Vanessa Torres
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Born |
Anaheim, California, U.S. | July 17, 1986|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986 in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder.
Vanessa is one of the top skateboarding women in the world. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater and Getting Nowhere Faster. She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, making her the third female as a playable skater to appear in the Tony Hawk's video game series, the first being Elissa Steamer and second being Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.
In 2003, Torres became the first female skateboarder to win a gold medal at the X Games. She won the street course at the first X Games to feature female skateboarding competitions.[1]
Torres is of Mexican descent.[2] She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.[3]