Nicole Bonifacio was born in the East Bay Area, California to Araceli Bonifacio (Mendoza) and Noel Bonifacio, both from Pampanga, Philippines. Bonifacio is of Filipino, Polynesian and Indian descent, and grew up with two brothers, Collen and Nealen.
As a kid, Bonifacio loved music and tried her act as a singer, performing in school talent shows, Open Mic's and showcases around the Bay Area. During high school, she joined A Capella, her church youth choir and became co-president of her school's chamber choir.
As college approached, she transitioned into modeling when she enrolled in a runway course at City College of San Francisco taught by Arcadia Maximo and Charleston Pierce. It was then Bonifacio hit the ground running with her passion for modeling. After graduating from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in San Francisco and with two years of building her portfolio, Bonifacio has worked with numerous Project Runway designers, America's Next Top Model alumnus, featured in Harper's Bazaar UK July 2015 issue, New York Fashion Week 2015, Sacramento Fashion Week 2015, Uncharted Play, Leonard and Church, and more.
All the while, Bonifacio dipped her toes into acting classes with Undiscovered Talent Group, in which she got to showcase her talents at the IPOP Showcase and Convention in Los Angeles. It was there that she got discovered and scouted by her talent agency, Model Management Group.
Shortly after, Bonifacio moved to New York to pursue her newfound passion for acting. Just within two weeks of moving, she became SAG-Eligible and has credits in films/TV shows such as How to be Single (2016), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Half Shell (2016), Gotham, Blindspot, and more. Bonifacio also has been featured in music videos for Joe Budden, Eros Ramazotti and more.
