The Resume

(May 24, 1972- )
Born in Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Notable media works include 'Blue Crush,' 'Billabong Odyssey,' 'Step into Liquid,' '7 Girls' and 'Beach Cops'
Professional surfer
World surfing champion (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
Teen Choice Awards Extreme Female Athlete of the Year (2003)
Laureus World Alternative Sportsperson of the Year Award winner (2005)
Surfers' Hall of Fame inductee (2006)
Australian Sports Hall of Fame inductee (2011)
Awarded the Order of Australia (2015)

Why he might be annoying:

She was born out of wedlock.
Her nicknames are 'Beach' and 'Gidget.'
She once lost her wedding ring in the ocean, while surfing.
She suffers from depression.
She experienced bouts of chronic fatigue early in her career.

Why he might not be annoying:

She was adopted shortly after her birth.
She is the first woman to win seven world surfing titles.
She married Kirk Pengilly of INXS (2010).
She pursued a career in motivational speaking, following the end of her surfing career.
She was considered an ambassador for surfing, as well as breaking barriers for women to pursue the sport.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Athletes Who Think They Can Act
• Extreme Sports Athletes
• Fox's Top 50 Sports People of 2003 (Ranked: 12)
• I Come from Oz
• I Married in 2010
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Look at Me, I'm Surfing
• Man's World
• Platinum Blondes
• Profiles 53751-54000 (Ranked: 53918)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 37]
• Surfers
• Teen Choice Female Xtreme Athlete (Ranked: 2005)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying