Beauty Queens - Season 1 (2020)

As a young girl, Tingting (Winwyn Marquez), the middle child, really wanted to become a beauty queen like her mother. However, on her first year on political science student at a state university, she begins to develop passion for activism and changes her mind about pursuing a beauty title. Expressing her disapproval on her second daughter's newfound calling, Dahlia throws a fit and unexpectedly falls ill. Concerned about her mother's well-being, Tingting backpedals and snatches a crown of her own. Her belief in radical politics, however, remains deeply rooted in her ...

Rico (Ross Pesigan), the youngest child, is predestined to succeed Dahlia (Gloria Diaz) as president of the family-owned university. However, on his 26th birthday, he comes out to the family as a transwoman named Rica, totally blindsiding Dahlia. Promptly disowned by the Queen Mother, a bitter family rift ensues, causing Dahlia's loyal cousin Anita (Ruby Ruiz), who served as a nanny to all three children, to leave her. Although bitterly estranged from her mother, Rice embraces her ambitions and claims an international beauty crown of her own.

As the party drags on, a drunken guest unwittingly spills the secret of Dahlia (Gloria Diaz) and her Girl Friday, Percy (Lotlot de Leon). Getting the shock of their lives, the unexpected revelation prods a confrontation between the Queen Mother and Rica (Ross Pesigan), which only worsens when Tingting (Winwyn Marquez) and Precy tried to intervene. As old wounds grow deeper, will Dahlia and her children be able to find it in their hearts to reconcile and forgive?