Sonya Balmores
Born (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986
Kalaheo, Hawaii, U.S.
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Hawaii Teen USA 2004
Years active2003–present
Major
competition(s)		Miss Teen USA 2004 (1st runner-up)

Sonya Balmores (born June 23, 1986) is an American actress, model, and surfer from Kalaheo, Hawaii who also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.[1]

Early life and education

Balmores was born to a Filipino father and a mother of Irish and Native American descent.[2] She attended Kalaheo Elementary School and graduated from Kauai High School.[3] She was a visual communications student at Hawaii Pacific University.[1]

Modeling career

Balmores won the Miss Hawaii Teen USA title on May 16, 2004 at the Waikiki Sheraton Resort.[4] Balmores represented Hawaii in the Miss Teen USA 2004 pageant held in Palm Springs, California on August 6, 2004. She placed first runner-up in the pageant, which was won by Miss Louisiana Teen USA Shelley Hennig.[5] This was Hawaii's highest placement in the pageant since Kelly Hu won in 1985.

In 2005, Balmores appeared on the covers of Women's Health, Outside and Foam magazines.[1]

Acting career

Balmores played the series regular role Kai Kealoha in Beyond the Break on The N, a series previously given the tentative title Boarding School.[6] She also played the main antagonist, Malina Birch, in the 2011 film Soul Surfer.[7] In 2014, she guest starred on Hawaii Five-0 as tour bus robber Alana Duncan the episode " Kanalu Hope Loa" or "The Last Break". In 2017, Balmores was cast in the series Inhumans as Auran.[8]

Filmography

Film

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Ride the Wake Katelynn Short film
2011 Soul Surfer Malina Birch
2017 Kuleana Kimberly Coyle
2018 Den of Thieves Malia
2020 Sidewinder Maggie Short film

Television

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Break Nani TV movie
2005 Rocky Point Tattooed Girl Episode: "Pilot"
2006–2009 Beyond the Break Lanikai 'Kai' Kealoha Main role
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Alana Duncan Episode: "Kanalu Hope Loa"
2016 A Midsummer's Hawaiian Dream Tanya McQueen TV movie
2016 NCIS Metro PD Officer Sandra Cornell Episode: "Home of the Brave"
2016 Option Zero Emily TV movie
2017 Ballers Arielle 2 episodes
2017 Inhumans Auran Recurring role, 8 episodes
2018 Lucifer Wild Child Episode: "All About Her"
2019 Roswell, New Mexico Arizona Season 1 Episode 9: "Songs About Texas"
2019 Magnum P.I. Leanna Owens Season 2 Episode 1: "Payback for Beginners"
2019 Breckman Rodeo Kirby White TV movie
2020 FBI: Most Wanted Angelyne LaCroix Season 1 Episode 4: "Caesar"
2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer Mel Gilbert Recurring role

Video game

Video game roles
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Alani Kelso

References

  1. 1 2 3 "When You're Hot… Sonya Balmores is definitely hot after appearing on the covers of three magazines and being cast in a new TV show". Midweek. 2005-09-14. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Sonya Balmores, Star of "Marvel's Inhumans," is a Confident Warrior Woman On-Screen and Off". Mochi Magazine. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Curtis, Paul (2004-05-18). "Sonya Balmores sweeps to Miss Hawaii Teen USA title". Kauai Garden Island News. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Pageant title goes to HPU grad student". Hawaii Star-Bulletin. 2004-06-20. Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Isle teen second in national pageant". Hawaii Star-Bulletin. 2004-08-07. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Tim (2005-10-14). "Dream set rolls in: Hawaii's newest TV series is a rare chance for many of the crew". Hawaii Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
  7. ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (April 8, 2011). "'Soul Surfer' balances tricky aspects of reality-based, Christian-theme story". The Oklahoman.
  8. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 3, 2017). "'Marvel's Inhumans': Eme Ikwuakor, Isabelle Cornish, Mike Moh, More Round Out Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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