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Star is a pioneer among female surfers. She is one of the first ladies to charge the best-known big-wave spots on the planet. She was one of the first women to surf big waves at Waimea, off of Oahu, a feat she accomplished the week her mother, Merry, died nearly eight years ago. She won the first Billabong XXL performance of the year award for women in 2005 and 2006, and she has been a nominee in the category every year since. And in 2007, Natural Geographic Adventurer magazine named her one of its adventurers of the year.
Growing up, Star, who was born in 1977 but says she has no age, wasn’t the type to pay heed when someone told her she couldn’t do something, be it in water or on land. While attending Santa Cruz High, for example, she became the first female wrestler to compete in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League.
source mercurynews, 05.11.08
