Malia Manuel – Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2020

Malia Manuel, a professional surfer, is one of the athletes featured in this year’s issue.

The 26-year-old surfer has been dominating the water since she was 1a young teenager. Manuel became the youngest U.S. Open of Surfing champion at 14 years of age in 2008.

Manuel, a Hawaii native, has gone on to win several notable competitions. Now, she’s adding professional modeling to her resume.

“Honored to get the chance to work with everyone at @si_swimsuit and to also be a part of an empowering movement that involves consistently embracing yourself, both flaws & assets – untouched and unfiltered. Thanks for having me be a part of the 2020 issue,” she wrote on Instagram.

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Gripdat Athlete Series: Malia Manuel

Malia Manuel is a current female professional surfer from Kauai, Hawaii. She has a QS ranking of 8th in the world by the Association of Surfing Professionals for women's surfers and placed 2nd in the U.S. Open of Surfing 2016. We caught up with her for 24 hours and talked surfing and her history with the U.S. Open.

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ALOHA NALU from: O'Neill

In this film, Steven worked with Team O’Neill surfer and professional athlete Malia Manuel to capture a unique perspective on a single day’s surf session in Western Australia. Utilising drones for the majority of the videography, Steven plays with perspective, taking the viewer into, above, and beyond the waves.