Career
She is often regarded as the first female international surfing star and was one of the first inductees of the International Surfing Hall of Fame. In 1968 she became the first woman to surf the Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. Born in Dana Point, California, Hoffman started competing at an early age.
In 1966 she was voted best woman surfer in the world by the International Surfing Hall of Fame.
In 1994 she was inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame as that year"s Woman of the Year. The Walk is in Huntington Beach, California.
She has also been a leading female motocross rider.
