Ellie-Jean Coffey (25 November 1994) is an Australian model, softcore actress and professional surfer.[1][2]
Early life
editThe eldest of seven, Coffey (originally from the Gold Coast of Queensland)[3] spent her childhood traveling around Australia with her family. Both her parents were keen surfers, and for 10 years they travelled Australia, while being home schooled. During this time she learned to surf and decided to become a professional surfer.[4] The family regularly attended surfing competitions, which Ellie-Jean entered and eventually started doing well at [5] The whole family surf, and her sisters and brother at times have also reached professional status. Coffey at times has competed with her sister for a spot on the elite Women's Surfing Championship Tour.[6]
Career
editCoffey won second place at the Junior World Surfing championships held in Panama in 2012.[3][7] The surfer tried single fin board, traditional style at the Single fin classic in 2015, and "dominated" the competition, despite not having used one previously [8] By 2017, Coffey was ranked 97th in the QS world rankings.[9][10] She is also a model,[11] Increased attention being drawn to her social media raised her profile, resulting in her getting a number of sponsorship deals from surf-related fashion companies, including Billabong,[12] Von Zipper and SurfStitch[5] She has also published her own softcore images via her own website [5]
Coffey has claimed that the surfing competition environment is misogynistic. She gave up on entering competitions after 2017. She has stated that surf community and competition contains a lot of negativity and even abuse towards women, and the many years she had spent in it had affected her, to the point where she had sought therapy.[13][14] She still surfs, but only recreationally, and not in competitions.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Pro Surfer: Ellie-Jean Coffey". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Yahoo TV - Watch Now". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b Mychajlowycz, Kasia (28 August 2013). "Your Instagram Woman of the Week: Surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey". Esquire. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Meet the Family: The Coffeys". The Lens. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "How pro surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey keeps breaking the internet". Men's Journal. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Weisman, Aly (7 May 2015). "These 5 beautiful siblings are known as the 'Kardashians of surfing'". Insider. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ amministratore (17 February 2017). "Ellie-Jean e sorelle: sono loro le surfiste più sexy del mondo!". NewsSportive.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ NEWS, NBN (10 January 2015). "ELLIE-JEAN COFFEY SURPRISE SINGLE FIN NATURAL | NBN News". www.nbnnews.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Ellie-Jean Coffey Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". February 2017.
- ^ "Bikini babe out to prove she's a hot surfer". 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Surfer Ellie-Jean Coffey wants to be known as more than a bikini babe". 5 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ GQ. "This is the hottest Instagram post you've ever seen". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Surf's *Up* — 'Years Of Abuse' In Sports Industry Pushed Aussie Surfer Into Porn". OK Magazine. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Bednall, Jai; News.com.au (28 September 2020). "Ellie-Jean Coffey: Abuse in 'toxic' surfing world pushed me into porn life". New York Post. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Bednall, Jai (27 September 2020). "Surf star reveals 'terrifying' abuse". news.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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