Lauren Perkins
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Lauren Grace Perkins (born December 27, 1988) is a professional skateboarder and model from Los Angeles, California.
Skateboarding
Perkins is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding in 1998 when a skate park was built close to her house. She thought it looked fun, so she asked for a skateboard for her birthday.[1]
Away from skateboarding, Perkins enjoys snowboarding, surfing, and motocross.[1]
Skateboard videos and films
Perkins is featured on the skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster.[2]
Perkins was a stunt double for Jennifer Morrison in the film Grind, performing the characters skateboarding scenes. This was arranged by her team manager at Volcom.[3]
In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers,[4] a young skater competing in a skateboard competition.
Career skateboarding highlights
- 1998 – First girl to compete street in CASL
- 1998 – 2nd place in All Girls Street Jam
- 1999 – 2nd place overall 11-12 age group against all boys
- 2000 – 1st place at the Gravity Games amateur contest (beating out 45 boys)
- 2001 – 3rd place Triple Crown
- 2002 – 1st place All Girls Street Jam
- 2002 – 2nd place Australia
- 2003 – 1st place West 49th
- 2003 – 2nd place overall ladies street rankings
- 2004 – 2nd place Gravity Games
- 2005 – 2nd place Australia
- 2006 – 2nd place XGames
- 2007 – 2nd place Mystic Cup
- 2008 – 1st place S3 Super Girl Jam
Television and movies
- Fruit by the Foot Commercial
- “MVP II”
- “Grind”
- Daily Habit (first girl street skateboarder to be on the show)
- CNBC “On the Money”
References
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External links
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20090404065804/http://laurengraceperkins.com/
- Girls Skate Network Interview
- https://archive.today/20130122083811/http://etniesgirl.com/site-images/riders/hero/lauren-perkins-.jpg
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071020110833/http://etniesgirl.com/site-images/riders/hero/lauren-perkins.jpg
- http://www.rip.tv/direct/uploads/images/YZFBgIvS4tQLIZa.jpeg
