SPECIAL FORCES: WORLD'S TOUGHEST TEST
ALANA BLANCHARD
as Recruit
Alana Blanchard is a three-time world championship tour qualifying surfer and is consistently ranked in the Top 10 of the ASP Women’s World Rankings. She was voted as the Top Female Surfer of the Year at 2018 Surfer Poll Awards. Blanchard is one of the most influential action sport athletes on social media with a footprint of more than 4.25 million followers across her channels. She consistently remains at the top of Transworld Business’ Exposure Meter among all action sport athletes.
Blanchard’s hit web series Alana: Surfer Girl has amassed more than 17.5 million views across four seasons. The series helped Network A crack Ad Age’s weekly Top 25 of YouTube’s original channels. The successful series transformed into Happy Waves, Alana’s new YouTube series following her life and adventures with Jack, Banks and Kodaas, as the family travels the world pursuing their professional surfing careers. She was portrayed in the movie Soul Surfer, which tells the story of Alana’s real life best friend, Bethany Hamilton, as she fights through the tragedy of a shark attack that leaves her without her left arm.
Blanchard also has a signature swimwear collection, “Alana’s Closet,” with Rip Curl, which became the most successful signature collection in the industry. She also has a signature line of sunglasses with SPY.
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Alana Blanchard is a three-time world championship tour qualifying surfer and is consistently ranked in the Top 10 of the ASP Women’s World Rankings. She was voted as the Top Female Surfer of the Year at 2018 Surfer Poll Awards. Blanchard is one of the most influential action sport athletes on social media with a footprint of more than 4.25 million followers across her channels. She consistently remains at the top of Transworld Business’ Exposure Meter among all action sport athletes.
Blanchard’s hit web series Alana: Surfer Girl has amassed more than 17.5 million views across four seasons. The series helped Network A crack Ad Age’s weekly Top 25 of YouTube’s original channels. The successful series transformed into Happy Waves, Alana’s new YouTube series following her life and adventures with Jack, Banks and Kodaas, as the family travels the world pursuing their professional surfing careers. She was portrayed in the movie Soul Surfer, which tells the story of Alana’s real life best friend, Bethany Hamilton, as she fights through the tragedy of a shark attack that leaves her without her left arm.
Blanchard also has a signature swimwear collection, “Alana’s Closet,” with Rip Curl, which became the most successful signature collection in the industry. She also has a signature line of sunglasses with SPY.