Quick Facts
Biography
Margo Oberg (born Margo Godfrey, September 8, 1953 in Pennsylvania) was the first female professional surfer in the world. In 1975, professional contests started and she became the first female professional surfer. She won the WISA Hang Ten Championships and the women's event at the Smirnoff World Pro-Am Surfing Championships. In 1976 and 1977, she was "unofficially" crowned Women's World Champion, winning at the Bells contest, the Coke, the Brazil International, and the Women's Masters. In 1978, she won the Stubbies and the Bells contest, and came in first on the overall Surfer magazine poll (she had first won the poll in 1968.) She then quit for a year to build herself a house, and won her fourth and fifth world titles in 1980 and 1981.
She is the mother of two sons, Shane Kainoa and Jason Kaipo.
Post-Professional Surfing Career
Following Margo's professional career in surfing, she started a surfing school, Margo Oberg Surf School, on the island of Kauai in 1977. She still owns and operates her surf school to this day. In 1995 she was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame as that year's Woman of the Year; the Walk is in Huntington Beach, California.