Tia Blanco

Tiarah Lue Blanco – or Tia Blanco – is an American professional surfer.

Tia began competing in surf competitions at the age of 13 and when she was 17 won the Under 18 National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) Southwest Women’s and Surfing Prime America Women’s competitions in 2014. When she was 18, Tia Blanco won first place at the 2015 World Surf League Ron Jon Vans Junior Pro.[

As an adult competitor, her biggest accomplishment was winning the gold medal at the International Surfing Association Open Women’s World Surfing Championship 2015 and successfully defended her title the following year.

She has also appeared in two television surf competitions: The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros and The Ultimate Surfer in 2017 and 2021, respectively.

Why Tia Blanco is vegan

Tia Blanco is vegan for health, the animals and the planet.

Tia was raised a vegetarian but after watching the documentary Glass Walls and reading The China Study, she decided to go vegan in 2013.¹Leigh-Chantelle. Interview with Tia Blanco: Vegan Surfer. Available: https://leigh-chantelle.com/viva-la-vegan-articles/32-articles/1226-interview-with-tia-blanco-vegan-surfer.html [Accessed 21 September 2026].

“… when I was 15, I watched the documentary Glass Walls and read The China Study, and then it became quite clear to me why I wanted to be vegetarian and why I wanted to adopt a vegan lifestyle. After doing my research, I chose to go vegan and have been dedicated to a vegan diet for four years now.”²Steele, L. 2017. Why Surfer Tia Blanco is Vegan. Men’s Journal. Available: https://web.archive.org/web/20170315222610/http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/articles/why-surfer-tia-blanco-is-vegan-w471552 [Accessed 7 May 2021].