I was born in Loma Linda, California. I returned to Kailua, Hawaii at age two. I have been on a surfboard since I was a baby and have no memory of learning to surf my first wave. I began to surf competitively in my early teens, and at age 15 won the girls division of the United States Amateur Surfing Championship. While competing, Surfing Magazine spotted me and asked to model for their swimsuit issue and thus a second career was born.Since then, I have appeared on the cover of over a dozen magazines,and been named as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by People magazine, and one of America's "10 Sexiest Athletes" by Esquire. I have also been a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model.I am here to make friends, especially from Hawaii. My home that I miss.