Jessi Miley-Dyer

Jessica Candice Miley-Dyer, known as Jessi, is an Australian professional surfer born on 29 May 1986 and living in Sydney. She grew up in the Sydney suburb of Bronte, where she was a champion junior lifeguard, and attended Sydney Girls High School, earning a university entrance score of 98 and the Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarship to study at the University of New South Wales. She began surfing at the age of eight and turned professional in 2006. In her rookie season she finished fourth on the 2006 ASP Women's World Tour and ended the year by winning the Billabong Pro Maui in December, beating the reigning world champion Layne Beachley in the final. Later she moved from competing into administration: on 1 March 2021 she became Head of Competition at the World Surf League, and in June 2025 she stepped down as the league's commissioner.