Background
She was born in Mission Viejo, California.
She was born in Mission Viejo, California.
She has snowboarded since she was 13 years old. She now resides in Mammoth Lakes, California. As a child she took part in gymnastics and skateboarding.
When she was a teenager, she branched out into several other more dangerous sports and became involved in motocross, surfing, mountainand snow-based sports.
This variety of sports experience gave her an edge in the X Games competitions. In May 2003 Dakides participated in the Gumball 3000 rally race.
She continues to race in motocross, shifter carts in addition to racing in the Baja 1000 competition. She has appeared as a cover model for various sports magazines and has appeared in various video games.
In 2001 she was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was named "The Coolest Sports Woman in 2001".
Dakides was featured on Spike television"s special edition of MXC on April 22, 2004 which was taped at the Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida and was dubbed MXC Almost Live. At the end of the episode, Dakides successfully ran the Log Drop after being challenged by Tony Hawk. During her appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2004, Dakides attempted to perform a stunt outside the Editor Sullivan Theater but fell 15 feet from a ramp while not wearing a helmet.
She was taken to hospital and required stitches on the back of her head
She recovered and returned to the show for an interview a few days later. Dakides is a spokesperson for the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit environmental organization.
Dakides was nominated for the 2005 Teen Choice Awards in the category of Choice Xtreme Athlete - Female, losing out to surfer Layne Beachley. She was ranked #90 on FHM"s 100 Sexiest Women of 2004.
She was featured in episode 62 of Music Television Cribs.
Dakides appeared as the captain of the Denver Hurlers on Game Show Network"s show Extreme Dodgeball. Dakides had a role in the film Chalet Girl in which she played herself and starred alongside Gossip Girl star Editor Westwick and Felicity Jones.