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{{Infobox surfer
| image = Stephanie gilmore 1.jpg
| born = {{birth date and age|1988|1|29}}
| died = 
| birth_place = Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
| birth_name = Stephanie Louise Gilmore
| nickname = Happy Gilmore
| residence = Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
| height = 5'10"
| weight = 147lb
| stance = Natural (regular) foot
| years_active = 
| sponsors = [[Quiksilver]]<br>[[Sanitarium Health Food Company]]<br>[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]<br>[[Cole Clark|Cole Clark guitars]]
| major_achievements = 6x ASP World Champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014)
| shapers = Darren Handley
| quiver = 5'11" to 6'8"
| favorite_waves = Greenmount, Macaronis (Mentawai Islands), Honolua Bay
| favorite_maneuvers = 
| website = 
}}
'''Stephanie Louise Gilmore''' is an [[Australian]] professional [[surfer]] and six-time [[world champion]] on the Women's [[ASP World Tour]] (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014). She was born in [[Murwillumbah]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] on 29 January 1988 and currently resides in [[Tweed Heads]], New South Wales, Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.aspworldtour.com/surfers/womens-profiles/stephanie-gilmore/ |title=Surfer Profile: Stephanie Gilmore |publisher=[[Association of Surfing Professionals]] |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>

Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 10 when she stood on a [[bodyboard]]. By age 17 she was entering world tour events as a [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] competitor, which paid off with a victory at the 2005 Roxy Pro Gold Coast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://business.transworld.net/148004/news/stephanie-gilmore-wins-roxy-pro-gold-coast/ |title=Stephanie Gilmore wins Roxy Pro Gold Coast |author=Kailee Bradstreet |publisher=[[TEN: The Enthusiast Network|TransWorld Business]] |date=12 March 2014 |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> In her next season she won another wild card event, the 2006 [[Havaianas]] Beachley Classic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://surf.transworld.net/1000004760/features/wildcard-gilmore-wins-havaianas-beachley-classic/ |title=Wildcard Gilmore Wins Havaianas Beachley Classic |publisher=[[TEN: The Enthusiast Network|TransWorld SURF]] |date=11 October 2006 |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Gilmore's success on the WQS (World Qualifying Series) tour qualified her for the 2007 Women's ASP World Tour and she did not disappoint. She won four of the eight events and claimed the 2007 World Title. She would repeat her success in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2014.

Gilmore also won the inaugural Swatch Girls Pro France in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tracksmag.com/3x-world-champ-gilmore-takes-out-swatch-girls-pro-france/ |title=3x World Champ Gilmore Takes Out Swatch Girls Pro France |author=Luke Kennedy |date=18 May 2010 |publisher=[[Tracks (magazine)|Tracks]] |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Also in 2010, she was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hsssurf.com/shof/?cat=36 |title=2010 Inductees |publisher= Surfers' Hall Of Fame |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> and won the [[Laureus World Sports Awards#Action Sportsperson of the Year|Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://surf.transworld.net/1000099745/news/stephanie-gilmore-world-action-sportsperson-of-the-year/ |title=Stephanie Gilmore, World Action Sportsperson Of The Year |author=Ryan Brower |date=11 March 2010 |publisher=[[TEN: The Enthusiast Network|TransWorld SURF]] |accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref>

She appeared nude in ESPN's 2011 "Body Issue."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/overlay/zoom/_/id/7030506/bodies-want-2011#/6/ |title=2011 ESPN Body Issue — Stephanies Gilmore |website=[[The Body Issue]] |publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]] |year=2011}}</ref>

Gilmore is also on the Board of Advisors (the Ocean Advocacy Advisory Board) of ocean conservation organization [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seashepherd.org/who-we-are/board-of-advisors.html |title=Board of Advisors |publisher=[[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]] |year=2012 |accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref>

==2007 World Title==
Although the 2007 season was Gilmore's rookie year, she captured the Foster's ASP Women's World Title. The title race came down to the final event of the season, the Billabong Pro Maui. She won three events in 2007 to enter the Billabong Pro Maui, and ranked first place in the final event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2007/07/08/475_gold-coast-world-surfing-titles.html |title=Stephanie Gilmore 2007 Surfing World Champion |publisher=[[Gold Coast Bulletin]] |date=8 July 2007}}</ref> Gilmore needed a better result than former world champion [[Sofia Mulanovich]] and [[sophomore]] [[Silvana Lima]], and won the title when both rivals bowed out before her.

