Sonya Balmores


Sonya Balmores is an American actress, model, and surfer from Kalaheo, Hawaii who also competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

Early life and education

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

Modeling career

Balmores won the Miss Hawaii Teen USA title on May 16, 2004 at the Waikiki Sheraton Resort. 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. 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.

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. She also played the main antagonist, Malina Birch, in the 2011 film Soul Surfer. In 2014, she guest starred on Hawaii Five-0 as tour bus robber Alana Duncunin the episode " Kanalu Hope Loa" or "The Last Break" in English. In 2017, Balmores was cast in the series Inhumans as Auran.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The BreakNaniTV movie
2005Rocky PointTattooed GirlEpisode: "Pilot"
2006–2009Beyond the BreakLanikai 'Kai' KealohaMain role
2014Hawaii Five-0Alana DuncanEpisode: "Kanalu Hope Loa"
2016A Midsummer's Hawaiian DreamTanya McQueenTV movie
2016NCISMetro PD Officer Sandra CornellEpisode: "Home of the Brave"
2016Option ZeroEmilyTV movie
2017BallersArielle2 episodes
2017InhumansAuranRecurring role, 8 episodes
2018LuciferWild ChildEpisode: "All About Her"
2019Roswell, New MexicoArizonaSeason 1 Episode 9: "Songs About Texas"

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Tom Clancy's The Division 2Alani Kelso-