505:
438:
495:
475:
510:
131:, where she would go on to become a three-time IPW NZ Women's Champion and one-time Armageddon Cup winner. Tominiko also wrestled for promotions such as
530:
415:
107:, New Zealand with her family when she was five years old. She has seven brothers and one sister. The family was raised in West Auckland, attending
480:
500:
227:
302:
485:
257:
525:
515:
520:
112:
331:
140:
490:
470:
132:
72:
365:
115:. Tominiko was bullied by her peers as a child. She has noted that this bullying led her to watch WWE's
465:
169:
128:
88:
136:
108:
459:
152:
392:
116:
84:
80:
156:
104:
91:
and
Maniacs United New Zealand Professional Wrestling Women's Champion.
188:
Maniacs New
Zealand Professional Wrestling Womenâs Champion (1 time)
100:
127:
In 2016, Tominiko made her professional wrestling debut with
303:"Watch: Transitioning from bullied kid to wrestling champ"
289:
30 Queer Lives: Conversations with LGBTQIA+ New
Zealanders
258:"How Candy Lee is candy crushing the wrestling world"
52:
30:
23:
198:Paris Is Bumping Grand Prize Championship (1 time)
416:"Preview: Melbourne City Wrestling (MCW) â Nine"
71:(born 30 August 1995) is a Samoan-New Zealander
439:"Candy Lee beats Dark Sheik and Edith Surreal"
366:"Interview: Candy Lee Is All Sweet Everything"
178:IPW New Zealand Women's Championship (3 times)
8:
332:"Native Affairs - Wrestlemania Kiwi Style"
291:. Massey University Press. pp. 31â38.
20:
506:People educated at Kelston Girls' College
496:New Zealand female professional wrestlers
326:
324:
16:SamoanâNew Zealand professional wrestler
219:
228:"NZ's first pro transgender wrestler"
119:on television as a form of escapism.
7:
476:21st-century New Zealand LGBT people
360:
358:
356:
354:
352:
282:
280:
278:
251:
249:
204:Professional Wrestling Entertainment
391:Santos, Spenser (4 November 2019).
14:
511:People educated at Liston College
208:PWE Women's Championship (1 time)
163:Championships and accomplishments
75:, better known by the ring name
531:Samoan emigrants to New Zealand
481:21st-century New Zealand women
414:Apps, Jamie (9 October 2019).
1:
501:New Zealand transgender women
155:and transgender. She is also
123:Professional wrestling career
437:Bell, Brian (22 June 2022).
256:Casey, Alex (7 April 2019).
547:
486:21st-century Samoan people
111:and later transferring to
79:. She is the first openly
83:professional wrestler in
141:Melbourne City Wrestling
526:Transgender sportswomen
175:Armageddon Cup (1 time)
151:Tominiko identifies as
89:IPW NZ Women's Champion
133:Shimmer Women Athletes
113:Kelston Girls' College
418:. Last Word on Sports
393:"Review: SHIMMER 116"
287:McEvoy, Matt (2022).
99:Tominiko was born in
73:professional wrestler
59:Professional Wrestler
395:. Pro Wrestling Post
170:Impact Pro Wrestling
129:Impact Pro Wrestling
103:, and relocated to
516:Samoan LGBT people
372:. 30 November 2018
309:. 23 November 2018
194:Pro Wrestling VIBE
87:. She is a former
66:
65:
538:
521:Samoan wrestlers
451:
450:
448:
446:
434:
428:
427:
425:
423:
411:
405:
404:
402:
400:
388:
382:
381:
379:
377:
362:
347:
346:
344:
342:
336:Te Ao MÄori News
328:
319:
318:
316:
314:
299:
293:
292:
284:
273:
272:
270:
268:
253:
244:
243:
241:
239:
234:. 9 January 2024
224:
69:Leilani Tominiko
44:
40:
38:
25:Leilani Tominiko
21:
546:
545:
541:
540:
539:
537:
536:
535:
456:
455:
454:
444:
442:
436:
435:
431:
421:
419:
413:
412:
408:
398:
396:
390:
389:
385:
375:
373:
364:
363:
350:
340:
338:
330:
329:
322:
312:
310:
301:
300:
296:
286:
285:
276:
266:
264:
255:
254:
247:
237:
235:
226:
225:
221:
217:
165:
149:
125:
97:
62:
48:
45:
42:
36:
34:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
544:
542:
534:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
458:
457:
453:
452:
429:
406:
383:
348:
320:
294:
274:
245:
218:
216:
213:
212:
211:
210:
209:
201:
200:
199:
191:
190:
189:
184:Maniacs United
181:
180:
179:
176:
164:
161:
159:, as of 2018.
148:
145:
137:Rise Wrestling
124:
121:
109:Liston College
96:
93:
64:
63:
61:
60:
56:
54:
50:
49:
46:
41:30 August 1995
32:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
543:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
471:Living people
469:
467:
464:
463:
461:
440:
433:
430:
417:
410:
407:
394:
387:
384:
371:
367:
361:
359:
357:
355:
353:
349:
337:
333:
327:
325:
321:
308:
304:
298:
295:
290:
283:
281:
279:
275:
263:
259:
252:
250:
246:
233:
229:
223:
220:
214:
207:
206:
205:
202:
197:
196:
195:
192:
187:
186:
185:
182:
177:
174:
173:
172:
171:
167:
166:
162:
160:
158:
154:
147:Personal life
146:
144:
142:
138:
134:
130:
122:
120:
118:
114:
110:
106:
102:
94:
92:
90:
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
58:
57:
55:
51:
43:(age 29)
33:
29:
22:
19:
443:. Retrieved
432:
420:. Retrieved
409:
397:. Retrieved
386:
374:. Retrieved
369:
339:. Retrieved
335:
311:. Retrieved
306:
297:
288:
265:. Retrieved
261:
236:. Retrieved
231:
222:
203:
193:
183:
168:
150:
126:
117:Royal Rumble
98:
76:
68:
67:
18:
466:1995 births
441:. Outsports
262:The Spinoff
85:New Zealand
81:transgender
491:Fa'afafine
460:Categories
215:References
153:fa'afafine
95:Early life
53:Occupation
37:1995-08-30
376:9 January
370:Daily DDT
341:9 January
313:9 January
267:8 January
238:8 January
232:NZ Herald
77:Candy Lee
445:23 March
422:23 March
399:23 March
105:Auckland
139:, and
157:vegan
101:Samoa
47:Samoa
447:2024
424:2024
401:2024
378:2024
343:2024
315:2024
269:2024
240:2024
31:Born
307:RNZ
462::
368:.
351:^
334:.
323:^
305:.
277:^
260:.
248:^
230:.
143:.
135:,
39:)
449:.
426:.
403:.
380:.
345:.
317:.
271:.
242:.
35:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.