Bianca Leilua

Bianca Leilua is a competitive sailor from Samoa. In 2015 she was Samoa's first female entrant in the Youth Sailing World Championships.
Life.
Leilua started sailing at the age of 9 in an Optimist, and began competing when she was 12 years old.
Leilua attended Lynfield College in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2013 she represented Samoa at the Pacific Mini Games in Wallis and Fortuna, winning a silver medal. In 2015 she received a scholarship from World Sailing's Emerging Nations Programme and competed at the Youth Sailing World Championships. The same year, she competed at the Pacific Games in the Laser Radial event. In a field of 11 boats, Leilua finished fifth.