Nikki Normanson ( Full Namme: Dominique Noelle M. Estanislao) was crowned as the first-ever Queen of Quezon City 2015 last September 12, 2015 at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Theater in Camp Aguinaldo. A training specialist in a call center. In addition to the Queen of Quezon City title dubbed as “Our City’s Pride,” Nikki also won three special awards, namely Miss Kokuryu, Best in Evening Gown, and Ms. Selfie.
Nikki has other titles to her name: Eat, Bulaga!’s 2014 Super Sireyna Queen of the Wind (dubbed as Georgina Wilson); 2014 Queen of Northern Luzon; 2013 Queen of Cebu Universe, one of 2012 Manila’s Five Prettiest; and 2010 Bb. Gay Pilipinas. Of Spanish descent, Nikki was Miss Spain in the 2012 Miss International Queen in Pattaya, Thailand, won by Kevin Balot of the Philippines. She did cameo roles in Star Cinema’s Bakit ‘Di Totohanin (2001) and Eat, Bulaga’s Lenten offering Pinagpalang Ama (2015).
A crowd favorite that night, Nikki is actually no stranger to pageants, having previously won Queen of Cebu in 2013, Queen of Northern Luzon in 2014 (Tuguegarao), and the Queen of the South 2014 (Davao).
As queen, Normanson shares the court with Lady Pride Britney Madali (3rd runner-up), Lady Equality Aya Garcia ( 1st runner-up), and Lady Respect Nadie Marie Fernandez (runner-up)
Aya won Best in Swimwear while Britney was named Miss Friendship. Other recipients of special awards were Honey Del Barrio for Creative Costume, Patricia Maristela for Miss Photogenic, and Marla Quinones for Best in Talent.
The Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte and the QC Council gave the platform to mainstream LGBT rights and further trans visibility through pageants-with-a-cause such as this.
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