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Lebanon's Seif Al Walid Harb was proclaimed Mister Grand International 2023 on Sunday, January 14 at the Casa De La Cultura Hinojos in Huelva, Spain. The 24-year-old model bested more than 20 other competitors to win the international title for the first time for his country. He succeeds Mister Grand International 2022  Michael Pelletier from Switzerland. Igor Cheban of Singapore was named first runner-up while Sirinutt Sean Cholvibool of Thailand, Michal Kalcowski of Poland, Jung Sung of Korea, and Jesus Guinto of the Philippines were the second, third, fourth, and fifth runners-up, respectively. The representatives from Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Venezuela, and Vietnam were in the Top 12 while Belgium, Colombia, Czech Republic, and the Dominican Republic rounded out the Top 16 semifinalists. This year's competition marked the 6th edition of the annual international male pageant. The new Mister Grand International is not a stranger to pageantry. After winning Mr Lebanon 20

Michael Pelletier, representing Switzerland, was proclaimed Mister Grand International 2022 on Friday, November 25 at the Southern Academy for the Performing Arts (SAPA) in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. The 28-year-old fashion model from Perly, Geneva, succeeded last year's winner from Puerto Rico, Fernando Ezequiel Padin. He became the first representative from his country to win the international title. Rounding out the Top 6 finalists were first runner-up from the Philippines, Kristzan Karlo Delos Santos; second runner-up from Singapore, Aaron Tan; third runner-up from Trinidad and Tobago, Aquil Ramsahai; fourth runner-up from Vietnam, Nguyen Vu Linh; and fifth runner-up from Tahiti, Teaniva Dinard.  No stranger to pageantry, the new Mister Grand International was named Mister Suisse Francophone 2020 and went on to win the Mister Globe 2021 virtual edition. "It is an immense honor for me to receive such a reward for a long-term work and the trust you have placed in me

Sebastian Čufer was named Mister Slovenije 2021 (Mister Slovenia) in a competition that was streamed on Friday, May 14 on the pageant's official social media page. The 25-year-old sports enthusiast from Tolmin succeeded Mister Slovenije 2019 Simon Blažević. He edged out seven other finalists to win his national title. "It is impossible to describe in words how happy and grateful I am for this experience, which really gave me a lot. For me, this was something completely new, and in the end, I can say that I got a lot more from the project itself than I expected," he shared online shortly after the competition. Another title winner in the event is a 23-year-old from Šmarje-Sap, Tadej Polajžer. He was named Mister Cosmo 2021. The winner of Mister Slovenije is now expected to represent Slovenia at the next Mister Grand International competition. Photos: Luka Brataševec / Mister Slovenia