Jaime Reyes is a goofy-footed American skateboarder from Hawaii. Reyes is a pioneer in women's street skating. As of 2020, Reyes is one of only three women to grace the cover of Thrasher Magazine and has been inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.

Skateboarding Early life Growing up in Hawaii in the early 1990s, Reyes was an avid surfer. At age 13, Reyes cut class one day to go to the beach to surf; however, there were no waves, so Reyes wandered around and ran into a group of skateboarders. Amazed by the skateboarding, Reyes befriended the skaters. She rode a skateboard for the first time that day.

Skateboarding career Reyes' first competition was hosted by the Real skateboard team at A'Ala Park. Reyes, the only girl at the event, won first place for her age group. After the event, Real began flowing Reyes boards. During her early competitive career, Reyes was often one of few women competing alongside Elissa Steamer and Lauren Mollica.

Reyes got the cover of Thrasher in April 1994. In the years that came, Reyes obtained many nationwide sponsorship deals throughout her career including Real Skateboards, Alphanumeric, Rookie, Evian Water, Bones Swiss Bearings, Supreme, In4mation, Globe and Venture.

In 2019, Reyes released a signature deck with the skate company Together Together. The “chosen ohana” model features artwork by Mark Oblow. Reyes was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in May, 2025.

Thrasher magazine cover Jaime Reyes graced the cover of the April 1994 issue of Thrasher magazine. She was the second woman after Cara-Beth Burnside and also the first person of color and the first street skater to appear on the cover of Thrasher. The cover was her first time being published in a skate magazine. Jim Thiebaud, Tommy Guerrero, and Ruben Orkin set her up with a photographer. Reyes cut class to shoot with the photographer. Two months later, the photo was published on the cover of Thrasher. A copy of her cover is in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History collection.

Skate Video Parts Skate Video PartsYearSponsor Me - Thrasher1994Feats - Thrasher1994Donut Duty - Thrasher1995911 - Thrasher1995411VM #111995Ride On - Deluxe - Deluxe Distribution1995Non-Fiction - Real skateboards1996411VM #291998411VM #31 1998Heads - Zoo York1999Logic Issue #21999411VM - Vancouver1999E.S.T - Zoo York2000F.O.R.E and Friends - Planet Earth - Forrest Kirby and Joe Krolick2001E.S.T 2.0 - Zoo York 2001Unbreakable - Zoo York2002E.S.T 3.0 - Zoo York2002AKA: Girl Skater - Gallaz / Globe2003E.S.T 4.0 - Zoo York2004Getting Nowhere Faster - Villa Villa Cola / Element / 411VM2004Vicious Cycle - Zoo York - R.B. Umali and Doug Brown2005Betty2020Skate Dreams2022

Coaching Reyes works with Max Pfannebecker and Triangle Skateboard Alliance teaching young children how to skateboard. Reyes has been a visiting professional at Camp Woodward in Pennsylvania.

References

External links NY Skateboarding - FULL PART: JAIME REYES RETROSPECTIVE (1993 – 2009) Jaime Reyes - IMDB profile