==Career victories==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=skyblue
| colspan=5; style="background: blue; color: white" align="center" | '''ASP Women's World Tour Wins'''
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Year!!Event!!Venue!!Country!!Notes
|-
| [[2005 ASP World Tour|2005]] || [[Roxy Pro Gold Coast]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}} || Wildcard competitor
|-
| [[2006 ASP World Tour|2006]] || [[Beachley Classic|Havaianas Beachley Classic]] || [[Manly Beach]], [[Sydney]], NSW || {{AUS}} || Wildcard competitor
|-
| [[2007 ASP World Tour|2007]] || [[Rip Curl Pro|Rip Curl Women's Pro]] || [[Bells Beach, Victoria]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2007 ASP World Tour|2007]] || [[Beachley Classic|NAB Beachley Classic]] || [[Manly Beach]], [[Sydney]], NSW || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2007 ASP World Tour|2007]] || [[Mancora Peru Classic]] || [[Máncora]] || {{PER}} ||
|-
| [[2007 ASP World Tour|2007]] || [[Billabong Pro]] || [[Honolua Bay]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]] || Won 2007 ASP World Title
|-
| [[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]] || [[Rip Curl Pro|Rip Curl Women's Pro]] || [[Bells Beach, Victoria]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]] || [[Rip Curl Pro France|Rip Curl Pro Mademoiselle]] || [[Hossegor]] || {{FRA}} ||
|-
| [[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]] || [[Movistar Classic]] || [[Máncora]] || {{PER}} ||
|-
| [[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]] || [[Roxy Pro]] || [[Sunset Beach (Oahu)|Sunset Beach]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]] ||
|-
| [[2008 ASP World Tour|2008]] || [[Billabong Pro]] || [[Honolua Bay]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]] || Won 2008 ASP World Title
|-
| [[2009 ASP World Tour|2009]] || [[Roxy Pro Gold Coast]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-

| [[2009 ASP World Tour|2009]] || [[Rip Curl Search]] || [[Peniche, Portugal|Peniche]] || {{POR}} ||
|-
| [[2009 ASP World Tour|2009]] || [[Billabong Pro]] || [[Sunset Beach (Oahu)|Sunset Beach]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]] || Won 2009 ASP World Title
|-
| [[2010 ASP World Tour|2010]] || [[Roxy Pro Gold Coast]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2010 ASP World Tour|2010]] || [[Rip Curl Pro|Rip Curl Women's Pro]] || [[Bells Beach, Victoria]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2010 ASP World Tour|2010]] || [[Beachley Classic|Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic]] || [[Dee Why, New South Wales]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2010 ASP World Tour|2010]] || [[Rip Curl Search]] || Somewhere || {{PUR}} || Won 2010 ASP World Title
|-
| [[2011 ASP World Tour|2011]] || [[Roxy Pro France]] || [[Biarritz]] || {{FRA}} || 
|-
| [[2012 ASP World Tour|2012]] || [[Roxy Pro Gold Coast]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2012 ASP World Tour|2012]] || [[TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival]] || [[Taranaki Region|Taranaki]] || {{NZ}} ||
|-
| [[2012 ASP World Tour|2012]] || [[Roxy Pro France]] || [[Biarritz]] || {{FRA}} || Won 2012 ASP World Title
|-
| [[2014 ASP World Tour|2014]] || [[Roxy Pro Gold Coast]] || [[Gold Coast, Queensland]] || {{AUS}} ||
|-
| [[2014 ASP World Tour|2014]] || [[Swatch Women's Pro Trestles]] || [[Trestles]] || {{USA}} ||
|-
| [[2014 ASP World Tour|2014]] || [[Cascais Women's Pro]] || [[Cascais]] || {{POR}} || Won 2014 ASP World Title
|}

<small>[http://archive.aspworldtour.com/surfers/womens-profiles/stephanie-gilmore/ Source]</small>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.ripcurl.com/?happygilmore Steph Gilmore's 2007 World Champion website]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/national/surf-champ-stephanie-gilmore-bashed-at-home-20101228-198zk.html Surf champ Stephanie Gilmore bashed at home]

==See also==
* [[Famous surfers]]