Lauren Grace Perkins (born December 27, 1988) is a professional

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and model from

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Skateboarding

Perkins is one of a very small group of professional female skaters. She began

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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. Away from skateboarding, Perkins enjoys

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, and

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Skateboard videos and films

Perkins is featured on the skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster. Perkins was a

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for

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in the film

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, performing the characters skateboarding scenes. This was arranged by her team manager at Volcom. In the film MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, Perkins played Sammy Rogers, 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

External links

* * 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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Perkins, Lauren American skateboarders Living people X Games competitors 1988 births American female skateboarders 21st-century American sportswomen id:Deddy Dores