Rebel girls: Maya Gabeira

Rebel girls: Maya Gabeira 

Maya Gabeira is a surfer and she is one of the very few female surfers that have the guts to ride Waimea, Teahupoo and other massive waves only ridable via jet-ski towing.
She was born in 1987 in Rio De Jeneiro, Brazil her father founded the Brazilian Green Party and her mother is a fashion designer. She has won the ESPY Award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete while also she is the record holder for 4 straight Billabong Girls Overall Performance Award.

In 2009 Maya, made her mark in history by becoming the biggest wave rider in female surfing history when she surfed a 45-foot wave at Dungeons Beach in South Africa.

She loves yoga and describes it as one of her passions. The art of yoga probably helps her focus when she’s dropping in on a 18-foot wave. Maya also believes that there isn’t just a few people that she admires or idolizes, but she believes that everyone possesses something that she can look up to.

On October 28, 2013, Gabeira lost consciousness and nearly drowned while surfing a massive wave near Nazaré, Portugal, caused by the St Jude storm; she was saved by her fellow Brazilian big-wave surfer Carlos Burle, ending up in the hospital. However she loved surfing so much that even after the accident she still carried on surfing not giving up just because of her injuries.

I believe that she would be good a woman to use because she shows kids that you should always follow your dreams no matter what happened 

References:
Kidzworld, Maya Gabeira Bio, [online] Available at: <http://www.kidzworld.com/article/24500-maya-gabeira-bio> [Accessed 3 May 2018]

Elena, F., and Francesca, C., 2016. Goodnight Stories For Rebel Girls. Timbuktu Labs, Incorporated