Young actress Kira Balinger surprised her fans and followers with a rare photo showing skin at the beach.

On Instagram Thursday, January 14, the 20-year-old Kira posted a photo of herself flaunting her fit body in a sexy black bikini.

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As of this writing, more than 127,000 "liked" her bikini photo.

Aside from her fans and followers, Kira's fellow celebrities such as Iza Calzado, Ylona Garcia, and Nicole Cordoves also expressed their admiration for her photo.

Just recently, Kira revealed her plans to join the pageant scene.

"I’m still quite young to be focusing on a beauty pageant, and I have a lot of things in life that I still need to learn before I enter one. But to join, it’s definitely in my plans," she said.

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However, Kira said she wants to immerse herself in community work first.

“I think that’s when I feel I will be ready to join. Siyempre, nakaka-pressure din ang beauty pageants. It’s a big platform where makikita lahat ng advocacies, how you can help, so I really need to be prepared for that type of responsibility," she said.

According to Kira, while joining beauty pageants is something that she wants to pursue in the future, she remains focused on her acting career.

"Definitely, nandiyan pa rin po sa mga plano ko, pero siyempre, tutok po ako sa acting ngayon. I’m still very happy in the acting scene,” she remarked.

Kira currently stars in the ABS-CBN primetime series Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin.