Vanessa Torres
Birthday: 1986-07-17 | Place of Birth: Anaheim, California, USAVanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards and is the first woman to win X Games gold. In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park). Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004. In 2015 at the X Games in Austin and 2016 at the X Games in Oslo, Torres won bronze. She again placed in the top ten in 2016 and 2017. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater (2003), Getting Nowhere Faster (2004), and Quit Your Day Job (2014). 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 after Elissa Steamer and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.
Known For
Skate Dreams
Humanity Stoked
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
Underexposed: A Women's Skateboarding Documentary
Underexposed: A Women's Skateboarding Documentary 2013
Rating: 7.2
This Is My Element
Skate Girl
Acting
