Amber Torrealba

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Amber Torrealba
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Amber Torrealba, backside wrap in Laguna Beach, CA
Personal information
Full nameAmber Torrealba
Born (1990-07-01) July 1, 1990 (age 33)
Melbourne, Florida
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Website ambertorrealba.com
Sport
Country United States
Sport Skimboarding
Turned pro2014

Amber Torrealba (born July 1, 1990) [1] is a 4X Vic World Champion Skimboarder [2] and Filmmaker. [3]

Contents

Before Amber became a professional skimboarder, she was born and raised on the east coast in Palm Bay, Florida and currently is based in Laguna Beach, California. [4] She has been skimboarding since 17 years of age and has been competing in the women's professional skimboarding division since 2014. [5] Amber is also actively involved in videography and the production of content in many other action sports. [6] She has created videos with companies such as Red Bull [7] and Adobe. [3] In 2015 she was ranked 6th in the world on the United Skim Tour [8] and also featured as Leading Lady in the Pulse Skimboarding Magazine. [9] After migrating to Southern California, Torrealba has ranked in several professional competitions including 2nd Place at the Skim USA OBX Skim Jam, 1st Place at the Santa Cruz SkimBlast [10] and went on to clinch the Vic Women's World Championship of Skimboarding in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023. [11]

Film

Torrealba's short film "No One" starring herself and Chabe White, was released in 2023. [12]

Amber has directed, edited, and produced content for brands such as Red Bull, [7] Motorola, Sea Doo, Michelob ULTRA, Vayner Media, and is an ambassador for Adobe [13] as the face of their new all device editing program, Premiere Rush.

Sponsors

As of 2024, Torrealba is sponsored by: Sea Doo, Victoria Skimboards, Body Glove, Blenders Eyewear, Freestyle Watches, Let's Party Traction, and Hollyland Tech.

Appearances

Torrealba has made appearances in print, billboard, and TV commercials across her career for Adobe, Sea Doo, Blenders Eyewear, and others.

Early life

Amber was skateboarder and varsity athlete pursuing college basketball. She started her own skateboarding brand out of high school, sponsoring riders such as Tyson Peterson before he went pro. Torrealba managed a Millon Dollar Radioshack Corporate Store before leaving her day job to focus on skimboarding and filmmaking in 2015.

Contests

CompetitionPlaceYear
Vic Championships1st2023
Vic World Championships1st2019
Vic World Championships1st2018
Vic World Championships1st2016

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