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Manu Franco of the Dominican Republic was proclaimed the 14th Mister International on Sunday, October 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. The 21-year-old actor, model and fitness enthusiast beat 34 other distinctively handsome men from around the world to win his country's first Mister International. Apart from the title, he was also awarded Best in Formal Wear. India's Lukanand Kshetrimayum was named first runner-up while the representatives from Venezuela, Orangel de Jesús Dirinot Guanipa, Hong Kong, Jason Li Kwai Chiu, Philippines, Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano, and Spain, Juan Pablo Colías González were announced the second, third, fourth and fifth runners-up, respectively. Rounding out the Top 10 were Cuba, Rubert Manuel Arias Solozábal, Mexico, Jorge Andrés Villegas Ramon, Thailand, Surasak "Tor" Muangkaew, and USA, Daryn Alexander, while Brazil, Luan Antonelli Bristot, Czech Republic, Matěj Švec, Malaysia, Roger Hugo Amandus

The 14th Mister International final competition is taking place tonight at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. Thirty-five contestants from around the world are vying for the coveted international title. Who will succeed Trinh Van Bao of Vietnam? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mister International (@officialmisterinternational) --- FINAL RESULTS --- Special Awards Best in National Costume - Indonesia, Jason Julius Mister Congeniality - Japan, Ryo Yatogo Mister Personality - Albania, Boris Gurtner Mister Photogenic - Thailand, Surasak "Tor" Muangkaew Mister Kemans - Hong Kong, Jason Li Kwai Chiu Mister Derma World Skin - USA, Daryn Alexander Mister Face of Derma World - Malaysia, Roger Hugo Amandus Mister Body of Derma World International - Philippines, Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano Mister Derma World International - India, Lukanand Kshetrimayum --- TOP 16 India - Lukanand Kshetrimayum Mexico - Jorge Andrés Vill

Tonight, one distinctively handsome gentleman will walk away with the Mister International title from the New Frontier Theater in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. Who will succeed Trinh Van Bao of Vietnam and become the 14th Mister International? Meet our Top 10 final favorites: TOP 5 (in alphabetical order) Brazil - Luan Antonelli Bristot Cuba - Rubert Manuel Arias Solozábal Philippines - Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano Spain - Juan Pablo Colías González Venezuela - Orangel de Jesús Dirinot Guanipa TOP 10 (in alphabetical order) Hong Kong - Jason Li Kwai Chiu India - Lukanand Kshetrimayum Switzerland - Marcel Ignacio Riera Thailand - Surasak "Tor" Muangkaew USA - Daryn Alexander Special mentions: Belgium, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands Photos: Owen Reyes / Mister International RELATED POSTS: 14th Mister International: Meet the contestants 14th Mister International press presentation, meet 'media popularity' winners 14th Miste

The 14th Mister International edition will be held this Sunday, October 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 35 distinctively handsome gentlemen from around the world are vying for the title which is currently held by Trinh Van Bao of Vietnam. For ticket information, visit the Mister International official website and social media accounts. Who will be the next Mister International? Meet the contestants: Albania - Boris Gurtner, 22, Fribourg Belgium - Niels van Dijk, 24, Bornem Brazil - Luan Antonelli Bristot, 29, Jacinto Machado Cambodia - Bunchhat Eat, 25, Phnom Penh Cuba - Rubert Manuel Arias Solozábal, 28, La Habana Czech Republic - Matěj Švec, 23, Velešín Dominican Republic - Manuel Franco, 21, Moca France - Pierre Carriou, 21, Paimpol Haiti - Réginal Theodore Bien-Aim, 29, Port-au-Prince Hong Kong - Jason Li Kwai Chiu, 24, Hong Kong India - Lukanand Kshetrimayum, 20, Manipur Indonesia - Jason Julius, 25, Bandung Japan - Ryo Y

The 14th Mister International pageant held an official press presentation on Sunday, October 23 at the Luxent Hotel in Quezon City, Philippines. A "media popularity" poll was conducted among the members of the press where Juan Pablo Colías of Spain, Jacob Li of Hong Kong, MJ Ordillano of the Philippines, Surasak Muangkeaw of Thailand and Daryn Alexander of the USA emerged as winners. Meet and greet, official photoshoots, sashing ceremony, and sponsor visit were just some of the activities that the 34 contestants have been busy doing since their arrival in the host country during the weekend. This year's Mister International grand final will be held next Sunday, October 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City, Cubao. Here are some photos from the press presentation: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mister International (@officialmisterinternational) Photos: Drew Francisco / Mister International

After a 3-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 14th Mister International competition is all set to take place in Manila, Philippines. Over 30 contestants from across the world are now heading to the host country to compete for the international title. New countries to debut this year are Albania, Cuba, Laos, and Sierra Leone. Following the sad passing of its founder Alan Sim, the Mister International organization announced that the upcoming show must go on. An official statement read: "Mister International is a global brand built by the vision of our founder. It is his dying wish to preserve the vision and its noble cause for the next generation." Mister International 2022 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, October 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao, Quezon City where the longest-reigning Mister International Trinh Văn Bao of Vietnam will finally relinquish his throne. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mister International (@offici

Surasak "Tor" Muangkeaw was proclaimed Mister International Thailand 2022 in a national competition held on Saturday, October 1 at the SHOW DC Hall in Bangkok. The 27-year-old mass communication graduate and film photographer from Lamphun beat 29 other contestants to win the national title. He will represent Thailand at the 14th Mister International competition this October 30 in the Philippines. Kanawach Kueakanchanaphon and Teerapat Angkanit were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Nathaphop Kanjanteak and Nathas Tunjaroen rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The new Mister International Thailand is no stranger to pageantry. In 2019, he was named Mister Universe Thailand and went on to win Mister Universe Tourism in the Philippines. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tor Surasak (@surasak_tor) Photos:  Pancharut Chaikittiwirun , Mister International Thailand

Kaito Iwami was named Mister Japan 2022 during the conclusion of the national competition that took place on Friday, September 16 at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo. The 28-year-old actor and fitness trainer representing a Japanese prefecture called Chiba will now prepare to represent Japan at the 14th Mister International competition in the Philippines this October. Completing the Top 5 finalists were Ryo Hattogo of Niigata, Okamoto Kotetsu of Okayama, Koji Sato of Fukuoka, and Takashi Akiyama of Hyogo. "I honestly feel that my efforts have paid off. Once again, I would like to thank everyone involved and those who have supported me," the new Mister Japan wrote in a statement on social media. "From now on, I would like to continue to work hard every day so that I can grow into an attractive human being as an actor," he added. The annual Mister Japan was founded in 2013 as the male version of Miss Japan. A total of 20 finalists were chosen to take part in this year's 10th

Iliya Shahedi was named Mister International Netherlands 2022 on Saturday, September 17 in a competition held at Zalencentrum De Brug in Reeuwijk. The 23-year-old fitness enthusiast of Persian descent succeeds last year's winner Mike Van Doorn and he will now prepare to represent the Netherlands at the 14th Mister International pageant in the Philippines this October. At the same event, Franklin Lopes and Kenji Schoonderwoerd respectively clinched the titles Mister Senior and Junior Netherlands 2022. "Words can not describe how happy I am to win the title," the new Mister International Netherlands wrote in a statement on social media. Iliya is not a stranger to pageantry. Back in 2019, he was a finalist at the Misters of the Netherlands competition. Meet the new Mister International Netherlands: View this post on Instagram A post shared by MR. International Netherlands (@mr.internationalnetherlands) Photos:  René Rollema , Koch Productions / kochprod