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DEER PARK: JO ROJAS TAKES OUT MISS TRANSSEXUAL AUSTRALIA CROWN
Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly, News, Page 15, February 12, 2015
Proving she has brains as well as beauty, Deer Park pageant princess JO Rojas has taken out this year's Miss Transsexual Australia crown - just days before beginning her first week as a registered nurse.

ICING ON THE CAKE
Hobsons Bay Leader, Page 1,
February 11, 2015
Altona's Miss Pavlova Queen of the Desert, aka Alan Ottrey's show-stopping outfits have seen him crowned Miss Gay Australia at the Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia beauty pageant.

DEAF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WIN BIG AT MISS GAY AND MISS TRANSSEXUAL 2015 BEAUTY PAGEANT
Vicdeaf (online), News, February 5, 2015
Deaf community members Krista Herrington and Victoria Rivera Martin are new beauty symbols in Australia's biggest drag queen and transgender pageant. The only two Sydneysiders connected to the Deaf community who took part in this year’s ‘Miss Gay and Transsexual Australia 2015’ beauty pageant in Melbourne have won big.

MARIBYRNONG MAYOR BETWEEN TWO MONARCHS
Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly, News, Page 1,
February 4, 2015
Maribyrnong mayor Nam Quach is flanked by Aiko Montecarlo and Kiarah Angelique during Saturday night’s crowning of Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia at the “pageant to end all pageants” at the Yarraville Club. The pageant works to improve understanding and acceptance of the transgender community, crowning winners who can carry the torch of equality and trans advocacy. Charity Steal was crowned Miss Gay Australia and J-O Rojas won the Miss Transsexual Australia title.

QUEEN CARRIES TORCH FOR DARKNESS
Hobsons Bay Leader, Page 5,
February 11, 2015
DRESSING up as a glamorous pavlova is no piece of cake for Altona’s Alan Ottrey, aka Miss Pavlova Queen of the Desert and Miss Charity Steal. Ottrey was recently crowned Miss Gay Australia 2015 at the Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia Beauty Pageant at the Yarraville Club.

MISS CHARITY STEALS, AKA ALAN OTTREY OF ALTONA, RECENTLY CROWNED MISS GAY AUSTRALIA
Hobsons Bay Leader (online),
February 11, 2015
Altona's Miss Pavlova Queen of the Desert, aka Alan Ottrey's show-stopping outfits have seen him crowned Miss Gay Australia at the Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia beauty pageant.

A TWO IN ONE CELEBRATION
Zamboanga Today Online, February 4, 2015,
Congratulations to J.O. Toribio Rojas, a true blue Zamboangueña, now based in Australia. J.O. recently got the coveted crown in the land down under as the 2015 Miss Transexual Australia. It's an annual pageant, now on its sixth year. For this year, there are 10 gorgeous candidates representing different states of Aussie. By the way, J.O. is a registered nurse from Ateneo de Zamboanga University. Congrats to you J.O. Toribio Rojas!

WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT MISS GAY AND MISS TRANSSEXUAL AUSTRALIA PAGEANT
Star Observer (online), Local News, Midsumma, February 3, 2015
Charity Steals and J.O. Rojas were crowned as the winners of the 2015 Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia pageant over the weekend.

NATURAL BEAUTY WINS OUT
Brimbank Leader, News, Page 15, February 10, 2015
A Brimbank beauty queen has been crowned Miss Transsexual Australia. Deer Park resident Jan Oliver Rojas, known as “J.O.”, won the award at the annual Miss Gay and Miss Transsexual Australia pageant on January 31. The event, staged at the Yarraville Club as part of the Midsumma Festival, featured entrants from across Australia. Ms Rojas, 29, also received the ‘Facebook – Like A Goddess Award”.