Jamilah won 1st Place for the two mile paddle, June 2012 in the Jay Race in Santa Cruz, Callifornia.
The World Surfing Reserves has appointed Jamilah as Ambassador. You can read more about what a World Surfing Reserve is here: http://wsr.wideeyeclient.com/santa-cruz.
Seafoam, an ocean-minded venue featuring prose and photography by Kelly Vander Kaay, has presented an interview of Jamilah titled, The JamStar Dream Reality http://www.seafoam.me/editorial.html
Jamilah Star owned her first surfboard at age five and has been surfing ever since. Inspired by her father - Reve Fuse a Santa Cruz cold water surfer - Jamilah is now one of the top big-wave female surfers in the world.
A strikingly beautiful woman and extraordinary athlete, Jamilah Star was named in by National Geographic Magazine as ONE OF The 12 MOST ADVENTUROUS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD (See article below BEST OF ADVENTURE '07/THEY DID IT!) for the 60-foot waves she rides.
Jamilah is one of the few pioneering women who compete in extreme big-wave surfing, a sport which only recently has introduced female participants. She broke her first world's record on January 10, 2004, in Waimea Bay, Hawaii, by riding the largest wave in history.
Jamilah achieved international recognition for her big-wave surfing by winning the Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards for "Best Overall Performance for a Woman" two years in a row. She is the only woman in the world to be a named a global top three finalist for the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards - 7 years in a row. She is an inspiration for all woman surfing big waves. Steamers Lane, in Santa Cruz, California is her home break. It provided excellent training for mastering big powerful cold-water waves. Her favorite spots in Hawaii are Jaws, Sunset beach and Waimea. The international venues of Indonesia, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, The Philippines, and Vietnam are some of Jamilah's other favorites.
Jamilah loves surfing record breaking big waves safely, she is also an award decorated ocean lifeguard.
