Stephanie Gilmore

Stephanie Louise Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and six-time world champion on the Women's ASP World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014). She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on 29 January 1988 and currently resides in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.

Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 10 when she stood on a bodyboard. By age 17 she was entering world tour events as a wild card competitor, which paid off with a victory at the 2005 Roxy Pro Gold Coast. In her next season she won another wild card event, the 2006 Havaianas Beachley Classic. Gilmore's success on the WQS (World Qualifying Series) tour qualified her for the 2007 Women's ASP World Tour and she did not disappoint. She won four of the eight events and claimed the 2007 World Title. She would repeat her success in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Gilmore also won the inaugural Swatch Girls Pro France in 2010. Also in 2010, she was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame and won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year award.

She appeared nude in ESPN's 2011 "Body Issue."

Gilmore is also on the Board of Advisors (the Ocean Advocacy Advisory Board) of ocean conservation organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and currently is the top athlete on the ROXY Surf Team.

2007 World Title

Although the 2007 season was Gilmore's rookie year, she captured the Foster's ASP Women's World Title. The title race came down to the final event of the season, the Billabong Pro Maui. She won three events in 2007 to enter the Billabong Pro Maui, and ranked first place in the final event. Gilmore needed a better result than former world champion Sofia Mulanovich and sophomore Silvana Lima, and won the title when both rivals bowed out before her.

Victories

ASP Women's World Tour Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country	Notes
2005	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia	Wildcard competitor
2006	Havaianas Beachley Classic	Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW	Australia	Wildcard competitor
2007	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2007	NAB Beachley Classic	Manly Beach, Sydney, NSW	Australia
2007	Mancora Peru Classic	Máncora	Peru
2007	Billabong Pro	Honolua Bay	United States	Won 2007 ASP World Title
2008	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2008	Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle	Hossegor	France
2008	Movistar Classic	Máncora	Peru
2008	Roxy Pro	Sunset Beach	United States
2008	Billabong Pro	Honolua Bay	United States	Won 2008 ASP World Title
2009	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2009	Rip Curl Search	Peniche	Portugal
2009	Billabong Pro	Sunset Beach	United States	Won 2009 ASP World Title
2010	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2010	Rip Curl Women's Pro	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2010	Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic	Dee Why, New South Wales	Australia
2010	Rip Curl Search	Isabela, Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	Won 2010 ASP World Title
2011	Roxy Pro France	Biarritz	France
2012	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2012	TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival	Taranaki	New Zealand
2012	Roxy Pro France	Biarritz	France	Won 2012 ASP World Title
2014	Roxy Pro Gold Coast	Gold Coast, Queensland	Australia
2014	Swatch Women's Pro Trestles	Trestles	United States
2014	Cascais Women's Pro	Cascais	Portugal	Won 2014 ASP World Title

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