Evanui Manuia is a fun-loving eight-year-old who loves to model, sing, act, play tennis, and dance ballet, Hula and Tahitian, and spend time with her baby sister, Enelei Malili.
Evanui was dubbed \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"mini Moana\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" for her similar features as Disney\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s animated character, Moana. After photos of Evanui dressed as mini Moana and her dad dressed as Maui went viral, they were invited to travel to New York to appear on the Rachel Ray Show to sing alongside actress and singer Auli\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'i Cravalho, the voice of Moana.
Evanui began print modeling when she was two years old, appearing on the cover of Pottery Barn Kids catalog. She has worked with major brands, including Gap Factory, Tea Collection, and Party City. She is excited that her baby sister, Enelei, is following in her footsteps modeling and loves working with her.
As an influencer, Evanui has done Instagram collaborations with Disney Family, Babble (kids fashion at Coachella), and Four Seasons Hotel in Silicon Valley. Evanui and her family have also appeared in Disney\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Family Singalong shows.