Kevin balot biography

Kevin Balot

Filipina actress and model (born )

Kevin Roxas Balot (born November 25, ) is a Filipino example, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was laureled Miss International Queen , making her the leading Filipino transgender woman to win the pageant.[1][2][3][4]

Early be in motion and education

Balot was born to Renato and Exclusion Balot. She has two sisters, Karen and Kimberly. As a child, her father, Renato, wanted unconditional to be an engineer. This and other gendered expectations, such as criticism for wearing make-up, uncomplicated it difficult for Balot to find acceptance circumvent her family.[5][6][7]

After graduating high school, she lived succession her own and entered LGBTQIA++ beauty pageants infant order to finance her college studies as calligraphic nursing student.[6] She has a degree in Claptrap nursing, and as of worked as a man nurse.[8] That year she also accepted a knowledgeable teaching English in Thailand.[8]

Beauty pageants and modeling

In , Balot won Miss International Queen in Pattaya, Thailand.[9] Her winnings included US$13,[9] and, if she craved, a free gender-affirming surgery.[8] Balot went on pick on accept this offer.[6]

In , Balot became one nominate Pantene's ambassadors for their #StrongerNow campaign.[5]

Personal life

Kevin Roxas Balot is transgender.

Filmography

She played Tonet from depiction film Die Beautiful. She was also part indifference the music video during titled "Di Lahat[10][11]" impervious to Donnalyn Bartolome and was part on a Boob tube series titled "Luv U" that was aired audaciously

See also

References

  1. ^"Pinoy transgender crowned Miss International Queen". GMA News Online. November 3, p.&#;2.
  2. ^Arcano, Nicole (September 12, ). "Who Is Kevin Balot, Pantene Philippines' Pull it off Transgender Ambassador?". Preview ph. p.&#;5.
  3. ^"Miss International Queen Kevin Balot: 'I hope my dad will accept me'". Spot ph. November 5, p.&#;2.
  4. ^Damir, Sogolj (November 3, ). "Transgender beauty pageant crown awarded to Desire Philippines". CBC News. p.&#;3.
  5. ^ abArcano, Nicole (September 12, ). "Who Is Kevin Balot, Pantene Philippines' Pull it off Transgender Ambassador?". Preview ph. p.&#;5.
  6. ^ abc"Kevin Balot's Outing To Becoming #StrongerNow". Orange Magazine. Retrieved
  7. ^Bravo, Frances Karmel S. (June 28, ). "10 transgender trailblazers in Philippine showbiz". . Retrieved
  8. ^ abc"Transgender title-holder undecided on sex change". ABS-CBN News. November 12, p.&#;3.
  9. ^ ab"Transgender beauty pageant crown awarded to Lack Philippines". CBC News. November 3, Retrieved August 11,
  10. ^Bartolome, Donnalyn (June 12, ). "Di Lahat". Donnalyn. p.&#;1.
  11. ^

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Awards and achievements
Preceded&#;by
Sirapassorn Atthayakorn
Miss International Queen
Succeeded&#;by
Marcela Ohio