PATTAYA CITY, Thailand (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Philippines may have failed to bag this year’s title of Miss Intermational, but another Filipina beauty has just been crowned Miss International Queen!

Trixid Maristela from the Philippines was crowned on November 6 at pageant finals held in Pattaya City, Thailand. She received her crown from last year’s winner, Isabella Santiago of Venezuela.

This is the second pageant win for the Philippines. In 2012, Kevin Balot was chosen the winner.

Miss International Queen is the world’s most prestigious and largest beauty pageant for tramsgender women from around the world. It has been held annually since 2004.
The contestants must have been born male, can be pre- or post-operation and between the age of 18 to 36. They can only represent their country of birth or that listed in their passport. Some of the pageant objectives are: creating transgender rights awareness among international communities, to build friendship, sportsmanship and exchange ideas between international LGBT communities.

The prize includes US $12,500 in cash plus the option of plastic surgery.

Asked by The Adobo Chronicles what she plans to do with her prize, Maristela said, “I’d like to spend the prize money helping Manila’s homeless children so that they do not have to go begging in the streets, and perhaps get a school education.”

“As far as the plastic surgery is concerned, why bother? I’m already beautiful. That’s why I won this pageant. I love how I look and I don’t need to change anything,” she added.

Good answer!