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Miss Scuba was designed by Szilvia Gogh to bring women together from all over the world who share enthusiasm about diving, travel and adventure. Miss Scuba is more than a group of women that travel the world together to explore the most exotic places and best dive sites. Miss Scuba is more than a fantastic resource where women share incredible adventures and helpful tips about travel, hot new products and exciting destinations. What Miss Scuba is, is a culture of its own; an expression of free will, untamed souls, a rebellion against mediocrity and the yearning for finding adventure and excitement in life. From all of our girls in over 20 countries and on every continent; We are Miss Scuba.
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Neptunic & Gogh Jewelry Design are happy to announce a jewelry collaboration. Szilvia Gogh, designer & owner of Gogh Jewelry Design, has been creating beautiful pieces of jewelry derived from upcycled scuba equipment pieces, as part of her Zero Waste Collection. We loved the concept; and asked her to repurpose our chainmail waste accumulated during Sharksuit fabrication, into gorgeous pieces of handcrafted jewelry using only the finest beads and sterling silver. Read more about the Collaboration >>>

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Surf & Dive Adventures with
Miss Scuba

I love diving with my women friends and colleagues so I love PADI’s annual Women’s Dive Day. This year we celebrated a whole weekend of women, adventure and friendship with Miss Scuba.

A weekend of fun and sun and surf in La Jolla was a perfect way to celebrate so many things I love about diving.

Read about our adventure filled weekend HERE

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South Africa Scuba Diving

We spent a magical month traveling through South Africa. Check out the diving & safari here

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kruger base camp

South Africa Scuba Safari

Read Part 2 of our adventures

leopard in kruger

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rosie wang scuba instructor

What is it like working as a professional female diver in Australia?

The Howler Monkeys were making their usual noise and the Papagayo wind was rustling the tropical palm leaves as I opened up my email on my computer.

Sitting in my kitchen in Costa Rica the email from Australian Immigration appeared on the screen. The sparingly worded official message advised me in no uncertain terms that I had to be in Australia by December the 13th or my application was void. It was October 20th. Maths was never my good subject at school, but by my calculations that would give me just under two months to deconstruct three years of a life lived here... Read this great story HERE

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The World’s Best Dive Sites for Women

We will always be grateful to The Little Mermaid for introducing us to the world under the sea, but let’s be honest—as heroines go, Ariel falls a bit short. Whosits and whatsits are fine, but there’s just something so much cooler about a human lady with a wetsuit and a scuba tank. All over the world, inspiring, real-life mermaids are brandishing spearguns, exploring shipwrecks, wrestling sharks, and pushing the limits of diving.

Read about the BEST Dive Sites HERE

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Adventures with Miss Scuba: Antarctica Expedition onboard the Plancius

Antarctica Basecamp Plancius

Explore the White Continent Above and Below Surface with Miss Scuba at the Southern End of the World: Scuba Dive, Kayak, Mountaineer, Camp, Snow Shoe and Photograph the Southern most part of our World

If someone had told me when I was a child that one day I will travel to a place as remote as Antarctica, I would have not believed them, despite the fact that I always was known for dreaming big. Than again, when I was a kid, Oceanwide Expeditions did not exist yet. But now everything has changed...
Read this story HERE

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WORKING AS A STUNT DOUBLE

I wanted to become a stunt diver for quite a while, just like millions of other divers. One day the gods smiled on me.

Working on a movie set is completely different from every other job I have ever done. The unions regulate who can touch what (only grips can move lights), who can do water safety for whom (only SAG members can water safety for talents), when do we need to eat (every 6 hours)… Read more HERE

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Dive Emergency Preparedness Classes

The first step in being prepared to handle a diving emergency is education. DAN courses teach you the first aid steps to care for an injured diver and interact with medical professionals.

Take Your DAN Emergency Classes with Szilvia Gogh Founder of Miss Scuba!

Learn more about the classes offered HERE

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Adventures with Miss Scuba: Dolphins & Sharks at Grand Bahama

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Watch Adventures with Miss Scuba: Diving in South Africa

Miss Scuba and Hilaire Brosio Explore The Undersea World Of South Africa with Africa Tour from Hilaire Brosio on Vimeo.

