on AskMen.com as a Top 10 Female Surfer, as well as being a serious contender in 2009’s TransWorld SURF Model Search. Careful boys, you might just fall in love…
Additional Hotness…
Lisa Andersen
Don’t blame us for liking our surfer girls hot—Lisa’s the one who started it all.
Lani Doherty (above)
Yeah, we’re creeps for putting a 16-year old on this list but it’s not our fault the Maui girl made the US Surf Team and has looks that could kill.
Megan Abubo
With her Hawaiian/Filipino heritage, she’s regally beautiful like a modern day Rell Sunn.
Monica Byrne Wickey
Hailing from the Hana side of Maui, Monica is said to be dating pro surfer Ola Eleogram and we all know pros don’t date anything below a 9.
Jenny Useldinger (above)
NorCal charger will make you reconsider your manhood.
Partridge Twins
Double the fun with the hot NorCal surfer girls.
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February 21st, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Look at photo 10… “i’m sooo chilly, i hope no one notices”
February 21st, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Lani’s only 15!…but we already knew y’all were creepy
February 21st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
mmmmm, butterface. While ok now, that Alana thing’s going to downhill fast.
February 21st, 2009 at 11:52 pm
She’s not a “thing” dipshit. I just saw her ripping the Superbank…with a very small bikini. No butter here bra!
February 22nd, 2009 at 12:10 am
haha thanks stacie soon to be 16 tho!!
February 22nd, 2009 at 8:58 am
i love you transworld.
like almost as much as i do alana blanchard. fuck this is the best shit you have come up with. i gotta go run and grab a new box of tissues
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 am
i just creamed the speedo…..,rip the head right off
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:31 pm
how do you not include sage erikson though?
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:49 pm
no, but that little body she’s flaunting is and it’s got nothing but downhill potential. bookmark this one and let’s revisit in 5 years.
February 22nd, 2009 at 1:55 pm
btw, let’s not pretend that TWS thinks much of these bikini-clad ladies other than as things. I don’t recall a 10 Hottest Guys in pro surfing lately.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm
What about Page Herib!
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Please just do an issue about Alana and Anastasia, they are by far the best…….
February 22nd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
We have a full feature on Alana coming soon…hang tight bra.
February 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 am
I can’t get the code to put the slideshow on my blog…What a bummer !
February 23rd, 2009 at 4:01 am
That’s it, Stu just signed up to author the “10 Hottest Guys In Pro Surfing” article…
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
How can you guys put in Karina Petroni with these girls? She is so damn ugly and manish! Jenny Useldinger is the hottest surfer there is..and she charges it! You should have just dropped Karina and put in double the pics and info of Jenny!
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Another brilliant column from TWS. I propose that JCote takes over the reigns at BusinessWeek. Less doom and gloom, more girls in Bikinis. There, I just solved the economic crisis.
Also, shameless self promotion by ‘Buck’ aka Jenny Useldinger.
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
what about layne beachley?
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
no serena brooke???
February 23rd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
if I was really Jenny Useldinger I couldnt type this because my hands would be busy touching other things!
February 24th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Anastasia is my favorite hands down for looks, her talent? …she still needs to live up to her hype.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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February 24th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Holly Beck will always be my top pick.
February 24th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
How would you miss Claudia Goncalves??? - the Brazilian hottie on the QS in the top 30, oakly team rider & adriano’s girl check her out
http://oakley.com/sports/surf/athletes/134/album/photos/19105
February 24th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Holly Beck’s not on the list because Holly Beck’s a dude. Hey, I found the first person for my 10 Hottest Guys in Pro Surfing article…
February 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Steve add Karina to that list too
February 24th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
yeah justin, stu has got to be gay and he should stop logging on to transworld surf. damn, i wish i had damea dorseys job. he shot the two hottest babes ever. alana is by far my dream girl out of any “ripperette” (don’t still that transworld) or actress. Alana if you read this i must marry you!!!! make my dreams come true please.
February 24th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
what a perv fest! TWS you’ve hit a new low perving on 16 year olds. How about putting out something good for a change that won’t just cater to sexually frustrated duchebags.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
This is up there with Chris Cote saying at last years ASP awards banquet that the girls tour finally had good looking girls! The whole place went silent and Layne took the mic from him and asked the crown “who is this?” (refering to Cote) and everyone started to boo him! everyone was so pissed at his rude comments! TWS you suck!
February 24th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I like Men in Mexico!!!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
stu, you’re an idiot- straight up. A few summers ago I was walking the trail at Lowers and crossed paths with Alana and she took my breath away. I fell in love for a sec. She was ripping too!
February 27th, 2009 at 3:00 am
I LOVE LAURAAAA
February 28th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
What surfer reads BusinessWeek?? WTF kook!
February 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Miss Dawn TWS caters to surfers and i dont know if youve realized this but add sexually excited douchebags give them a board and youve got every surfer in the world.
February 28th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
TWS keep doin what you do best. Waves and Babes what more do you need in life
February 28th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
hi
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 pm
isn’t noah a gay guy’s name? Not like Stu - that’s a man’s name.
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
what about Amy Cobb?
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
no, amy cobb is a girl’s name too.
March 4th, 2009 at 11:38 am
uy… estan increibles estas chicas
March 4th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
it would be a lie if every guy out in the water said when they see a chick surfer they don’t check her out. this is just the best piece of honest surf journalism i’ve ever seen
March 4th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
transworld just put in words what every guy out in the water thinks about when they see a chick paddle by. good on ya
March 5th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
That was an awkward moment. But have i mentioned how good looking the 2009 ASP Womens World Tour is this year? Watch the Gold Coast edition of Cote’s Cube to see Steph, Coco, and Alana talk shop.
March 8th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Are you serious?
March 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
Don’t act like you didnt like the photo’s..
im a girl..AND I LikED THEM.
Finally everyone can see that there are some hot girls that surf better than you…dont argue they do.
Cote you aren’t a creep i met you sometime last year and you are….
well very nice but different…
we are all different!
Good pictures, banging bodies, super surfing.
BOOM!
IF YOU NEED HELP FOR A MEN’S TOP TEN JUST LET ME KNOW.
March 19th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
crista will you marry me?
April 8th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Alana likes partying w/ those tweety birds. We had a blast on her 19th B-day in Honolulu! and she slashes crazy,ya
June 2nd, 2009 at 10:23 pm
im 15
Lani come to San Diego
we should chill
June 5th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
I wish i can make out with one of them and make them where a bra around the house
June 30th, 2009 at 11:03 am
I don’t know about you guys, but I would say Christa Alves is the best just look her.
September 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Generally I do not post on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so! I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
theyre all sluts who charge what about the fat ugly ones that charge too that dont get a say
September 21st, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Generally I do not post on blogs, but I would like to say that this post really forced me to do so! I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.
September 25th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
<img src="http://www.oakley.com/a/d4/65/BAh7CGkKIggweDBpC2wrB2QfCklpCGkCoUo.jpg">
adding the image for you.
September 25th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Agreed. Here's her photo
<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FKq2Nz3eGN4/SL7Lqvs92wI/AAAAAAAAATk/SlKjUJ22Rug/s1600/l_ee2e72ab09c4626b9314558b88013ec1.jpg">
October 2nd, 2009 at 5:06 am
anastasia number 1, please next time get better pictures of her!
November 13th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
layne beachly is like 95 years old! coco ho just left my house! she made a mess.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
your ulgy