Malia Manuel
Surfer
Surfer who has been ranked in the world's top ten by the Association of Surfing Professional and emerged victorious at events like the Merewether Surf Fest. In 2008, at age 14, she won the U.S. Open of Surfing, making her the youngest person ever to do so.
She won the first Annual Irons Brothers Classic at age 8 and was a member of the Hawaii World Team by 11.
In 2011, she became just the second woman ever to grace the cover of TransWorld Surf Magazine.
Her father is from Kauai and her mother is from Southern California. Both of her parents were avid surfers.
She and Sofia Mulanovich are both popular female surfers.