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Szilvia Gogh filming

Turning Your Passions into Great Purpose

As a California based stunt woman, scuba instructor and jewelry designer, I have an exciting life.

I get to work on movie sets with actors like Drew Barrymore, swim with sharks in remote reefs around the world.

Yet my most anticipated activities are working with at-risk youth in Los Angeles - through the A Chance for Children Foundation. Read her story HERE

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Watch Adventures with Miss Scuba: Shark Diving in Beqa Lagoon, Fiji

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Our First Family Scuba Dive Vacation with our Three-year-old in Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji

Wanderlust didn’t evaporate from my soul after I got married and gave birth to our son. I still love to bounce around in the world, but nowadays I travel differently.

These days’ picking my scuba adventures requires more research. To ensure that the venue offers all the options needed for a balanced family adventure, I have to make sure of the following: Of course, it has to offer splendid scuba diving. It has to be land based. My three-year-old loves the water and is fearless, but he cannot swim yet. I would constantly worry on a liveaboard that he might fall or jump overboard while I am diving with my husband.They have to offer childcare, so I can actually go scuba diving with my husband. Read about our family adventure HERE

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Scuba Diving with Great White Sharks

...once the cage was at 30 feet the divemaster encouraged us to climb out of the cage and sit or stand on top of it.

Believe me, there is no greater high than standing up a platform at depth and having great white sharks swim around you! It is an incredibly awesome experience. Read it HERE

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Adventures with Miss Scuba: Red Sea in Sudan

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PHOTO GALLERY:

JEWELRY AND CLOTHING CATALOG PHOTO SHOOT

It was a fun filled day of getting dolled up and trying on all different outfits and accessories at a pool with a Miss Scuba girlfriend. See the pictures of the day here!

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GIRLS WHO MAKE US PROUD

We all have met so many girls and women whom we consider role models and shaped our lives. We at Miss Scuba thought it would be great to share with others when we find such gems. If you know a woman who you are proud of, send us an e-mail about her!

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Emma Elizabeth Marquez is the recipient of the Miss-Scuba.com Dive Training Grant sponsored by WDHOF Member Szilvia Gogh

Miss Scuba is Proud to Sponsor Scholarship Winner

Barrio El Manglito is a historic dive fishing community located within the city limits of La Paz, Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico. As one of the oldest communities in La Paz, it’s residents have dedicated themselves to dive fishing.

Over the last 100 years, divers in this community have worked as free diving pearl divers, science divers for the national research institution, commercial fishing divers for bivalves and fish using hookah, and currently as stewards of their local fishing grounds as they work to rebuild the population of 12 different species of bivalves within their newly granted concession. Read more

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The Conception Tragedy, and Living One Day at a Time

We used to charter this very week on this very boat for years with the shop I used to manage (Aqua Adventures Dive Co.) When Greg Tash, the owner of the shop got cancer a few years ago, he closed the business and gave up this charter date to another group. That group ultimately went on the fatal expedition that took the lives of 34 people. Read more

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Take Your Scuba Classes with Szilvia Gogh Founder of Miss Scuba!

Become a scuba diver and escape to a peaceful place to renew your energy and excite your senses.

Beginning your journey on the way to SCUBA certification is one of the most exciting adventures you’ll ever undertake.

You’ll find yourself noticing dive shops that you never saw before as you travel the country. You’ll see people with their red and white dive flag decals or license plates on their cars and you’ll know that at some point they trained just like you.

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Dive Emergency Preparedness Classes

The first step in being prepared to handle a diving emergency is education. DAN courses teach you the first aid steps to care for an injured diver and interact with medical professionals.

Take Your DAN Emergency Classes with Szilvia Gogh Founder of Miss Scuba!

Read about the dive emergency classes offered HERE

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GIRLS Surfing & Diving Weekend in SoCal

Famous for its year-around sunshine and European charm, La Jolla features one of California’s best surfing and diving.

I called my girlfriends to organize a quick getaway. Without arguments we selected our own responsibilities. I looked for accommodation, Lisa found a surf shop and Eo set up the diving. It was all done in a matter of hours. See what happened here

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alex from rat race to paradise

FROM RAT RACE TO PARADISE

Where do I begin?

