Queen of Quezon City
Queen of Quezon City[edit]
Queen of Quezon City (QQC) is an alternative beauty pageant for transgender women and gay participants and is officially hosted by the government of Quezon City. The concept of an "alternative beauty pageant" arose from the city's efforts to be at the forefront of gender equality and to spearhead initiatives that seek to address issues faced specifically by the LGBT community.
History[edit]
The first Queen of Quezon City was held on September 12, 2015 at the Armed Forced of the Philippines Theatre in Camp Aguinaldo to celebrate the city's historic ordinance, Ordinance No. SP-235 and also called the Gender Fair Ordinance[1], which protects its residents from discrimination on the basis of one's sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. Nikki Normanson was crowned as the first ever Queen of Quezon City at the AFP Theatre wherein she won numerous other awards to best the other candidates. [2] Among those present in the pageant were Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista. Performers include Asia's Got Talent champion El Gamma Penumbra. The judges had notable names like Miss International 1979, Melanie Marquez, fashion designer, Frederick Peralta, and actor-director, Soxy Topacio.[3]
Pageant Format[edit]
After screening the list of candidates to a select number, the official list of candidates are released to the public through a press conference. Afterwards, aside from the actual pageant preparation, they undergo various immersions and programs to help out with the advocacies that Quezon City has in store for them. Like other pageants, there are portions wherein the candidates get to showcase their talents and their creativity through their creative costumes. In the pageant itself, the candidates are judged based on their performances in the evening gown, swimsuit, and question & answer (Q&A) segments. Special awards are given prior to the announcement of the winner of the respective titles of Queen of Quezon City.
Titleholders & Award winners (2015)[edit]
The following are the titleholders, followed by special award winners of Queen of Quezon City 2015:
- Queen of Quezon City: Nikki Normanson
- Lady Equality (1st runner-up): Aya Garcia
- Lady Respect (runner-up): Nadie Marie Fernandez
- Lady Pride (3rd runner-up): Britney Madali
- Best in Evening Gown: Nikki Normanson
- Best in Swimsuit: Aya Garcia
- Best Creative Costume: Honey del Barrio
- Best in Talent: Marla Quinones
- Miss Friendship: Britney Madali
- Miss Photogenic: Patricia Maristela
- Miss Kokuryu: Nikki Normanson
- Queen of Selfies: Nikki Normanson
The first ever crowned Queen of Quezon City, Nikki Normanson worked as a recruiment promoter of a call center agency, but had titles in her belt in the pageant world. Among which are Eat Bulaga's 2015 Super Sireyna Queen of the Wind, 2014 Queen of Northern Luzon, 2013, Queen of Cebu Universe, 2010 Bb. Gay Pilipinas, and was even Miss Spain in the 2012 Miss International Queen in Pattaya, Thailand, which was won by fellow Filipino, Kevin Balot.
Comeback[edit]
After a successful run in 2015, the pageant did not push through in the succeeding years. In 2018, however, they have decided to give the pageant the go signal. Preparations are underway for Queen of Quezon City 2018 in November.
Queen of Quezon City[edit]
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- ↑ Gamil, Jaymee T. "QC council approves pro-LGBT ordinance". Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ↑ News, ABS-CBN. "LOOK: QC crowns first 'Queen of the City'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ↑ "Nikki Normanson is 2015 Queen of Quezon City | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
