Anastasia Ashley

July, 2011

With her bronze, taut exte­rior and her compulsive need for adrenaline, the surf Betty is the modern sea goddess. (The Greeks can have their sirens.) Lately, however, cynics have complained that to­day's female surfers are better known for their looks than their athletic abili­ties—they're more Anna Kournikova than Annika Sorenstam. But Anastasia Ashley, the 2010 Women's Pipeline Pro champion, couldn't care less; at com­petitions she unapologeti-cally prefers bikinis to the traditional wet suit....