22-year-old British-born Laura Crane is a a professional surfer, model and emerging Instagram sensation.Instagram/Lauraloucrane
Portugal is one of Europe's hottest surf destinations. Its mild climate, great waves, and endless beaches are home to a growing international surfing community.
And 22-year-old British-born Laura Crane, a professional surfer, model and emerging Instagram star, is living the dream in one of the country's most popular surfing spots, Ericeira — dubbed the mecca of Portuguese Surf.
Having competed at a national level for most of her teens, she's started using her 70,000-strong Instagram following as a base to work with multiple brands as a model and so-called influencer.
But she says surfing is still the main priority — and modeling allows her to "keep the surfing dream alive."
Crane told Business Insider that being a woman in the predominantly male surfing industry has come a long way, and that now female surfers are more free to be themselves, to be "girls" and wear bikinis, rather than try to fit in wearing board shorts.
She also fits right in with the healthy local diet and active lifestyle in Portugal — and her Instagram is testament to that.
If you are you looking for more on Grow instagram following [1] look at our web-site. Scroll down for a sneak peek into Crane's dreamy day-to-day of waves and rays in Portugal and beyond.
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