Nana Eikura

is a Japanese actress, model, and occasional radio show host affiliated with Ken-On Group. Biography She was born in Izumi, Kagoshima, and raised in Sagamihara, Kanagawa. While a junior high student, she was scouted in front of the 109 department store in Shibuya, Tokyo. During her middle-teenage years, Nana modeled in several fashion magazines, mainly in Seventeen. During the 2000s, Eikura was featured in Seventeen along with Emi Suzuki and several others. Eikura later began appearing in various advertisements and collections in the mid-2000s and has appeared in many TV advertisements. She began acting in the mid-2000s. Since around 2007, Eikura has intentionally gained nearly 12 kg (27 pounds). Eikura has been called "Samoan Eikura" because of her facial resemblance to Mark Hunt and Samoa Joe. In 2006, Eikura interviewed Mark Hunt on the Tokai TV show The MMA Kingdom, where Hunt said "I've never seen such a skinny Samoan".