Roxy Louw

Roxy Louw, born Roxanne Louw on 9 June 1987 in Cape Town, is a South African surfer who is also a DJ, model and actress. She grew up on a small holding in Durbanville, attended Stellenberg High School, where she played provincial hockey, and is the daughter of the rugby player Rob Louw. At seventeen she was signed as a team rider by Oakley America after Seth Hulley noticed her surfing skills, and went on to be the international face of Oakley's 2005 to 2010 campaign. As a professional surfer she has argued for equal pay for female surfers and spoken out against online sexual harassment. She has modelled for Sports Illustrated and Renault, appeared in the films Blue Crush 2 and The Perfect Wave, is a registered yoga teacher, launched the fashion brand KAAL in 2022 and became an ambassador for the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation in 2024.