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.
See also
Miss International Queen
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.
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. She has a degree in BS nursing, and as of 2012 worked as a volunteer nurse. That year she also accepted a job teaching English in Thailand.
Beauty pageants and modeling
In 2012, Balot won Miss International Queen in Pattaya, Thailand. Her winnings included US$13,000 and, if she wanted, a free gender-affirming surgery. Balot went on to accept this offer.
In 2018, Balot became one of Pantene's ambassadors for their #StrongerNow campaign.
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" by Donnalyn Bartolome and was part on a TV series titled "Luv U" that was aired on 2015.