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" This year, I was lucky enough to discover the beauty and magic of surfing. I transformed from city girl to full-blown California surfer chick for my new film, Chasing Mavericks. I dove (pun intended) into my role, and discovered my own passion for surfing and the surf community. I got to meet some of the big waves greats and had the unique opportunity to surf in Santa Cruz every single day for six months. During this time, I became best friends with Kaila Pearson, whose dad is Bob Pearson, a legendary Santa Cruz board shaper. We have shared so many amazing experiences through our surf adventures, like going to the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA together.  We felt the contagious &amp;quot;stoke&amp;quot; (excited energy) the minute we arrived. TV On The Radio performed right on the beach, and at night we danced with pro surfers who were there to compete. The next day, we headed to the Red Bull section for a much-needed energy boost. Thousands of people had flocked to the beach to watch the surfing competition. I was mesmorized by the talent I saw there. One surfer, Ben Hatchell, made me do a double-take because he looked just like my Chasing Mavericks co-star, Jonny Weston.  That night, Kalia and I went to the premiere of #NoFilter, a surf documentary featuring some of the best surfers of all time. Then, we went to a Roxy party where I got to meet one of my idols, World Champion, Lisa Anderson. She is such an inspiration, and hands-down one of the best surfers in the world! The final day of the competition was so exciting! Kalia and I woke up at the crack of dawn to catch the epic pairing of Dane Reynolds vs. Kelly Slater. The waves were inconsistent, but Kelly pulled off some impressive aerial tricks and surfed a wave through Huntington Pier and nearly crashed into an oblivious surfer on the other side! Kelly won the heat. As a first-time Open-goer, I was so pumped to have the chance to watch some of the best surfers compete. I&amp;#039;m so stoked my new movie Chasing Mavericks introduced me to the surfing lifestyle and community, and I can&amp;#039;t wait to come back to the US Open next year! Chasing Mavericks comes out October 26, 2012. Seventeen was at the US Open of Surfing too - check out who we talked to!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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