1. Bethany Hamilton was home-schooled from sixth grade through high school by her mother, a housewife, while her father was a waiter at a town cafe.
19 Facts About Bethany Hamilton
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On October 31,2003,13-year-old Bethany Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with her best friend Alana.
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When measurements of its mouth were compared with those of Bethany Hamilton's broken board, it matched.
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Since the attack, Bethany Hamilton has appeared as a guest on numerous television shows.
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Additionally, Bethany Hamilton was the cover story in the first issue of NiNe magazine.
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Bethany Hamilton has participated in multiple public speaking events and is "motivating audiences worldwide to live their life with more tenacity, courage, and faith".
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In 2004, Bethany Hamilton won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete and received the Courage Teen Choice Award.
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Bethany Hamilton's story is told in the 2007 short subject documentary film Heart of a Soul Surfer.
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In 2011, Bethany Hamilton appeared in a video for the Christian organization I Am Second, telling of her struggle after the shark attack and how she trusted in God to get her through it.
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Bethany Hamilton performed all the one-armed surfing stunts in it.
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Bethany Hamilton appeared on the TLC series 19 Kids and Counting the same year, in the episode titled "Duggars Under the Sea", when the Duggar family visited her in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bethany Hamilton plays herself in the film Dolphin Tale 2, which revolves around the baby dolphin Hope's story.
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Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable is set to tell the story of Hamilton's transition from childhood to motherhood.
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Bethany Hamilton was featured in a short film by RipCurl titled Master and Apprentice alongside young female surfer Erin Brooks.
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In 2024, Bethany Hamilton competed in season twelve of The Masked Singer as "Macaron" with Willie Robertson serving as her Mask Ambassador.
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Bethany Hamilton was eliminated in the "Group C Premiere", making her the first amputee to compete on the show.
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In early 2012, Bethany Hamilton met youth minister Adam Dirks through mutual friends.
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Bethany Hamilton has published nine books, and her mom has published one about her story.
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Bethany Hamilton's stance received support from some but was criticized by others.