Lalaine Vergara-Paras, also known as Lalaine, (born 3 June 1987 in Burbank, California) is a young American actress. Born to Filipino parents originally from Batangas and Pampanga, she grew up and currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Proud of being both Filipino-American and Hispanic, she is of Spanish-mestizo descent. "People ask me, 'Are you Spanish?' … I say I have Spanish in me but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities and I will always be proud of being a Filipino." According to a message board on her official website, Lalaine is also of "a little Chinese" ancestry.