STEPHANIE GILMORE WINS 14TH ANNUAL ROXY PRO HAWAII
AND 2008 WOMEN’S WORLD TITLE

Gilmore Claims Second Consecutive World Title

Huntington Beach, Calif. – (December 2, 2008) – The battle on the big waves at the Roxy Pro Hawaii wrapped up today with Stephanie Gilmore taking home top honors and the 2008 Women’s World Title.  In front of a cheering crowd at Sunset Beach, on the North Shore of Oahu, Roxy’s four-time world champion Lisa Andersen along with Rabbit Bartholomew from the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) presented Stephanie Gilmore with her two awards.  The finals were held under sunny skies in great 3-5 foot surf in front of a full beach of spectators.

The title was on the line during the final heat at the Roxy Pro Hawaii and it came down to a race between Gilmore and Silvana Lima.  In the last minutes of the competition Gilmore scored an 8.5, to put her in first, 1.67 points ahead of Lima’s 14.16.  The four-woman final also included Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) and Nicola Atherton (AUS).  Defending event champion and Roxy pro rider Sofia Mulanovich was in the running for the world championship title until Gilmore’s victory at Sunset Beach.  If Gilmore lost, she would have had to battle Mulanovich at the Maui event for the 2008 Women’s World Title.

“Roxy is proud to crown the 2008 Women’s World Champion at this special event,” said Randy Hild, EVP of Global Marketing, Roxy.  “As the longest running women’s professional competition in Hawaii, it is only fitting that the Roxy Pro Hawaii at Sunset Beach determined the 2008 World Champion.  It was a great week of competition and Sunset lived up to its reputation and delivered great waves for the competitors.”

In addition to crowning Stephanie Gilmore as the 2008 Roxy Pro Champion and 2008 Women’s World Champion, there was a special awards ceremony with Roxy team rider, Laura Enever being awarded the Noseguard Rookie of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. The Roxy Pro Hawaii is the second stop on the Vans Triple Crown of surfing.  For more on the competition and final results please go to http://www.roxy.com.

About Roxy:
Roxy is a brand of Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK), the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, wintersports equipment, footwear, accessories and related products.  The Company’s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage.
 
The reputation of Quiksilver’s brands is based on different outdoor sports.  The Company’s Quiksilver, Roxy, DC and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and its beach and water oriented swimwear brands include Raisins, Radio Fiji and Leilani. The Company continues to make snowboarding equipment under its DC, Roxy, Lib Technologies, Gnu and Bent Metal labels. 
 
The Company’s products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary Boardriders Club shops and other company-owned retail stores, other specialty stores and select department stores.  Quiksilver’s corporate and Americas’ headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, while its European headquarters are in St. Jean de Luz, France, and its Asia/Pacific headquarters are in Torquay, Australia.

About ASP
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the Foster’s ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.