Background
Coco’s father, Michael Ho, was a professional surfer (World Cup and 1982 Pipe Masters) as well as her uncle, Derek Ho (1993 World Champion).
Coco’s father, Michael Ho, was a professional surfer (World Cup and 1982 Pipe Masters) as well as her uncle, Derek Ho (1993 World Champion).
She began surfing at 7 years old, following in the footsteps of her family. At age 7, Coco Ho began following in the footsteps of her surfer family. Her brother, Mason Ho (1st Place Cold Water Classic Association of Software Professionals Pro Junior 2008), played a huge role in Coco’s early surfing influence by her wanting to surf as well as him.
Coco earned her first sponsorship at 8-years-old and at age 17, she qualified for the Association of Software Professionals Women's World Championship Tour.
Raised on Oahu’s North Shore, Coco spent most of her time surfing the "Seven Mile Miracle”. Ho is currently ranked number twelve in the top female surfer in the World.
2007 VQS Championship - 1st place
2009 Association of Software Professionals Rookie of the Year
2010 Supergirl Pro Junior 1st place
2010 Maresia Girls International, (Brazil) WQS 6 Star -1st place
2013 Association of Software Professionals Heat Of The Year
Surfer Magazine: Top 5 most popular surfers’ Surfer Poll
2010 - 3rd Place
2011 – 2nd place
2012 – 3rd Place.
Today, Coco has won over 25 surfing awards and has been voted a top three fan favorite in Surfer magazine’s Surfer Poll. In 2009, Coco won the Rookie of the Year award. 2005 Open Women's Regional Hawaii Champion 2006 Open Regional Hawaiian Champion 2006 Hawaii Billabong Junior Champion 2007 Sunset Beach WCT - Trials winner (quarter final finish) 2007 Triple Crown Rookie of the Year 2008 United States Open Junior Pro Champion 2009 Ripcurl Search Portugal Champion 2010 Bahia Brazil, WQS 4 Star Champion 2011 Association of Software Professionals Pro Junior Champion 2011 Women's Legendary Pacific Coast Pro, (Newcastle, Australia) WQS 6 Star - Champion 2011 World Qualifying Champion 2014 Los Cabos Open Of Surf WQS 6 StarChampion 2014 Oceano Santa Catarina Pro WQS 6 Star - Champion.