Alana Blanchard, 32 – Hawaii, United States
There are world-renowned surfers, and there are models. But Alana Blanchard from Hawaii is both. As a four-year-old girl, she was introduced to the world of surfing by her father. Her progress was evident as five years later, she was competing professionally.
Blanchard’s modeling career began in 2004 when she began partnering with “Rip Curl Swimwear.” As compelling proof of her success, she’s also won many championships throughout her career, including the Women’s Pipeline Championships in Hawaii and the Billabong Pro Pre Trails in Hookipa, Maui. In 2021, Blanchard and her fiance welcomed a son.
Gracie Gold, 26 – Massachusetts, United States
Grace Gold holds the highest short program score recorded by a female American figure skater. But if that isn’t good enough, she’s also the first and only American woman to win an NHK Trophy title; she certainly does her name proud.
Gold fell in love with skating as an eight-year-old girl, and soon enough, she began training with coaches Amy Vorhaben and Max Liu. And apart from being a two-time U.S. national champion, she has also won the Word team trophy twice. In 2022, she made an appearance at the U.S. Championships.
Allison Stokke, 33 – California, United States
Allison Stokke discovered early on that she wanted to be a pole vaulter. So even as a high school student, she was already breaking records. However, her career took quite a turn when she became an internet sensation in 2007. Thankfully, Stokke remained committed to her end goal.
In her first year of college at the University of California, Berkeley, she broke the school record for a first-year athlete. And once she was done with her degree, Stokke continued to pole vault professionally. She also did a spot of modeling for brands like “Athleta,” “Nike” and “Uniqlo.” In 2021, she gave birth to her daughter, Maya.