Not too long ago, Holly Beck was surfing's "it" girl - a photogenic up-and-comer seemingly poised to break big in the world of competitive wave-riding. Blonde, blue-eyed and hard-bodied, the Palos Verdes-bred Beck was dubbed "Anna Kournikova with a surfboard." It proved an apt description. Like Kournikova, Beck never reigned over her chosen profession but maintained her allure among sponsors nonetheless.
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