Malia Jones

Malia Jones, born on 27 March 1977, is an American model and surfer. She was born in Loma Linda, California, and moved to Kailua, Hawaii, at the age of two. She began to surf competitively in her early teens, and at fifteen she won the girls division of the United States Amateur Surfing Championship. Surfing Magazine spotted her at a contest and asked her to model for its swimsuit issue, which started a second career in which she appeared on the covers of more than a dozen magazines and as a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model. People magazine named her one of its 50 Most Beautiful People and Esquire listed her among its 10 Sexiest Athletes. She consulted on the Disney film Lilo and Stitch and designs a swimwear line for Mambo Graphics sportswear.