Anastasia Electra Ashley (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional surfer and model.

Early life

Ashley was born in

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on February 10, 1987. She began surfing at the age of 5 right before moving to Hawaii. At the age of 6, she won a surf contest using a run-down board that she found in a trash can outside of her house. By the age of 7, she picked up a sponsor to replace her run-down board with new ones.

Career

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In 2003, she received the Triple Crown Rookie of the Year award. At the age of 16, Ashley won her first major national title. Later, she also won titles including two National Scholastic Surfing Association championships and the Professional Surfing Tour of America championship. Ashley won the 2010 Pipeline Women's Pro in Hawaii. She appeared in the

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in 2014. As of September 8, 2014, Ashley is ranked 59th in the 2014 Women's Qualification Series. In September 2014, she started her own ''Gypsy Jet Set'' jewelry line in collaboration with OK1984, a jewelry company. She was featured in the October 2014 issue of ''

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'' magazine. In November 2014, she went to Ireland for a Web Summit on how to maintain a competitive edge in surfing with a focus on social media tools. Ashley was interested in convincing

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to surf. Ashley appeared on ''

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'' in the third episode of Season 14 where she taught the team challenge winners how to surf. She also attended as a dining room guest in that episode's dinner service. Ashley was a

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and has posed for a

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's vegetarian ad campaign in 2006. She is now a vegan. In 2017, she was a survivalist in the TV show

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, where she was seen eating fish.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashley, Anastasia 1987 births Female models from California American surfers Living people People from San Clemente, California Tow-in surfers American female surfers 21st-century American women