Hawaiian - born surfer Carissa Moore is a double world champion . Twenty - two - year - old became sports youngest female world champion in history . Women 's surfing beginning to attract similar profile to men 's world tour . Moore 's fame has arguably helped boost women 's world tour prize money .
Hawaiian-born surfer Carissa Moore is a double world champion . Twenty-two-year-old became sports youngest female world champion in 2011 . Women 's surfing beginning to attract similar profile to men 's world tour . Moore 's fame has arguably helped boost women 's world tour prize money .