Female skaters have increasingly joined the professional skateboarding scene due to their great talent and skill. Since its beginnings in California (USA) in the 60's, this discipline was framed in a purely male environment. But now, as in many other extreme sports, the girls have shown that they deserve their good position in the world of skateboarding. They are very talented girls who leave us all surprised with their technique and skill, but nobody told us that they would look so beautiful doing their tricks on a skateboard!
DISCOVER THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED PROFESSIONAL SKATERS
LETICIA BUFFON AND SILVA
@leticiabufoni
https://www.instagram.com/leticiabufoni/
Leticia Bufoni is one of the most famous and popular skaters in the world. This girl, originally from Sao Paulo, is a star in Brazil, and even has her own television show. She started in the world of skateboarding when she was 9 years old, although she had her first skateboard at the age of 11. Leticia, with her style Goofy, participated in her first X Games when she was 14 years old and from then on she has managed to master a unique technique that makes her a very talented skater girl at an international level.
ELIANA SOSCO
@elianasosco
https://www.instagram.com/elianasosco/
At 33 years old, skater Eliana Elosco has demonstrated unmistakable technical talent in her participation in the X Games. Now in her role as a mother, she tries to practice her sporting passion daily in the style of Goofy that characterizes him, and continues surfing the asphalt on the streets of Sao Paulo (Brazil), the province where he was born.
Anne-Sophie Julien
@annesophiejulien
https://www.instagram.com/annesophiejulien/
Anne-Sophie Julien is a beautiful Canadian skater, actress and model. At the age of 14, she entered the world of skateboarding and became a member of the renowned Canadian skater group, the “Skirtboarders”. This extremely talented skater has also excelled as an actress and television host, and currently leads a very active life in the world of skateboarding and in her career as a public figure.
KAREN JONZ
@karenjonz2020
https://www.instagram.com/karenjonz/
Karen Jonz Domingos Santos Claudio, known simply as Karen Jonz, is a Brazilian skateboarder, singer and designer, who has been a pioneer in the sport of skateboarding in her country since she was 17. In her early days, she competed in vertical skateboarding against men, where she became vice-champion. She later won the Skateboarding World Cup four times and also won the vertical skate competition at the X Games in Los Angeles in 2008. Karen is undoubtedly a very talented girl and passionate about breaking the mold and nothing stops her.
Lizzie Armanto
@lizziearmanto
https://www.instagram.com/lizziearmanto/
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Armanto is a professional skateboarder (with dual Finnish and American citizenship) who knows how to defy gravity and leave all her fans speechless. Born in 1993, Lizzie made history just a few months ago when she became the first woman to complete Tony Hawk’s impressive 360º vertical loop, a feat that very few have managed to complete.Armanto is a two-time X Games medalist, taking home gold at the inaugural Women's Skateboard Park event in 2013. She is currently preparing to compete in the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
MIMI KNOOP
@mimiknoop
https://www.instagram.com/mimiknoop/
Born in Chesapeake, Virginia, Mimi Knoop has been a professional skateboarder since 2003. She is best known for earning five X Games medals. She also founded the Women's Skateboarding Alliance and Hoopla Skateboards to help promote skateboarding to young girls. She has now become a talented multimedia artist and designer. Her portfolio includes creating the name and logo for the Vans Girls Combi Pool Classic contest.
PAMELA ROSA
@pamelarosaskt
https://www.instagram.com/pamelarosaskt/
Pamela Rosa is a young and talented skater from San Jose dos Campo, Brazil. At the age of 20, and with her style regular, Rosa has won 6 X Games medals, including two gold, and competed in the Street League Skateboarding Tour (London) in 2019, placing first. That same year, she earned her second consecutive win at the Dew Tour in Long Beach. Pamela has acknowledged that being a skater has helped her get ahead financially and is very proud to be able to help her family thanks to it. Without a doubt, her technique, self-confidence, and skill in the sport have led her to succeed and stand out wonderfully in the world of skateboarding with sponsors such as Nike and Silver Trucks Brazil.
CANDY JACOBS
@candy_jacobs
https://www.instagram.com/candy_jacobs/?hl=es
Candy Jacobs is an amazing Dutch skater, world champion of the Street Women's competition in the Netherlands. Although she is originally from Tegelen, her favorite place in the world to skate is Los Angeles (California), the mecca of the sport. With her style GoofyCandy started skateboarding in 2003 and has since dedicated all her free time to this sport, which has become her true passion. Currently, skating has become her full-time job and she is fascinated by it. She has participated in 10 X Games, finishing fourth at both the XGames Austin in 2016 and the XGamesNorway in 2018. In June 2019, she finished third at the Dew Tour Long Beach, behind Pamela Rosa and Leticia Bufoni. Candy Jacobs is currently preparing to participate in the next Olympic Games.
Nora Vasconcellos
@noravexplora
https://www.instagram.com/noravexplora/
Born in Pembroke, Massachusetts (USA), Nora Vasconcellos became the first girl to join legends Mark Gonzales and Song Dae-won on the renowned Adidas skate team. She also inspired the brand to make a micro documentary about her and create a skate shoe in her honor, the Matchcourt RX Nora, in her favorite color (pastel purple). A fan of the animated television series Rocket Power, Nora began the sport at a very young age, inspired by the character of Reggie, the only girl in the series who practiced extreme sports. Nora has become an internationally recognized skater, with skills and techniques that have led her to leave her anxieties behind and become the great skater she is today.
AMELIA BRODKA
@ameliabrodka
https://www.instagram.com/ameliabrodka/
Amelia Brodka has been a professional skateboarder since 2007. Although born in Poland, she has spent most of her life in California. She is passionate about skateboarding, and has demonstrated her great talent and skill in her many X Games appearances around the world. She also has a strong interest in communication and film. She directed the female documentary Underexposed: A Women's Skateboarding Documentary, which explores women's skateboarding and gender disparities in the sport. She also co-created Exposure, a women's skateboarding championship. Amelia has been shining as an excellent skater in international vert, park, and bowl competitions for the past decade, and has sought to advocate for gender equality in the sport.
There's no doubt that these girls know how to handle themselves on a skateboard!
Their talent, desire to excel, years of practice and technique have led this group of girls to compete in high-level world competitions throughout their careers, gaining valuable sponsorships and winning the hearts of their fans. They are without a doubt a complete and total inspiration!
