Alana Rene Blanchard was born on the 5th May 1990 in Kauai, Hawaii, USA and is a professional surfer and bikini model. She is most famous for participating on the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, as well as for designing and wearing Rip Curl surfing bikinis. In the 2011 biographical drama “Soul Surfer” – which portrays the life of Alana and her friend Bethany Hamilton, who survived a shark attack but lost her arm – Alana was portrayed by a young actress Lorraine Nicholson.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this most recognized female surfer has accumulated so far? How rich Alana Blanchard is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Alana Blanchard’s net worth, as of late 2016, is $2 million, acquired through various surfing competitions, but a significant part has come from Alana’s numerous sponsors such as Reef, Sticky Bumps, Rockstar, SPY Optics, GoPro and Channel Islands Surfboards.
Alana Blanchard Net Worth $2 million
Born on the oldest of the Hawaiian Islands – Kauai, also known as Garden Isle due to its beautiful and vivid vegetation, surrounded by Pacific Ocean and a real surfer’s paradise, it is no wonder that Alana has become one of the world’s most renowned surfers. She was taught surfing at the very early age of four by her father Holt Blanchard, and has been competing professionally since the age of nine. In her surfing career which is now spanning for over 17 years, Alana has won numerous championships and titles including The Women’s Pipeline Championships, T&C Women’s Pipeline Championship, The Roxy Pro Trials, The Billabong Pro Pre Trials as well as The Volcom Pufferfish Surf Series and Reef Hawaiian Pro Specialty. All these accomplishments have helped Alana Blanchard to accumulate a respectable amount of wealth.
Besides occasional modeling engagements, Alana’s life is all about surfing. She starts her day with a morning session of surfing on her favorite beach, Hanalei Bay, and morning training continues with Yoga or Pilates. When she is on the tour, which is usually six months a year, Alana keeps herself in shape by regular common workouts.
She also pays close attention to nutrition, as she is a vegan. With all these endeavors to live healthily and be in shape, it is no wonder that her bikini model’s body has brought her modeling contracts. Apart from being a designer of some of Rip Curls wetsuits, she has also been its model. It is certain that all these ventures have contributed to the overall size of Alana Blanchard’s wealth with a significant sum of money.
Alana’s surfing style includes regular stance, 5’9 Al Merrick shaper and her favorite “ariels” maneuver. She currently has her own TV show picturing her everyday life in Hawaii – “Surfer Girl” – which is aired on Network A. She was also featured in the 2011 biographical drama “Soul Surfer”, directed by Sean McNamara and based on Bethany Hamilton‘s “Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board”. Alana was present when her friend was attacked by a shark while surfing. Bethany lost her left arm, but it hasn’t stopped her from continuing her surfing career.
When it comes to her personal life, Alana Blanchard was in a relationship with her fellow surfer Jack Freestone, but is still single. Alana has been quite active on social networks, Instagram in particular on which she is followed by over 1.7 million fans.
