- Sonya Balmores
Sonya Balmores (born 1986) is an actress and beauty queen from
Kalaheo, Hawaii who has competed in theMiss Teen USA pageant.Pageant titleholder bio
title=Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2004
photo=
nationalcompetition=Miss Teen USA 2004 (1st runner-up)
location=Kalaheo, Hawaii ,USA
birth=birth year and age|1986
birthname= Sonya Balmores
eye color= Brown
height=height|ft=5|in=5
hair color= Brown
nationality= American
ethnicity= Filipino, Irish, American IndianBalmores won the
Miss Hawaii Teen USA title onMay 16 ,2004 at the Waikiki Sheraton Resort, at the same timeJennifer Fairbank was crownedMiss Hawaii USA 2005. [cite news|url=http://starbulletin.com/2004/05/20/features/story2.html|title=Pageant title goes to HPU grad student|publisher=Hawaii Star-Bulletin|date=2004-06-20|accessdate=2007-02-18] Balmores represented Hawaii in theMiss Teen USA 2004 pageant held inPalm Springs, California onAugust 6 ,2004 . She placed first runner-up in the nationally televised pageant, which was won byShelley Hennig of Louisiana. [cite news|url=http://starbulletin.com/2004/08/07/news/story7.html|title=Isle teen second in national pageant|publisher=Hawaii Star-Bulletin|date=2004-08-07|accessdate=2007-02-18] This was Hawaii's highest placement in the pageant sinceKelly Hu won in 1985.In 2005, Balmores appeared on the covers of "Women's Health", "Outside" and "Foam" magazines.cite news|url=http://www.midweek.com/content/story/midweek_coverstory/when_youre_hot/|title=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|publisher=Midweek|date=2005-09-14] . She is currently playing the role of Kai in Beyond the Break on
The N , a series previously given the tentative title "Boarding School". [cite news|url=http://starbulletin.com/2005/10/14/features/story01.html|title=Dream set rolls in: Hawaii’s newest TV series is a rare chance for many of the crew|publisher=Hawaii Star-Bulletin|date=2005-10-14|first=Tim|last=Ryan|accessdate=2007-02-18] Balmores is represented by the Jet Set Management Group.cite news|title=Sonya Balmores sweeps to Miss Hawaii Teen USA title|url=http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2004/05/18/news/news02.txt|publisher=Kauai Garden Island News|first=Paul|last=Curtis|date=2004-05-18|accessdate=2007-02-18]Balmores attended Kalaheo Elementary School and graduated from Kauai High School. She is a visual communications student at
Hawaii Pacific University .References
External links
*imdb|1763040
*myspace|sonyabalmoresofficial
* [http://www.missteenusa.com/delegates/2004/files/HI.html Miss Teen USA official profile]
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