Tori Praver business model

Tori Praver is young, blonde, a surfer and a model; but she's no airhead. Above left, Tori Praver became the face of Billabong swimwear this year. Tori has been featured in ad campaigns for Liu Jo, Ann Taylor, IZOD, Yamamay lingerie, Redken, Golden Lady, and Kanebo. Praver is also a runway model and has done shows for Halston, Cynthia Rowley, Zac Posen, Miss Sixty, and more. As a young 17-year old surfer in her native Hawaii, Tori Praver got an impressive start in the competitive business of modeling as the face of Guess? Before getting into modeling Tori had planned on completing college and having a career in the real estate business. As a model Praver's most well-known appearance has been in the prestigious Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, where she has graced the pages in skimpy bikinis for three successive years, 2007, 2008, and 2009: Tori Praver wearing a $170 swimsuit by Tyler Rose Swimwear, and rings by Isaac Prado, in the 2009 edition. The 23-year old model decided to launch her own swimsuit design line during her second year on Sports Illustrated. "Growing up in Hawaii, I was always at the beach. I had drawers full of bikinis and knew that I wanted to make my own eventually. Throughout my modeling career, I have met so many unbelievable people, from editors to photographers, that have encouraged and inspired me to start my own line." Praver is the first SI model to have her own designed swimsuits featured in the magazine. The bikinis are manufactured at a factory in Bali, Indonesia. Bikinis of the Tori Praver Swimwear line are made seamless and feature simple shapes, sexy cutouts and ruched details. Tori Praver presented her Cruise 2010 collection on July 18 at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim, supported by friends like model Erin Wasson. Tori Praver is 5'11" tall and has a 34-27-36 figure. "I'm pretty athletic and active. I love to surf and I do Yoga all the time so that takes care of a lot of the exercise part. I'm also pretty health conscious and aware of what I eat. But it's not something that consumes me. I just try to eat healthy, eat regularly and stay away from too much junk food."