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.
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.
[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.