| Anastasia Ashley | |
|---|---|
 Ashley at Web Summit 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 10, 1987 San Clemente, California, U.S.A. |
| Residence | Malibu, California, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Regular Foot |
| Favorite waves | Keramas, Bali |
| Website | anastasiaashley.com |
Anastasia Electra Ashley (born February 10, 1987) is an American professional surfer and model. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Ashley was born in San Clemente, California on February 10, 1987. [6] [7] [8] She began surfing at the age of 5 right before moving to Hawaii. [9] At the age of 6, she won a surf contest using a run-down board that she found in a trash can outside of her house. [10] By the age of 7, she picked up a sponsor to replace her run-down board with new ones. [10]
In 2003, she received the Triple Crown Rookie of the Year award. [10] At the age of 16, Ashley won her first major national title. [11] Later, she also won titles including two National Scholastic Surfing Association championships and the Professional Surfing Tour of America championship. [10] Ashley won the 2010 Pipeline Women's Pro in Hawaii. [1] She appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2014. [12] As of September 8, 2014, Ashley is ranked 59th in the 2014 Women's Qualification Series. [13]
In September 2014, she started her own Gypsy Jet Set jewelry line in collaboration with OK1984, a jewelry company. [1] [14] [15] She was featured in the October 2014 issue of Maxim magazine. [16] In November 2014, she went to Ireland for a Web Summit on how to maintain a competitive edge in surfing with a focus on social media tools. Ashley was interested in convincing Taoiseach Enda Kenny to surf. [11]
Ashley appeared on Hell's Kitchen in the third episode of Season 14 where she taught the team challenge winners how to surf. She also attended as a dining room guest in that episode's dinner service. [17] [18]
Ashley is reported to have been a vegetarian in the past. [19] However, in 2017, she was a survivalist in the TV show Naked and Afraid , where she was seen eating fish.
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