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Alana Blanchard Alana Blanchard Icone surf portail fr.png [[File: Alana Blanchard - Pro Surfer |frameless|alt=]] Personal information Born Alana Rene Blanchard March 5, 1990 (age 23) Kauai, Hawaii, United States Nickname Lana[1] Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] Weight 120 lb (54 kg)[1] Surfing career Career earnings $138.325[1] Sponsors Rip Curl, Reef, Spy, Sticky Bumps, GoPro, Rockstar, Channel Islands[1] Surfing specifications Stance Natural (Regular)[1] Shaper(s) Al Merrick[1] Favorite waves Hanalei Bay[1] Favorite maneuvers Airs[1] Website www.alanablanchard.com Alana Rene Blanchard (born March 5, 1990 in Kauai, Hawaii, United States)[1] is an American professional surfer and occasional bikini model. At 22 years of age, Blanchard has gained fame as "one of the best female surfers. She currently has more Twitter and Instagram followers than 11 time world champ, Kelly Slater.[2] Alana surfs on the ASP World Tour.[3] Alana is involved in designing Rip Curl bikinis.[4] She is best friends with fellow surfer Bethany Hamilton, and was present when Hamilton suffered the shark attack that cost her an arm.[5][6] She is played by actress Lorraine Nicholson in the 2011 film Soul Surfer. Alana currently has her own show, Surfer Girl, by Network A, which follows her life in Kauai as a professional surfer and model. Career[edit] 2007 Accomplishments: 1st place – Women’s Pipeline Championships, Hawaii[7] Quarterfinals – Rip Curl Girls Festival, Spain[citation needed] 1st place – Rip Curl Girls Festival Jr. Pro, Spain[7] 1st place – Roxy Pro Trials, Haleiwa, Hawaii[7] 1st Place – Billabong Pro, Pre Trials, Hookipa, Maui[7] 1st Place – Volcom Pufferfish Surf Series, Pinetrees, Kauai[7] 3rd place – HASA State Championships, Ala Moana Bowls, Hawaii[citation needed] 4th place – NSSA Nationals, Trestles, California[citation needed] Past Accomplishments: 2006 International Rip Curl Gromsearch Championships[citation needed] 2005 T&C Women’s Pipeline Championships. – 1st Place[citation needed] 2005 HASA State Championships. – 1st Place[citation needed] 2005 NSSA Regionals – 1st Place Explorer Women, 1st Place Explorer Girls & 3rd Place Open Women[citation needed] 2005 NSSA Nationals – 2nd Place Explorer Girls, 3rd place Open Women & 4th Place Explorer Women[citation needed] 2005 Rip Curl Grom Search Nationals – 1st Place[citation needed] 2005 Oneill World Cup of Surfing – 3rd Place/Users/[citation needed] 2005 Triple Crown Rookie of the Year[citation needed] References[edit] ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Surfer Profile: Alana Blanchard". Association of Surfing Professionals. Retrieved April 1, 2013. ^ "Interview with Alana Blanchard | Freaksurf Magazine". Freaksurfmag.com. Retrieved 2012-02-17. ^ "Surfer". Alana Blanchard. Retrieved 2012-02-17. ^ Webster, Andrew. "Manly awash with booty and the beasts | thetelegraph.com.au". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2012-02-17. ^ Independent Newspapers Online (2003-11-03). "Teen's surfing dreams shattered in a second - World News | IOL News". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 2012-02-17. ^ "Female teen surfing star loses arm in shark attack of Hawaii shore". Owosso Michigan: The Argus-Press. Nov 2, 2003. Retrieved 17 February 2012. ^ a b c d e "The 20 Hottest Champions in Sports". Bleacher Report. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-02-17. Stub icon This biographical article related to surfing is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [hide] v t e ASP Women's World Championship Tour ASP Women's World Tour Women's Tour Stephanie Gilmore Sally Fitzgibbons Carissa Moore Silvana Lima Sofia Mulanovich Chelsea Hedges Coco Ho Melanie Bartels Paige Hareb Rebecca Woods Jessi Miley-Dyer Laura Enever Tyler Wright Courtney Conlogue Jacqueline Silva Pauline Ado Alana Blanchard Categories: Surfing biography stubsLiving people1990 birthsAmerican surfersFemale surfersSportspeople from HawaiiASP World Tour surfers