Melanie Bartels, 26, is a power surfer in the hunt for a Triple Crown title. Currently she is ranked number 10 in the world, but she had to miss a couple contests this because she had no money to travel. See, she has no sponsors.
My sponsors dropped me last year, so I’ve been borrowing money from my mom, my friends, just to make things work,” said Bartels, 26. “It’s a bummer. It’s like the companies all want the younger generation. When you hit my age, that’s too old already, I guess.”
Or, it could be that Melanie just doesn’t look enough like a fashion model. . .
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