Queens of Instagram: Alana Blanchard, Bethany Hamilton, Anastasia Ashley tops among surfer girls

Model Alana Blanchard is tops among surfer girls on Instagram in terms of followers, which may explain her many sponsorship deals including Rip Curl, Reef, SPY Optic, Sticky Bumps, GoPro, Rockstar and Channel Islands.

[fusion_title size=”4″]SURFER QUEENS OF INSTAGRAM[/fusion_title]

Blanchards good friend, and fellow Hawaiian, Bethany Hamilton — subject of the 2011 film Soul Surfer — is has the second-most Instagram followers, while Californian Anastasia Ashley comes in at No. 3. In all, there are four Americans in the top ten, five Australians (including a pair of sisters), and one Brazilian.

UPDATED November 6, 2017

[fusion_title size=”4″]10) MAYA GABEIRA[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Maya Gabeira (@maya) on Aug 8, 2017 at 4:14pm PDT

Maya Gabeira
Born April 10, 1987 🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Instagram followers: 409 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]9) LAURA ENEVER[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Laura Enever💃 (@lauraenever) on May 29, 2017 at 2:05pm PDT

Laura Enever
Born November 14, 1991 🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia
Instagram followers: 420 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]8) STEPHANIE GILMORE[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Stephanie (@stephaniegilmore) on Mar 12, 2017 at 7:46pm PDT

Stephanie Louise Gilmore
Born January 29, 1988 🇦🇺 Murwillumbah, Australia
Instagram followers: 502 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]7) SALLY FITZGIBBONS[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Sally Fitzgibbons (@sally_fitz) on Nov 5, 2017 at 1:50am PDT

Sally Fitzgibbons
Born December 19, 1990 🇦🇺 Gerroa, Australia
Instagram followers: 505 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]6) COCO HO[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Coco Ho (@xococoho) on Apr 20, 2017 at 2:03pm PDT

Coco Malia Camille Hapaikekoa Ho
Born April 28, 1991 🇺🇸 Honolulu, Hawaii
Instagram followers: 603 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]5) HOLY-DAZE COFFEY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Holly-Daze Coffey (@hollydazecoffeyyy) on Mar 31, 2017 at 9:10pm PDT

Holly-Sue Coffey
Born July 9, 1985 🇦🇺 Gold Coast, Australia
Instagram followers: 616 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]4) ELLIE-JEAN COFFEY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Ellie-Jean Coffey (@elliejeancoffey) on Feb 21, 2017 at 9:45pm PST

Ellie-Jean Coffey
Born November 25, 1994 🇦🇺 Gold Coast, Australia
Instagram followers: 818 thousand

[fusion_title size=”4″]3) ANASTASIA ASHLEY[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Anastasia Ashley (@anastasiaashley) on Jul 21, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT

Anastasia Ashley
Born February 10, 1987 🇺🇸 San Clemente, California
Instagram followers: 1.1 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]2) BETHANY HAMILTON[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Bethany Hamilton (@bethanyhamilton) on Jun 24, 2017 at 4:18pm PDT

Bethany Meilani Hamilton-Dirks
Born February 8, 1990 🇺🇸 Lihue, Hawaii
Instagram followers: 1.6 million

[fusion_title size=”4″]1) ALANA BLANCHARD[/fusion_title]

A post shared by Alana Blanchard (@alanarblanchard) on Sep 15, 2017 at 3:40pm PDT

Alana Rene Blanchard
Born March 5, 1990 🇺🇸 Kauai, Hawaii
Instagram followers: 1.9 million