Personal Life
Adams was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, to a Tongan mother (Lilika Ngauamo) and an English father (Sydney "Sid" Adams). Her father, who settled in New Zealand after service in the Royal Navy, had a total of 18 children with five women. Her family is not only notable for its numbers, but also its physical size—her brothers average 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), and she is the tallest of a set of sisters averaging 1.83 m (6 feet). Her youngest sibling is University of Pittsburgh basketballer Steven Adams (himself 2.13 m/7 feet), and two other brothers played professional basketball in New Zealand.
She was married to Bertrand Vili, a discus thrower from New Caledonia, but divorced him early in 2010. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Adams lives and trains in Switzerland. She has described it as "not great for a social life".
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