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| Born | May 5, 1997 Puerto Rico | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Malibu, California | |||||||||||||||||
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Tiarah Lue Blanco (born May 5, 1997) is an American professional surfer from San Clemente, California [1] who won the first place gold medal at the International Surfing Association (ISA) Open Women's World Surfing Championship in 2015 and 2016. [2] [3]
Blanco was born May 5, 1997 in Puerto Rico. She is of Filipino ancestry from her mother and of Italian, Irish and French from her father. She has one sister named Aja. They were raised Christian. Due to her father's military career as a lieutenant commander in the Coast Guard, Blanco grew up in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and San Clemente, California. She began surfing at an early age taught by her father. [4]
Blanco began competing in surfing competitions at 13 years old. In 2014, Blanco won the Under 18 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) Southwest Women's and Surfing Prime America Women's competitions. As a member of the USA Surfing Team, Blanco took 3rd overall in the 2014 World Juniors. At 18 years old, Blanco won first place at the 2015 World Surf League Ron Jon Vans Junior Pro. [5]
Blanco won the first place gold medal at the International Surfing Association (ISA) Open Women's World Surfing Championship 2015 [6] in Popoyo, Nicaragua and successfully defended the title by winning the 2016 edition in Playa Jacó, Costa Rica. [2] [3]
In 2017, Blanco appeared in MTV's The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros where she raised $1,000 for St. Jude’s Children Hospital. [7] In 2021, Blanco won first place at ABC's The Ultimate Surfer and secured a place to compete on the World Surf League Championship Tour [8] .
Blanco has secured sponsorships from brands like Reef, Sony, TCL and J7 Surfboards. [9] In 2017, Blanco partnered with VeganSmart to launch her own protein supplement called "Peaches and Cream" by Tia Blanco. [10] In 2022, Blanco launched JOLYN x Tiarah, a collaboration with the apparel line. She was named their JOLYN Surf ambassador. [11]
In 2024, she announced partnerships with Hawaiian apparel line Local Motion, sports eyewear brand Dragon Eyewear and perfume line Clean Beauty Collective.
Blanco began dating Brody Jenner in 2022 after meeting in Hawaii and became engaged in June 2023. [12] Blanco gave birth to their daughter, Honey Raye Jenner, on July 29, 2023 at their home in Malibu, California. They divide their time residing in their homes in Malibu and Hawaii. [13]
Blanco is vegan and in 2014 won PETA's "Libby" Award in acknowledgment for her work as a vegan ambassador. [14] Blanco is an avid painter and yogi.
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2017 | The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros | Herself |
| 2021 | The Ultimate Surfer | Herself/Winner |
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