Alana Blanchard is featured on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2013. The model and pro surfer is the only surfer featured in the iconic magazine.
The 22-year-old natural beauty from Kauai was handpicked by the SI crew to be featured alongside the most beautiful women in the world, in the famous pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2013.
Alana Blanchard was photographed by James Macari in Las Vegas, Nevada. The magazine will reach 70 million consumers across the magazine, website, tablet and mobile.
"She embodies the ideal that we strive to represent at SI Swimsuit. Beautiful, healthy, active and empowered, Alana charges waves and life the way we do here at Swimsuit. She is the ultimate beach girl and she can rock a bikini like nobody's business", explains MJ Day, senior editor of SI Swimsuit.
The Hawaiian surfer has qualified for the elite 2013 ASP Women's World Championship Tour as a member of the world's top 17 female surfers. The mega-production photoshoot forced her to get a plane straight to Las Vegas' Caesars Palace Temple Pool.
"I was so happy when I found out they chose me to be in the swimsuit issue, it's been my dream since as long as I can remember. It's such an honor to be among all those amazing women", says Alana.
Career Highlights
2012
2nd Movistar Pro presented by Rip Curl 6 Star Lobitos, Peru
2010
4th Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Specialty Pipeline, Hawaii
3rd Cholos Women’s Hawaiian Pro 6 Star Haleiwa, Hawaii
2009
3rd Gidget Pro World Tour Sunset Beach, Hawaii
1st Reef Hawaiian Pro Specialty Haleiwa, Hawaii
2008
3rd Midori Pro 6 Star Newcastle Beach, Australia
2007
1st Women’s Pipeline Championships 4 Star Pipeline, Hawaiii
4th NSSA Nationals Trestles, California
2006
1st Rip Curl International Gromsearch Champion Bells Beach, Australia
1st T&C Women’s Pipeline Championships 4 Star Pipeline, Hawaii
2005
1st Rip Curl International GromSearch Nationals, Hawaii
3rd Oneill World Cup of Surfing Sunset Beach, Hawaii
1st Triple Crown Rookie Of The Year Specialty
In addition to a variety of sexy photos, Sports Illustrated also put together an intimate behind-the-scenes video of Alana Blanchard’s shoot, which also features some insights from this laid back, wave-riding beauty.
