Malia Manuel (born August 9, 1993) is an American
surfer. She won Rookie of the Year in 2012 and was ranked 5th on the 2014 ASP World Tour.
In 2008, at the age of 14 she became the youngest surfer ever to win the
U.S. Open of Surfing.
Surfing Career Highlights
* 2019 - 2nd
Rip Curl Pro
The Rip Curl Pro, formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, is a WSL (formerly ASP) World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria and sponsored by surf company Rip Curl. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Austra ...
Bells Beach
* 2019 - 3rd Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast
* 2018 – 2nd Beachwaver Maui Pro
*2017 - 1st
Australian Open of Surfing (
Manly, New South Wales
Manly is a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is north-east of the Sydney central business district and is currently one of the three administrative centres of the local government area of ...
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* 2016 – 2nd Van’s US Open
* 2014 – Ranked 5th on the World Surf League Tour
* 2014 – WQS 6star, Merewether Surf Fest Champion
* 2013 – ASP World Rankings Champion
* 2013 – WQS 6star, SuperGirl Pro Champ
* 2012 – ASP Women’s Rookie of The Year
* 2011 – Top Qualifier for the Elite ASP Women’s World Tour
* 2011 – WQS 6star,
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Champion
* 2011 – WQS 6star, Pantin Spain Champion
* 2011 – Cover of ''TransWorld'' Surf Magazine (2nd female ever)
* 2010 – Hawaii World Team member
* 2009 – Hawaii World Team member
* 2009 – US Open Junior Women's Champ
* 2009 – Junior Women Regional Champ
* 2009 – VQS Champion
* 2008 – Youngest US Open Champ
* 2008 – International Grom Search Champ
* 2008 – Junior Women Regional Champ
* 2008 – Hawaii World Team Member
* 2008 – NSSA National champ Explorer Womens
* 2007 – NSSA Middle School girls National Champion
* 2006 – NSSA Open Women runner up
* 2005 – Hawaii World Team member
* 2004 – Surfing America Champion National Title
Modeling
Manuel has been sponsored by several brands and appeared in advertisements and photo shoots. She made her debut in the
''Sports Illustrated'' swimsuit issue in 2020.
References
External links
Profile in World Surf League
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1993 births
Living people
American surfers
People from Kauai
American female surfers
Female models from Hawaii
21st-century American women