Lena Yada

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Lena Yada
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Ring name(s) Lena Yada
Billed height 5 ft 4 in (160 cm)[1]
Billed weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Born November 12, 1978 (1978-11-12) (age 29)[2]
Honolulu, Hawaii[1]
Resides Los Angeles, California[3]
Billed from Los Angeles, California
Trained by FCW Staff[4]
Debut January 4, 2008

Lena Yada (born November 12, 1978) is an American model, actress, professional surfer, and professional wrestling personality. She currently works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a backstage interviewer and valet on their ECW Brand.[5]

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[edit] Early career

Yada was first runner-up in the 2002 Ms. Venus Swimwear International pageant,[6][7] and is also a former Miss Hawaiian Tropic Japan.[8]

She competed in the quarter finals of the 2007 World Title of Tandem Surfing,[9] making it to an eighth place ranking.[10] Her pair is ranked 14 for the 2008 WTT.[11]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

[edit] Diva Search

Yada first came to World Wrestling Entertainment auditioning for the 2005 Diva Search and made it to the Top 30.[2] Despite being eliminated she auditioned again in 2007 and made it to the final 8 and placed 3rd overall in the competition.[3] On the October 22, 2007 edition of RAW she became the 6th contestant eliminated. Eve Torres would go on and win the Diva Search contest that year.

[edit] Smackdown

On November 10, 2007, Yada was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment and made her SmackDown! television debut on January 4, 2008 as a backstage interviewer, interviewing Matt Striker and Big Daddy V.[12]

[edit] ECW

After appearing only once on SmackDown!, on January 8, 2008, Yada was transferred to ECW. She hosted a "Diva Dance Off" between Kelly Kelly and Layla El, only to suddenly include herself at the end, and crown herself the winner.[13] She later joined forces with Layla against Kelly Kelly after she defeated them in a "Best Body" contest,[14] and so quickly turning heel. Yada then continued being a valet to both Victoria and Layla for the next couple of weeks. Since then Yada has primarily been used as a backstage interviewer due to an injured right arm. Lena Yada continued interviewing on both ECW and on WWE.com for ECW after the bell and special WWE.com exlusives. On the April 15 edition of ECW, Yada participated in a Divas Dance Off that also included Maryse, Layla, Eve Torres, and Kelly Kelly. Kelly Kelly ended up winning the contest.

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Lena Yada Bio. Superstars. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  2. ^ a b Lena-Yada.org Accessed 2008-03-05.
  3. ^ a b Contestants. Diva Search. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  4. ^ Lena Yada. Online World of Wrestling. Accessed 2008-03-05.
  5. ^ Lena Yada. Superstars. WWE. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  6. ^ News Archive - July - September 2001. Pageant News Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  7. ^ To be or not to be (famous). Pageant News Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  8. ^ Diva Search Finalist Speaks On The Contest, Playboy, WWE & Much More. Canvas Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  9. ^ World Title of Tandem action hots up as final approaches. Surfers Village. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  10. ^ The LilsBoys. Lena - WWE's Asian sensation. The Sun. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  11. ^ WTT 2008. ITSA Tandem. Accessed 2008-03-09.
  12. ^ SmackDown! results - January 8, 2008. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  13. ^ ECW results. Online World of Wrestling (January 8, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  14. ^ ECW results. Online World of Wrestling (January 22, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-09.

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