Woman of the YearFemale who achieved the most votes collectively from the following categories of Surfing Champions, Surfing Culture, Surf Pioneers, or Local Heroes. Linda Benson1994 Joyce Hoffman1995 Margo Oberg1996 Rell Sunn1997 Linda Benson1998 Frieda Zamba1999 Jericho Poppler2000 Nancy Katin2001 Janice Aragon2002 Kim Mearig2003 Marge Calhoun2005 Kim Hamrock2004 Lisa Andersen2006 Layne Beachley2007 Mimi Munro2008 Lynne Boyer2009 Wendy Botha2010 Candy Calhoun2011 Debbie Beacham & Kathy "Gidget" Kohler Zuckerman2012 Alisa Schwarzstein-Cairns2013 Sharron Weber & Keala Kennelly2014 Phyllis O'Donnell2015 Sofia Mulanovich2016 Mary Lou Drummy2017 Pam Burridge2018 Stephanie Gilmore2019 Courtney Conlogue2021 Carissa Moore2022 Jodie Cooper2023 Pauline Menczer©Copyright John Elwell Collection Hoffman 1994Oberg 1995Sunn 1996Benson 1997Zamba 1998Poppler 1999Katin 2000Aragon 2001Mearing 2002Calhoun 2003Andersen 2004Hamrock 2005Beachley 2006Munro 2007Boyer 2008Botha 2009Calhoun 2010"Gidget" 2011Beacham 2011Cairns 2012Kennelly 2013Weber 2013O'Donnell 2014Mulanovich 2015Drummy 2016Burridge 2017Gilmore 2018Conlogue 2019Moore 2021Cooper 2022Menczer 2023Our HistoryDuke KahanamokuOur BoardVotingSponsorsContributing SponsorsLinksContact UsInducteesSurf PioneerSurf ChampionWoman of the YearSurf CultureLocal HeroHonor RollSpecial Events/2023 Induction DayInduction Day Photo GalleryMembershipShopDonationNewsletterLegalPrivacy PolicySite Map