<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the Roxy Open Final, the young surfer found a good right with multiple turns and posted a 6.00 to take an early lead, then used her priority in the final minutes to block her opponent Yolander Hopkins (PRT) on a good looking left and posted the highest score of the final, a good 6.17 to claim the title. This is her first-ever Qualifying Series event win after a title of French Champion in 2017 and three Maider titles in 2016 and 2017.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“My first final, I really did not want to miss it. So I told myself that I had to win! I kept calm and I didn’t want to be too happy because it was not over! It was important to stay focused!" </div><div style="text-align: justify;">"I was in the final against Yolander Hopkins. She won over Vahine Fierro and I was a bit disappointed because I wanted to make the final against Vahine, so that gave me some motivation for the win! I was a bit under pressure and the waves were kind hard to surf, but these are conditions I like! The tricker the waves, the more confident I am! I'm not a fan of perfect conditions!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Roxy Girl also jumped a few spots up the regional rankings to the fifth position.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Juliette kicked off the Boardmasters with motivation and humility: "I felt I was ready but I knew it was going to be a tough contest!“</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her Roxy teammates did a great job as well this week end. Tahiti-born Vahine Fierro grabbed the 5th place and Zoé Grospiron finished 3rd in longboard.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Congrats girls!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>#MakeWavesMoveMountains</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About Juliette Lacome</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Born 13 January 2003</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nationality: French</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Juliette was born in the French town of Bayonne, and started surfing at the age of 7 in Anglet and Biarritz, the heart of the French surfing paradise.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her friends initiated her to surfing, straight to short board and it was love at first sight.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Her first competition was in 2014 in Biarritz, at the age of 11. She competed with other friends and loved the competitive spirit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She won the title of French Champion in 2017 and three Maider titles in 2016 and 2017.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She owes a lot to ROXY surfer Lee-Ann Curren: “She took me surfing, introduced me to the ROXY family and helped me become a ROXY girl. She was so patient with me and I really feel like she has been a huge part of my adventure so far.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She is also inspired by Stephanie Gilmore,“a boss in the waves and in life!”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While studying in high-school she plans on competing as much as possible and dreams of representing France at the Olympics in a couple of years.</div>