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Full name | Amber Torrealba |
Born | Melbourne, Florida | July 1, 1990
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
Website | ambertorrealba.com |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Skimboarding |
Turned pro | 2014 |
Amber Torrealba (born July 1, 1990) [1] is a 4X Vic World Champion Skimboarder [2] and Filmmaker. [3]
Before Amber became a professional skimboarder, she was born and raised on the east coast in Palm Bay, Florida and currently is based in Laguna Beach, California. [4] She has been skimboarding since 17 years of age and has been competing in the women's professional skimboarding division since 2014. [5] Amber is also actively involved in videography and the production of content in many other action sports. [6] She has created videos with companies such as Red Bull [7] and Adobe. [3] In 2015 she was ranked 6th in the world on the United Skim Tour [8] and also featured as Leading Lady in the Pulse Skimboarding Magazine. [9] After migrating to Southern California, Torrealba has ranked in several professional competitions including 2nd Place at the Skim USA OBX Skim Jam, 1st Place at the Santa Cruz SkimBlast [10] and went on to clinch the Vic Women's World Championship of Skimboarding in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023. [11]
Torrealba's short film " No One" starring herself and Chabe White, was released in 2023. [12]
Amber has directed, edited, and produced content for brands such as Red Bull, [7] Motorola, Sea Doo, Michelob ULTRA, Vayner Media, and is an ambassador for Adobe [13] as the face of their new all device editing program, Premiere Rush.
As of 2024, Torrealba is sponsored by: Sea Doo, Victoria Skimboards, Body Glove, Blenders Eyewear, Freestyle Watches, Let's Party Traction, and Hollyland Tech.
Torrealba has made appearances in print, billboard, and TV commercials across her career for Adobe, Sea Doo, Blenders Eyewear, and others.
Amber was skateboarder and varsity athlete pursuing college basketball. She started her own skateboarding brand out of high school, sponsoring riders such as Tyson Peterson before he went pro. Torrealba managed a Millon Dollar Radioshack Corporate Store before leaving her day job to focus on skimboarding and filmmaking in 2015.
Competition | Place | Year |
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Vic Championships | 1st | 2023 |
Vic World Championships | 1st | 2019 |
Vic World Championships | 1st | 2018 |
Vic World Championships | 1st | 2016 |
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