Malia Jones (born March 27, 1977) is an American

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and surfer.

Life and career

Jones was born in

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, and moved to

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, at the age of two. Jones is of Hawaiian- Filipino,

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and English descent. She began to surf competitively in her early teens, and at age 15 won the girls' division of the United States Amateur Surfing Championship. ''Surfing Magazine'' spotted her while she was competing and asked her to model for their swimsuit issue, and thus a second career was born. Since then, she has appeared on the cover of over a dozen magazines, and has been named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" by ''

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'' magazine, and one of America's "10 Sexiest Athletes" by ''

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''. She has also been a ''Sports Illustrated'' swimsuit model. Jones has done

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for

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, and

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. Jones was also a consultant for the

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movie ''

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''. She also designs a line of swimwear for

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sportswear. She married surfer Conan Hayes in 1999 then divorced. In 2007, she married

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professional surfer Luke Stedman. In 2009, she gave birth to the couple's son, Spike.MidWeek Cover Story
Jones divided her time between Hawaii,

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and

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. Her son with actor

Alex O'Loughlin Alex O'Loughlin (born 24 August 1976) is an Australian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett on CBS' remake of the TV series ''Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), Hawaii Five-0'' (2010–2020). He had starri ...

, Lion, was born in 2012. Jones and O'Loughlin married in Hawaii on April 18, 2014. They and their three sons (O'Loughlin's son, O'Loughlin and Jones's son, and Jones's son from her previous marriage) live in Hawaii.

References

External links

Outside Magazine interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Malia 1977 births Living people American surfers Female models from California American people of English descent American people of Spanish descent American people of German descent American sportspeople of Filipino descent People from Hawaii American people of Native Hawaiian descent People from Loma Linda, California 21st-century American women American female surfers