The story really began when I took my first overseas trip on my own. I visited Samoa for the second time. I had been the year before, with a boyfriend, and fallen in love with the country. Ironic enough, when I returned the following year, on my own, I was in the middle of getting over the same boyfriend.

I realized, I don't want to look back on my life and think "I had a fabulous car, and a big house, and lots of money", I want to look back on my life and think, "I traveled many places, loved many people, and had great adventures." This is my idea of what a great life is. Read her story HERE

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Claudette Dorsey

Dive Report from San Miguel Island, Southern California Channel Islands

Conditions were not promising but Friday night I got the message from Chris: “On the boat. Captain says San Miguel. 0300 departure”. 10 minutes later I was driving the Mighty Element towards the freeway and the dive boat and waaay-out island freedom!...

Read more HERE

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My journey from orienteering diving in zero visibility lakes in central Europe to becoming the youngest female PADI Course Director in the World

I was 13 years old when started competing in a sport called orienteering diving, which takes place in lakes with almost no visibility. The object of the sport is to find predetermined destinations using a compass, map and a distance accounting device. It was pretty much like an underwater treasure hunt...

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Freediving Under Ice

Freediving on its own presents extraordinary technical challenges – which are inevitably added to when that diving takes place in sub-zero temperatures.

‘YOU KNOW ANYTHING COULD GO WRONG. SO YOU PUT YOURSELF IN A REALLY ZEN ZONE. IT’S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF AN ADRENALINE RUSH.’

Read Magali Cote's story HERE

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A MANTA ENCOUNTER

As I descended to the bow of the American Tanker I could see my friends hovering around in front of the ship. Then, out of the gloom, I saw the white face of a small Manta coming toward us. The Manta was approximately five to six feet wing tip to wing tip; it was a female... Read about our the manta adventure HERE

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scuba dive in the aquarium

Behind the scenes – My work as a Volunteer Aquarium Diver

I've met one of my best friends at the Aquarium. And I've become involved with the local dive community to an extent I would never have imagined. All because of the world that opened up to me when I became an Aquarium diver.

Read more HERE

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What does it take to be a professional mermaid?

I made my first mermaid tail, a 35-pound silicone beast, who has now been in almost every type of body of water there is! I trained with world champion freedivers and have reached a static breath hold of just over 5 minutes and a personal best depth of 115 feet on a single breath...
In the early 2000’s, I realized that there wasn’t really an ocean program aimed toward children. It dawned on me that YouTube is one of the most accessible visual formats to the masses....and being a mermaid enables me to teach kids about the ocean and inspire them in a unique and fun way. Read her journey HERE

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rosie

MOVING FROM LONDON TO PARADISE - COSTA RICA

My lifestyle not so much about traveling but about living. But why? I thought that the salty sea dog look could in years to come be a fashion statement on the catwalks of Paris, London and Milan, so I thought I would preempt it. My hair is now streaked naturally by the sun, and not by a London hair salon; a permanent tan which does not have “San Tropez fake tan” written on a bottle; a strong upper body which has nothing to do with amount of repetitions whilst in an LA Gym outlet, but more wi th shifting tanks that weigh 40 lbs each and toned legs that have nothing to do with aerobics, but more to do with pulling tired people to the boat or powering after that last glimpse of a passing manta ray. Read more HERE

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Manta Ray Man Dog Tag Necklace

Finally, a manly Manta Ray Necklace for the guys. This dog tag necklace is truly a statement about your passion for diving.

2 inch hand-made, sterling silver artisan pendant from the Miss Scuba Ocean Collection on a 20 Inch long 5mm thick Antiqued Thai Silver Rope Chain. This piece reflect's the artist's sense of mystery and individuality and beckons the free spirit in every self-made man.

No longer just for military men, dog tags have become very popular as a necklace choice.

Order your manly dog tag Necklace here

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The home of Muck Diving, Colorful Reefs and the "Capital of Nudibranchs" - Anilao, Philippines

I fell in love with muck diving many years ago in Lembeh Strait, but I have not had to opportunity to look for “out-of-this-world” critters in dark sand since that first time – until now.

