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] 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.

[6] In 2011, she portrayed the main antagonist, Malina Birch, in the biographical drama film Soul Surfer.

[7] In 2014, Balmores guest-starred in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 titled "Kanalu Hope Loa" ("The Last Break") as Alana Duncan, a tour bus robber.