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{{Infobox pageant titleholder|name=Kevin Balot|image=|caption=|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1991|9|25|mf=y}}|birth_place=[[Tarlac]], [[Philippines]]|competitions=Miss Gay Manila 2012<br>(Winner)<br>Miss International Queen 2012<br>(Winner)|title=Kevin Roxas Balot|films=*Die Beautiful
*Di Lahat
*[[Luv U]]|years active=2012-Kasalukuyan|alias=Kevin|hometown=|education=BS Nursing|occupation=*Model
*Actress
*Social media influencer
*Beauty pageant titleholder}}

Si '''Kevin Roxas Balot''' o mas kilalang ''Kevin Balot'' (ipinanganak noong Nobyembre 25, 1991 [[Tarlac|Matatalaib Tarlac]], [[Pilipinas]]) ay isang transgender titleholder, [[modelo]] at [[Artista|aktres]]. Nanalo siya bilang Miss International Queen 2012, na siyang kauna-unahang [[Mga Pilipino|Filipina]] transgender woman na nanalo ng major international crown.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=November 3, 2012 |title=Pinoy transgender crowned Miss International Queen |pages=2 |work=GMA News Online |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/dispatch/280783/pinoy-transgender-crowned-miss-international-queen/story/}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Arcano |first=Nicole |date=September 12, 2018 |title=Who Is Kevin Balot, Pantene Philippines' First Transgender Ambassador? |pages=5 |work=Preview ph |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/kevin-balot-pantene-philippines-stronger-now-a00193-20180912}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=November 5, 2012 |title=Miss International Queen 2012 Kevin Balot: 'I hope my dad will accept me' |pages=2 |work=Spot ph |url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/52267/miss-international-queen-2012-kevin-balot-i-hope-my-dad-will-accept-me}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Damir |first=Sogolj |date=November 3, 2012 |title=Transgender beauty pageant crown awarded to Miss Philippines |pages=3 |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transgender-beauty-pageant-crown-awarded-to-miss-philippines-1.1252352}}</ref>

== Personal na Buhay at edukasyon ==
Si Balot ay ipinanganak kina Renato at Liberty Balot. Mayroon siyang dalawang kapatid na babae, sina Karen at Kimberly. Bata pa lang, gusto na siya ng kanyang ama na si Renato na maging engineer. Ito at ang iba pang mga inaasahan ng kasarian, tulad ng pagpuna sa pagsusuot ng make-up, ay naging mahirap para kay Balot na makahanap ng pagtanggap mula sa kanyang pamilya.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Arcano |first=Nicole |date=September 12, 2018 |title=Who Is Kevin Balot, Pantene Philippines' First Transgender Ambassador? |pages=5 |work=Preview ph |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/kevin-balot-pantene-philippines-stronger-now-a00193-20180912 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2018-12-24 |title=Kevin Balot's Journey To Becoming #StrongerNow |url=https://orangemagazine.ph/2018/kevin-balot-journey-to-becoming-stronger-now/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Orange Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bravo |first=Frances Karmel S. |date=June 28, 2023 |title=10 transgender trailblazers in Philippine showbiz |url=https://www.pep.ph/lifestyle/celebrations/174022/10-transgender-celebrities-in-philippine-showbiz-a5128-20230628-lfrm |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref>

After graduating high school, she lived on her own and entered [[LGBT|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.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=November 12, 2012 |title=Transgender winner undecided on sex change |pages=4 |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/11/12/12/transgender-winner-undecided-sex-change}}</ref>

== Patimpalak at Pagmomodelo ==
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.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Noong 2018, naging isa si Balot sa mga ambassador ng Pantene para sa kanilang kampanyang #StrongerNow.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Arcano |first=Nicole |date=September 12, 2018 |title=Who Is Kevin Balot, Pantene Philippines' First Transgender Ambassador? |pages=5 |work=Preview ph |url=https://www.preview.ph/beauty/kevin-balot-pantene-philippines-stronger-now-a00193-20180912 }}</ref>

== Personal ==
Si Kevin Roxas Balot ay isang [[transeksuwalismo]].

== Filmograpiya ==
Ginampanan niya si Tonet mula sa 2016 film na [[Die Beautiful]]. Naging bahagi din siya ng music video noong 2019 na pinamagatang "[[Di Lahat]]" ni [[Donnalyn Bartolome]] at naging bahagi sa isang serye sa TV na pinamagatang "[[Luv U]]" na ipinalabas noong 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bartolome |first=Donnalyn |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Di Lahat |pages=1 |work=Donnalyn |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13989368/ }}</ref><ref><nowiki>https://youtu.be/OhsWmwgF4bo</nowiki></ref>

== Panlabas na link ==

* [https://www.facebook.com/kevinbalotpage?mibextid=9R9pXO Kevin Balot] on [[Facebook]]
* [https://www.instagram.com/kevinbalot/?hl=en Kevin Balot] on [[Instagram]]
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