Sonya Balmores – “Wind River” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – The Theater at Ace Hotel – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Carla Van Wagoner / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Kalaheo, Hawaii, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 23, 1986
Ethnicity:
*Filipino (father)
*Irish, possibly Choctaw Native American (mother)
Sonya Balmores is an American actress, model, surfer, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was named Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2004.
Sonya is the daughter of Malana Kay DeSilva and Abraham Balmores.
Her father is of Filipino ancestry. Her mother is said to have been of Irish and Native American descent. Sonya has specified, “I’m part of the Choctaw tribe from Oklahoma.”
Sonya’s paternal grandparents were Severino Garcia Balmores and Lourdes Aquino. Severino was born in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, the Philippines. Lourdes was also born in the Philippines.
Sonya’s maternal grandmother was named Nedra Jane Sullivan. Nedra was born in Oklahoma.
Sources: Obituary of Sonya’s paternal grandfather, Severino Garcia Balmores – http://archives.starbulletin.com
Obituary of Sonya’s paternal grandmother, Lourdes (Aquino) Balmores – http://www.thegardenisland.com
Obituary of Sonya’s maternal grandmother, Nedra Jane Sullivan – http://www.thegardenisland.com