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People

Leilani (singer) Leilani (born Leilani Sen, November or December 1978, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is an English pop singer. Career She was signed to ZTT records from 1998 to 2000 and is best known for her 1999 single, "Madness Thing" (UK No. 19). She relea ...

(born 1978), Leilani Sen, English pop singer *

Leilani Bishop Leilani Bishop (born September 11, 1976) is an American model. At 15, she was discovered on Kauai by a model agentbr>Cindy KauanuioJet Set Modelsand subsequently appeared on the covers of ''Flare'' and '' Allure'' magazines, and modeled for clie ...

(born 1976), American model *

Leilani Dowding Leilani Dowding (born 30 January 1980) is an English former ''Page 3'' girl, glamour model, television celebrity, and the UK representative at Miss Universe 1998. Early life Dowding grew up in Bournemouth, and has a younger sister Melanie. They ...

(born 1980), English model * Leilani Ettel (born 2001), German snowboarder *

Leilani Farha Leilani Farha is a Canadian lawyer who is the Global Director of THE SHIFT, a housing initiative. Between June 2014 and April 2020, she was the United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing. Career Farha is legally trained and an alumna ...

, Canadian lawyer and activist *

Leilani Jones (actress) Leilani Jones Wilmore (born May 14, 1957) is an American actress. Life and career Jones was born in Oahu, Hawaii. She originated the role of Chiffon at the WPA Theater in the original cast of '' Little Shop of Horrors''. Marlene Danielle repla ...

(born 1957), American actress *

Leilani Kai Patty Seymour (born January 23, 1960) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Leilani Kai. She began training with The Fabulous Moolah right after finishing high school. In the 1980s, as part of the World Wrestling F ...

(born 1960), retired professional wrestler *

Leilani Latu Leilani Latu (born 5 February 1993) is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a most recently for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. Latu has spent time on loan from Warrington at the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred ...

(born 1993), Australian rugby league footballer *

Leilani Mitchell Leilani Seamah Mitchell (born June 15, 1985) is an American-Australian professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Mitchell was drafted 25th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2008 WNBA draft. A dual citizen of the United St ...

(born 1985), American-Australian basketball player *

Leilani Munter Leilani Maaja Münter (born February 18, 1974) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and environmental activist. She last competed in the ARCA Menards Series, and previously drove in the Firestone Indy Lights, the developmen ...

(born 1974), American NASCAR driver *

Leilani Rorani Leilani Rorani (formerly Joyce, née Marsh; born 15 April 1974) is a New Zealand former squash player. During her professional career, she reached the world number 1 ranking, won the British Open in 1999 and 2000, and finished runner-up at the ...

(born 1974), New Zealand squash player *

Leilani Sarelle Leilani Sarelle Figalan is an American actress best known for her role as Roxy in the 1992 film ''Basic Instinct ''Basic Instinct'' is a 1992 neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film f ...

(born 1966), American actress *

Raven Leilani Raven Leilani Baptiste (born August 26, 1990) is an American writer who publishes under the name Raven Leilani. Her debut novel '' Luster'' was released in 2020 to critical acclaim. Early life and education Leilani grew up in a family of artist ...

(born 1990), American author

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Leilani'' (film), a 1953 Indonesian film starring

Awaludin Awaludin or Awaluddin (November 11, 1916 in Padang - February 24, 1980, in Jakarta) was an Indonesian actor, known for his roles from the 1950s-1970s. He was nominated for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival f ...

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The Sterilization of Leilani Muir ''The Sterilization of Leilani Muir'' is a 1996 documentary directed by Glynis Whiting about the life and times of Leilani Muir, the first person to file a lawsuit against the Alberta provincial government for wrongful sterilization under the ''S ...

'' (1996), a documentary directed by Glynis Whiting

Music

* "Leilani" (song), the debut single released by Australian rock group Hoodoo Gurus in 1982 * "

Sweet Leilani "Sweet Leilani" is a song featured in the 1937 film, ''Waikiki Wedding''. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Bing Crosby's record became one of the biggest hits of 1937. Harry Owens wrote the song on October 20, 1934 for his daugh ...

", a song by Harry Owens, popularized by Bing Crosby in the film ''Waikiki Wedding''

Other uses

Leilani (given name) Leilani is a Hawaiian given name meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" or "royal child". The Hawaiian word ''lei'' refers to flowers and ''lani'' to the sky or heavens, with an association to royalty. Popularity The name has increased in populari ...

Leilani (horse) Leilani was a champion thoroughbred racemare that was bred in New Zealand and raced in Australia. She won six Group One races and a total of 12 black type equivalent races, during her short racing career. At the time of her retirement she held t ...

, 1975 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year *

Leilani Estates, Hawaii Leilani Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaii, United States located in the District of Puna. The subdivision was formed in 1964. The population was 1,139 at the 2020 census, down from 1,560 at the 2010 censu ...

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