Keala Kennelly
- January 4, 2024
- Surfer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Keala Kennelly |
| Occupation | Surfer |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 13, 1978(1978-08-13) |
| Age | 46 |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Hawaii |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Keala Kennelly Biography
| Name | Keala Kennelly |
| Birthday | Aug 13 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Home Town | Hawaii |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Children(s) | Kekoa Kennelly |
Keala Kennelly is one of the most popular and richest Surfer who was born on August 13, 1978 in Hawaii, United States. Professional Big Wave surfer who is famous for her participation in various open and surfing competitions. She posts a range of her surf photography with her 50,000+ Instagram followers.
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Kennelly turned professional at the age of 17 and soon began surfing in the World Qualifying Series (WQS). After finishing 2nd in the world on the WQS Tour in 1997, she was accepted to the World Championship Tour and quickly began earning victories at some of the tour’s biggest events. Kennelly began a string of successful visits to Teahupoo, Tahiti in 1998 when she won the Gotcha Black Pearl Women’s Pro. She would go on to win 3 more times in Teahupoo in 2000, 2002, and 2003.
Kennelly began her acting career with a role in the 2002 film, Blue Crush, and later landed a recurring role on the 2007 HBO series, John from Cincinnati. Besides these two acting roles, she has appeared as herself in a number of documentaries, including 7 Girls (2001) and Step Into Liquid (2003).
Born and was raised in Hawaii.
Keala Kennelly Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Surfer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Keala Kennelly is one of the richest Surfer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Keala Kennelly 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She posted surfing-related content on his Instagram in April of 2013.
She was an invited presenter for her TedX Malibu talk in December of 2013.
Keala Kennelly (born August 13, 1978) is a professional surfer, DJ, and actress from Kauai, Hawaii. After spending a decade ranked in the top 10 on the ASP World Championship Tour (WCT), Kennelly took a break from the tour in 2007 to explore her passions for acting and music, including a recurring role as a surfer in the 2007 series John from Cincinnati. She continues to DJ and compete as a big wave surfer.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
Keala Kennelly height 5 ft 6 in Keala weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Keala Kennelly Dating?
According to our records, Keala Kennelly is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Keala Kennelly’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2011, Kennelly chased one of the biggest swells to ever hit Teahupoo. During that infamous ‘Code Red’ swell, she displayed the best barrel-riding by a female at Teahupoo. Three days later while riding in a memorial heat for Andy Irons during the Billabong Pro Men’s WCT, Kennelly suffered a massive facial injury. After getting barreled, she was pushed down to Teahupoo’s notoriously shallow reef and received a severe gash to the side of her face.
Facts & Trivia
Keala Ranked on the list of most popular Surfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Keala Kennelly celebrates birthday on August 13 of every year.
In 2016, she won the Pure Scot Barrel of the Year Award at the XXL Big Wave Awards for getting barreled at Teahupoo, Tahiti. This award makes her the first woman to win in any open-gender category. Later that same year(2016) she was nominated for an ESPY Award. At the end of 2016 Kennelly made history once again by becoming the first woman ever invited to the prestigious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Event.
What happened Keala Kennelly?
Three days later while riding in a memorial heat for Andy Irons during the Billabong Pro Men’s WCT, Kennelly suffered a massive facial injury. After getting barreled, she was pushed down to Teahupoo’s notoriously shallow reef and received a severe gash to the side of her face.
When was Keala Kennelly released?
It was around 2005 when Kennelly conquered her fears by coming out as gay to her surfing peers. In doing so, she says, she faced a wave of homophobia from companies and other surfers that eventually led her to leave the sport — before returning to leave her mark on it forever.