Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
Hawkins at X Games XV
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| Full name | Lyndsey Adams Hawkins Pastrana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 21, 1989 San Diego, California, United States |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyndsey "Lyn-Z" Adams Hawkins (born September 21, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder.
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins was born in San Diego and raised in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, although spent part of her childhood growing up in Sayulita, Mexico, just outside Puerto Vallarta. Her legal name is Lyndsey, and Adams is her middle name. She started using the nickname Lyn-Z in the 4th grade.
Hawkins was very athletic and started surfing at the age of 6. She also participated in a variety of sports like soccer, baseball, basketball, and gymnastics. Hawkins got into skateboarding after her brother, Tyler, bought her a membership at the Encinitas YMCA when she was six years old.
Hawkins' often uses her artistic talents to customize the griptape on her skateboards. Many bear the letters RIP, in memory of her late father, who died in December 2003.
On June 4, 2011, Hawkins and boyfriend Travis Pastrana were engaged at the Nitro Circus Live World Tour in Las Vegas, when Pastrana stopped the show in the middle of the show and got on one knee. On October 29, 2011 Hawkins and Pastrana were married in front of several family and friends in Southern California, near the home of Hawkins. On February 26, 2013 Hawkins and Pastrana announced on their personal Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages that they are expecting their first child due in September 2013. Hawkins gave birth to a girl named Addy Ruth on Labor Day, September 2, 2013. For August 5, 2014 she announced in her personal page that she and Pastrana were expecting their second child due in February 2015. She gave to birth to a girl named Bristol Murphy on February 9, 2015.
Hawkins is at the forefront of a very small group of professional female skaters. She is also one of a few skaters to skate the DC Mega Ramp, and the first female skater to do so.
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