Ensign Hoya was a female Benzite who served on Deep Space 9 in the early 2370s. Her wedding ceremony had been performed by Benjamin Sisko. She died in 2373, during a mission to the Gamma Quadrant planet Torga IV, when the runabout she was in was destroyed by the Jem'Hadar. (DS9: "The Ship") Hoya was played by actress Hilary Shepard Turner. She is the only female Benzite seen in Star Trek. It is unclear why she does not wear the atmospheric respirator device used by fellow Benzites Mordock and Mendon.