There is a little of Caitlyn Jenner is this year's Miss International Queen winner Trixie Maristela. Not unlike the former Bruce Jenner, who has become a high-profile transgender advocate after her breakout Vanity Fair cover, the Filipina has also been put on the pedestal as a rising LGBT advocate after winning a series of beauty pageants.
Shortly after winning the inaugural Miss Gay Manila 2015 title, Maristela caused a buzz on the social media when she and transgender fashion designer Veejay Floresca were denied entry to a high-end night club in Metro Manila in June.