Kevin Balot | |
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Born | |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Kevin Roxas Balot |
No. of films | Die Beautiful |
Major competition(s) | Miss Gay Manila 2012 (Winner) Miss International Queen 2012 (Winner) |
Kevin Roxas Balot (born November 25, 1991, Matatalaib Tarlac, Philippines) is a transgender beauty queen titleholder, model, and actress. She won Miss International Queen 2012, making her the first Filipina transgender woman to win a major international crown. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Balot was born to Renato and Liberty Balot. She has two sisters, Karen and Kimberly. As a child, her father, Renato, wanted her to be an engineer. This and other gendered expectations, such as criticism for wearing make-up, made it difficult for Balot to find acceptance from her family. [5] [6] [7]
After graduating high school, she lived on her own and entered LGBTQIA++ beauty pageants in order to finance her college studies as a nursing student. [6] She has a degree in BS nursing, and as of 2012 worked as a volunteer nurse. [8] That year she also accepted a job teaching English in Thailand. [8]
In 2012, Balot won Miss International Queen in Pattaya, Thailand. [9] Her winnings included US$13,000 [9] and, if she wanted, a free gender-affirming surgery. [8] Balot went on to accept this offer. [6]
In 2018, Balot became one of Pantene's ambassadors for their #StrongerNow campaign. [5]
Kevin Roxas Balot is transgender.
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