Kevin Balot

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Kevin Balot
Born (1991-09-25) September 25, 1991 (age 32)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss International Queen 2012
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) is a Filipino model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss International Queen 2012, making her the first Filipino transgender woman to win the pageant. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

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]

Beauty pageants and modeling

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]

Personal life

Kevin Roxas Balot is transgender.

Filmography

She played Tonet from the 2016 film Die Beautiful . She was also part of the music video during 2019 titled "Di Lahat [10] [11] " by Donnalyn Bartolome and was part on a TV series titled "Luv U" that was aired on 2015.

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References

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  2. Arcano, Nicole (September 12, 2018). "Who Is Kevin Balot, Pantene Philippines' First Transgender Ambassador?". Preview ph. p. 5.
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  11. https://youtu.be/OhsWmwgF4bo
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Flag of Thailand.svg Sirapassorn Atthayakorn
Miss International Queen
2012
Succeeded by
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcela Ohio