Bethany Hamilton– PICS

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January 5, 2016 10:15AM EST

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Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton — Bethany Hamilton, born February 8, 1990, is a professional surfer who is best known for her competitive career as well as surviving a shark attack in 2013. At the age of 13-years-old, a shark attacked Bethany while she was out on the water. As a result, Bethany lost her left arm after the shark that attacked her bit it off. After a lot of healing, Bethany eventually returned to the world of professional surfing with a slew of new fans cheering her on. Bethany was honored at the 2004 ESPY Awards and was named the NSSA National Helping Kids Champion in 2005. Her story also spurred two films, a documentary released in 2018 titled ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ and an adaptation of her story called ‘Soul Surfer,’ which starred AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany. Here, Bethany Hamilton is seen at the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Alcon Entertainment’s “Dolphin Tale 2” held at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, CA on Sept. 7, 2014. To see more pictures of Bethany over the years, click through the gallery!

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Bethany Hamilton at the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere in LA

Bethany Hamilton at the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere in LA — Bethany Hamilton posed solo for the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere in LA on July 9, 2019. She looked truly stunning in her orange hued dress.

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Bethany Hamilton and her family at the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere in LA

Bethany Hamilton and her family at the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere in LA — Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks attend the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere in Los Angeles on July 9, 2019. The couple also brought their sons, Tobias and Wesley!

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Bethany Hamilton at the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere

Bethany Hamilton at the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere — Bethany Hamilton attends the ‘Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable’ film premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on April 20, 2018. The documentary chronicled Bethany’s continuing efforts to be a professional surfer after the 2013 shark attack that lead her to lose her arm.

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Bethany Hamilton at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards

Bethany Hamilton at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards — Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks attend the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards in Los Angeles on July 17, 2014. The couple positively beamed at the cameras at the fun event!

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Bethany Hamilton tries on a wedding dress

Bethany Hamilton tries on a wedding dress — Bethany Hamilton shops for her wedding dress in New York on June 19, 2013. She went on to marry Adam Dirks that same year!

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Bethany Hamilton at the ‘Soul Surfer’ film premiere

Bethany Hamilton at the ‘Soul Surfer’ film premiere — Bethany Hamilton attends the ‘Soul Surfer’ film premiere in Los Angeles on March 30, 2011. Actress AnnaSophia Robb played the famed surfer in the film, which chronicled the story of her injury and subsequent return to surfing!

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Bethany Hamilton attends The 2011 ESPY Awards

Bethany Hamilton attends The 2011 ESPY Awards — Bethany Hamilton attends The 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. The sufer wore white and couldn’t have looked prouder to attend the award ceremony on July 13, 2011.

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Bethany Hamilton at the Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners Tenth Annual Charity Day

Bethany Hamilton at the Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners Tenth Annual Charity Day — Bethany Hamilton attends the Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners Tenth Annual Charity Day in New York. Bethany smiled for the camera at the event on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Bethany Hamilton at the Roxy Pro Women’s Surf Competition

Bethany Hamilton at the Roxy Pro Women’s Surf Competition — Bethany Hamilton of Princeville, Hawaii, carried her board after participating in the Roxy Pro Women’s Surf Competition in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Bethany took second in her heat and failed to advance

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Bethany at the the National Scholastic Surfing Association Hawaii Regional Championship

Bethany at the the National Scholastic Surfing Association Hawaii Regional Championship — Surfer Bethany Hamilton waves to her friends before getting in the water to compete in the National Scholastic Surfing Association Hawaii Regional Championship at the Turtle Bay Hilton Hawaiian Resort in Honolulu. As fans know, Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack Oct. 31, 2003, while surfing near Tunnels Beach on Kauai.

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