<![CDATA[Jezebel: bethany hamilton]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: bethany hamilton]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/bethanyhamilton http://jezebel.com/tag/bethanyhamilton <![CDATA[Surfer Survives Shark Attack, Wins Second Place]]> Bethany Hamilton, 18, came in second in the ASP World Junior Women’s Surfing Championships, despite a significant handicap: Bethany has only one arm.

Bethany lost her left arm five years ago to a 15-foot Tiger shark while she was surfing in her native Hawaii. A short three weeks after the attack, Bethany was back on her board. Bethany says that she was “skeptical about whether I would actually be able to do it or not. But before I even left the hospital, I decided that I was going to surf.” She admits to a lingering fear of sharks, but Bethany ultimately decided, “This is not going to defeat me.” [Mirror]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5129450&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Take a horrific shark attack, pair it with...]]> Take a horrific shark attack, pair it with a pretty product and what do you get? Shark attack survivor and surfer Bethany Hamilton's new "one armed lip gloss" called "Stoked". Talk about making lemons from lemonade! (Hamilton had her arm ripped off during a shark attack in 2003.) Fashionista reports that those with both arms intact can also use the gloss because, "even if you're not an invincible surf baby, but instead a really busy girl carrying coffee and keys in one hand, and a handbag and a cell phone in the other." [Fashionista]

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[Maui, November 25. Images via Splash.]

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