Muck diving is not a derogatory term describing a type of adventure one would experience in filthy, cold, dark waters, but rather it is an exciting warm water dive pastime that many get excited about, especially photographers. Read about our adventure HERE

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Watch Adventures with Miss Scuba: Philippines

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Can You Dive If You Have Cerebral Palsy and You Are Blind? Diveheart Says YES!

My name is Ashley and I am 27 years old. I first got introduced to diving and Diveheart in 2008.

From the very first time in the pool, I knew this was definitely for me. It felt amazing and freeing.

I have cerebral palsy and when I’m in the water I feel better. Like I’m freed from my physical challenges.

Additionally, I am blind...

Read Ashley's inspiring journey HERE

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szilvia gogh cancer

Journey of Strength: How scuba diving helped me heal from breast cancer

At age 39, I did not choose breast cancer; it chose me during the same time my mother was losing her own battle with the disease at age 67. However, the choice I do have is how to go through my journey.

It is important to have things to look forward to when going through hard periods of life. Being underwater is my happy place, so naturally I plan scuba diving trips to look forward to.

Read Szilvia Gogh's cancer journey HERE

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A CHANCE FOR CHILDREN:

Miss Scuba celebrates 15 years of volunteering with "at-risk" kids in Los Angeles

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Why Do Miss Scuba Takes At-Risk Children to SCUBA Dive? …because ALL Children Deserve a Chance. A Chance For Children Foundation is for kids who live in poverty and around gang influenced violence. They focus on kids who could easily choose the wrong path, without productive and creative outlets to help develop and discover their dreams. Miss Scuba has been working with this outreach program for 15 years now.
See pictures HERE

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The simple happiness of Vanuatu

“I’m going to Vanuatu!”
“Where’s that?” will often be the response.

Being slightly unsure myself, I would wave my arm in a broad 180 degrees swipe in a North Easterly direction and say, “just a little down from Papua New Guinea.”

To be more precise, Vanuatu is an archipelago of 82 small islands at the base of a larger splatter of islands forming Melanesia, due east of Port Douglas. Vanuatu is surrounded by its big brothers, The Solomon Islands to the North and sandwiched between Fiji and New Caledonia to the South.
I worked out that it would take about a day to reach it by boat from Port Douglas. By plane, it involved the convoluted detour of flying from Brisbane... Read the journey HERE

A postcard I sent from the only underwater post office in the world didn’t only say “wish you were here”, but “wish I was here… and staying longer”.

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Scuba Diving the Oil Rigs in California

An Exhilarating Scuba Diving Day at the Oil Rigs in California

Elley and rig/wreck Ellen are connected together by a bridge making them more into an oil rig complex. What makes an oil rig so much fun to dive is the amount of life that has called the legs and cross braces home plus you then have the schooling fish and sea lions swimming around the structure.

The rigs are photographer’s dreams come true. The visibility can vary depending on conditions and depth from 20’-100’. Generally the best vis is 60’ or deeper.

Read about diving the oil rigs HERE

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Miss Scuba celebrates PADI Women’s Dive Day on Catalina Island doing things female divers love: Scuba, Yoga and a Chocolate Circle

Miss Scuba celebrates PADI Women’s Dive Day on Catalina Island doing things female divers love: Scuba, Yoga and a Chocolate Circle

I am lucky to be an active scuba professional in a time when women’s roles in the sport are finally becoming accepted, visible and even celebrated.

I also count myself incredibly lucky to be part of a community of divers in Southern California that is loaded with amazing women!... Read more HERE

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TRAVEL TIP OF THE MONTH

Drink soda water in third world countries When traveling to places where tap water is not adviced to consume, order soda waters. Regular water is easy to fake, rebottle, reseal. However, soda water is not easily "re-botteled," said Hilaire Brosio, California.

read more travel tips here

DIVE PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

Mermaid Soul - Fresh Water Pearl and Leather Wrap Bracelet with Mermaid Button

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JOURNEY OF THE MONTH

Zero Waste Lifesryle

We are all responsible for the future of our oceans, and recycling and up-cycling are two ways to have a positive impact on our planet. As a leader in the dive community and an inductee into the Women Divers’ Hall of Fame, I feel I have a duty to live an exemplary life.... Read the story HERE