The world champ is for real.

In her first contest since winning the world championship of women's longboard surfing last month, Joy Monahan won the Roxy Jam Honolulu yesterday.

The final day of the contest was run in 1- to 2-foot waves at Queens Surf, Kuhio Beach.

The top female longboard surfers from around the United States participated in the two-day event.

"Actually, I was more nervous for this contest, I think, than I was for (the world championship), just because I put a lot of pressure on myself," said Monahan, 22. "But once I told myself I proved everything in France, and I'm just going to have fun, I was able to relax a little more."

Last month at Biarritz, France, Monahan became the first surfer from Hawai'i to win the women's longboarding world championship.

Yesterday, she became the first surfer from Hawai'i to win the Roxy Jam Honolulu, although the contest is only in its second year.

Monahan, known as Joy Magelssen before getting married in December 2006, was raised in 'Aina Haina and learned to surf in Waikiki.

"I grew up surfing here, so I consider it one of my home breaks," she said.

Monahan is an accounting student at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, so she is actually here on a summer break.

"It's been an amazing summer; one of my favorites, for sure," Monahan said.

The 30-minute final featured several lulls between wave sets, and Monahan caught just three waves in the heat.

On her first wave, she completed a combination of noserides and top-turns, and the judges rewarded her with a score of 8.75 (out of 10). Her second-best wave received a 7.0, giving her a total of 15.75.

"I was lucky I caught that one that kind of took me all the way through," Monahan said. "For the most part, there were slim pickings out there. The main thing is they look at your top two (waves), so it kind of worked out for me."

Teenager Kelia Moniz finished second at the Roxy Jam Honolulu for the second consecutive year.

She caught the most waves in the final with seven, and her best two waves resulted in scores of 7.12 and 6.17.

"I was just trying to catch little ones that had a wall to it," she said. "It didn't really work out in the final, but I had fun."

Moniz is 15 and a sophomore-to-be at Elite Element Academy.

Geodee Clark placed third, and Malia Kaleopa'a was fourth to round out the all-Hawai'i final. All four in the final practice regularly at Waikiki.

Monahan received $2,000 for the victory. She is scheduled to leave for BYU next week.

Crystal Dzigas — another Waikiki surfer — was eliminated in the semifinals, but received $3,000 for the Schick Quattro for Women Style Award.

The contest was part of the weeklong Duke's OceanFest. More events are scheduled for today and tomorrow at Waikiki Beach. For information, visit dukefoundation.org.

ROXY JAM HONOLULU FINAL RESULTS

1, Joy Monahan, $2,000. 2, Kelia Moniz, $900. 3, Geodee Clark, $600. 4, Malia Kaleopa'a, $500. 5 (tie), Kaitlyn Maguire and Jennifer Koki, $300. 7 (tie), Crystal Dzigas and Ashley Quintal, $200.