Mimi Knoop

About

Renowned skateboarder best known for securing 5 X Games medals since she turned pro in 2003. She also founded the Women's Skateboarding Alliance and Hoopla Skateboards to help promote skateboarding in young girls.

Before Fame

She had been skating most of her life on and off but didn't begin skating in bowls and halfpipes until 2003 at the age of 24.

Trivia

She is a talented multimedia artist and even created the name and logo for the Girls Combi Pool Classic contest held by Vans.

Family Life

Though a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, she later moved to Cardiff, California.

Associated With

She is close with fellow female skateboarders Alana Smith and Leticia Bufoni.