Alana Blanchard
Alana Blanchard Alana Blanchard at the EDP Cascais Girls Pro in 2013 Personal information Born Alana Rene Blanchard (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 24) Kauai, Hawaii, United States Nickname Lana Surfing career Sponsors Rip Curl, Reef, SPY Optic, Sticky Bumps, GoPro, Rockstar, Channel Islands Surfing specifications Stance Natural (Regular) Shaper(s) Al Merrick Favorite waves Hanalei Bay Favorite maneuvers Airs Alana Rene Blanchard (born March 5, 1990) is an American professional surfer and model. Blanchard has surfed on the ASP World Tour, though she has indicated she may take a break from competitive surfing in 2015. Blanchard is also involved in designing Rip Curl bikinis. Blanchard is friends with fellow surfer Bethany Hamilton, and was present when Hamilton suffered the shark attack that cost her arm. Blanchard was played by actress Lorraine Nicholson in the 2011 film Soul Surfer.