Tyler Wright, Sally Fitzgibbons, Macy Callaghan hit red carpet for World Surf awards

AUSTRALIA’S top female surfers are riding a wave of extraordinary success with the best and brightest in the sport honoured at the World Surf League awards.

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AUSTRALIA’S top female surfers are riding a wave of extraordinary success on the world stage with the best and brightest in the sport honoured at the World Surf League awards.

World champion Tyler Wright, junior champion Macy Callaghan and six-time world titleholder Stephanie Gilmore were just two of the Aussie women who left the surf to stride down the red-carpet at the annual event on the Gold Coast.

Wright won her maiden world crown in 2016 with Callaghan and Ethan Ewing winning the world junior crown at Kiami in January.

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Australian junior champions Macy Callaghan and Ethan Ewing were at the gala awards on the Gold Coast.

Wright’s feat was made more difficult by the fact her brother Owen spent 2016 recovering from a potentially career-ending head injury suffered in a wipe-out and the loss of an uncle.

“I want to thank my tour family and the people I travel with. There is so much love in the surfing community and I am so lucky to be a part of it,” Wright said.

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“Thank you to my family, and thank you to my mum. Thank you to the people who have raised me and supported me.

World champion Tyler Wright.

Sally Fitzgibbons was an award winner.

“Thank you to the people who have spent the time to notice and pay attention to the little things that are so easily looked over.”

Australians took out two other award categories with Sunshine Coast surfer Keely Andrew picking up the Rookie of the Year trophy and Sally Fitzgibbons and American Courtney Conlogue winning heat of the year for their battle at Bells Beach last year.

World champion John John Florence from Hawaii and Australian Taj Burrow won men’s heat of the year for their matchup in Fiji.

Three-time world champion Mick Fanning.

Recently married. Julian and Ashleigh Wilson.

Other awards handed out on the night included;

Move of the Year: Filipe Toledo (BRA) and Johanne Defay (FRA)

Wave of the Year: Kelly Slater (USA) and Carissa Moore (HAW)

WSL Junior Champions: Ethan Ewing (AUS) and Macy Callaghan (AUS)

WSL Longboard Champions: Phil Rajzman (BRA) and Tory Gilkerson (USA)

Six-time qworld champion Stephanie Gilmore was one of the stars of the night.

WSL Big Wave Tour Champions: Grant Baker (ZAF) and Paige Alms (HAW)

CT Breakthrough Performers: Matt Wilkinson (AUS) and Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW)

CT Rookies of the Year: Caio Ibelli (BRA) and Keely Andrew (AUS)

WSL Women’s Champion: Tyler Wright (AUS)

WSL Men’s Champion: John John Florence (HAW).