Miss August 2015, Makes You Say, “Cheese”
Name: Sonia
Month: Ms. August
Born: Miami, FL
Resides: Tampa, FL
Instagram: unprecedentedsonia
Favorite Casino Game: Blackjack
Sonia has been working in the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa beverage department for 2 1/2 years and this is her second appearance in the Hard Rock Calendar. She’s a social worker who likes to hang out with her lhasapoo dog D.J.
Sonia is also the proud “auntie” of four nieces and two nephews all under the age of seven. “My family is my everything,” she says after listing her siblings’ children, Naomi, Nehemiah, Nathan, Nyla, Gabby and Aubrey.
Q&A with Sonia
Favorite Musical Artist?
“Right now it’s Sam Smith, I love all of his songs. He’s able to appeal to more than one audience; hip-hop, R&B, country, pop, reggae. He’s hot right now, he’s awesome.
Hobby?
“I love to cook. My specialty is macaroni and cheese, not from a box, from scratch. I use sour cream, buttermilk, Monterey, pepper jack, sharp cheddar. And the crust is Ritz crackers. I make them in muffin tins for individual servings.
“You’re making me hungry!”
Experience of being a Hard Rock Calendar Girl?
“It’s so much fun. You get to be involved with so many activities. Fund raisers and charity events, you get to see the good in people, especially child welfare, things that are near and dear to my heart.
“The selection process is like a roller coaster ride. You’re anxious when it starts, you scream ‘no,’ and when it’s over it’s ‘yes.’
“From the audition, waiting to see if you made it, the photo shoot, finding out about where you are in the calendar, all that good stuff.”
