13 things about Mister International 2025 Kirk Bondad

Kirk Bondad Wachsmuth represented the Philippines in the 11th edition of Mister World in 2024 and the 17th edition of Mister International in 2025. He is the second Mister International from the country following Neil Perez in 2014.

BIOGRAPHY

Wachsmuth is a German-Igorot model and beauty king based in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. His mother Jane Bondad Wachsmuth is Igorot and his father Patrick Wachsmuth is German.

Kirk and his brother Clint Bondad Wachsmuth were both born in Germany. Their mother is from Mountain Province, Philippines.

On June 7, 2025, Kirk turned 28. Here are 13 more things about him:

  • He and Clint watched Miss Universe 2018 live in Nonthaburi, Thailand.
  • He was supposed to compete at Century Tuna Superbods 2020 but he was disqualified after being in close contact with someone who tested positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
  • In 2021, he lived in Thailand and was a JKN Global Media artist.
  • He was crowned Mister World Philippines 2022 while he was in a relationship with Miss Eco International 2022 Kathleen Paton.
  • He won the male category of Century Tuna Superbods 2022 and was a judge at Miss Ormoc 2022 and Miss Sultan Kudarat 2022.
  • He was a judge at Ginoong Santa Rosa 2023 and Limgas na Pangasinan 2023.
  • In 2023, he and Paton broke up.
  • From 2024 to 2025, he dated Lou Yanong.
  • He was a judge at Miss World Philippines 2024 and Miss Universe Baguio 2024.
  • He was a Mister World 2024 semifinalist.
  • He was crowned Mister International Philippines 2025 at Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2025.
  • He won Mister International 2025 in Nonthaburi.
  • He was a judge at Mister RNB España Global 2025, Miss Sultan Kudarat 2025 and Mister Myanmar 2026.
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    TIMELINE

    Kirk is 6’2″ tall. He is 2 years younger than Clint, who was in a relationship with Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray from 2012 to 2018.

    2021

    • On January 9, 2021, he took to social media to thank Anne Jakrajutatip for giving him the opportunity as one of the artists under JKN Global Media management in Bangkok, Thailand.

    2022

    • On June 5, 2022, he was officially appointed Mister World Philippines 2022.
    • On July 13, 2022, he won the male category of Century Tuna Superbods 2022 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay City, Metro Manila.
    • On July 20, 2022, he attended a maternal uncle’s funeral in Mountain Province.
    • On July 25, 2022, he appeared on “It’s Showtime” alongside McCoy de Leon and Shamcey Supsup as the judges of the show’s competition called Ms. Q&A.
    • On October 15, 2022, he and Gwendolyne Fourniol served as Miss Ormoc 2022 judges  at the Ormoc Superdome in Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines.
    • On November 21, 2022, he and Fourniol served as judges at Miss Sultan Kudarat 2022, which Gray and Gil Cuerva hosted at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Gymnasium in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.

    2023

    • On March 16, 2023, he and Paton served as Ginoong Santa Rosa 2023 judges in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.
    • On April 29, 2023, he, Fourniol and Rabiya Mateo served as Limgas na Pangasinan 2023 judges at the The Capitol Complex in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines.
    • On May 10, 2023, he took to social media to announce that he and Paton mutually decided to break up.
    • On June 12, 2023, he made his Ironman 70.3 debut in Olongapo, Philippines.
    • On July 9, 2023, he and Gazini Ganados participated in Robinsons Supermarket’s 15th annual Fit & Fun Wellness Buddy Run at Bridgetown Destination Estate in Quezon City, Metro Manila.​
    • In August 2023, he and Brandon Espiritu visited Siargao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.

    2024

    • On July 19, 2024, he served as a judge at Miss World Philippines 2024 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
    • On August 11, 2024, he defeated Joe Dawson in a charity boxing event at Shangri-La The Fort in Taguig, which supported Virlanie Foundation Inc., his chosen charity for his Mister World 2024 journey.
    • On August 30, 2024, he served as a judge at Miss Universe Baguio 2024 at the Baguio Convention and Cultural Center in Baguio City, Philippines.
    • In November 2024, he and Yanong started dating.
    • On November 20, 2024, he wore an Igorot attire in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam.
    • On November 23, 2024, he represented the Philippines at Mister World 2024 and compete against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He finished in the Top 20.

    2025

    • On April 28, 2025, he represented Baguio at Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2025 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City. He ranked second and was crowned Mister International Philippines 2025.
    • In May 2025, he and Yanong broke up.
    • On September 26, 2025, he represented the Philippines at Mister International 2025 and compete against 41 other candidates at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Nonthaburi. He won the title.
    • On October 25, 2025, he served as a judge at Mister RNB España 2025 at the Teatro Auditorio de Salou (TAS) in Salou, Tarragonès, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
    • On November 20, 2025, he served as a judge at Miss Sultan Kudarat 2025 at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Gymnasium.

    2026

    • On April 7, 2026, he served as a judge at Mister Myanmar 2026 at the Wyndham Grand Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar where he crowned the winner Yu Gan.
    • On April 15, 2026, he crowned his successor Mister International Philippines 2026 John Wayne Alba at Bigger Pictures in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
    • On May 2, 2026, he was one of the segment presenters at Miss Universe Philippines 2026 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8WBxekb50U

    #MisterInternational #MisterPilipinasWorldwide #MisterWorld #MisterWorldPhilippines

    10 things about Mister World New Zealand 2024 Tim Kiriwi

    Timoti “Tim” Wiremu Edsel Kiriwi represented New Zealand in the 11th edition of Mister World. It is an international beauty pageant based in London, England, United Kingdom.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Kiriwi is a Kiwi model based in California, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

  • He is a resident of Los Angeles, California.
  • He is originally from Auckland, New Zealand.
  • He is the third Mister World New Zealand.
  • He is 6’1″ tall.
  • He was born in 1990.
  • In 2006, he graduated from Pakuranga College in Auckland.
  • In 2016, he co-hosted a Maori Television show called “Grid” with Kaea Pearce and Brock Ashby.
  • In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
  • He was Mister World New Zealand 2024.
  • He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Kiriwi is the first Mister World New Zealand to compete in Mister World but withdraw before the coronation ceremony. Arnold Arthur du Toit and Courtenay Bernard represented New Zealand in the competition in 2010 and 2012, respectively.

    2010s

    • In July 2014, he had a photoshoot in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
    • On October 11, 2014, he and Lace Tarrant attended a mass audition in Auckland.

    2020s

    • He was featured in Fashion Quarterly New Zealand (Digital) – 1 Issue, Autumn 2023, which was released on November 13, 2023.
    • On October 31, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World New Zealand 2024.
    • On November 8, 2024, he and Vladimir Vukčević taught Gokul Ganesan kickboxing in Vietnam.
    • On November 9, 2024, he was one of the 45 Mister World 2024 candidates who joined the open auditions for the talent competition.
    • On November 10, 2024, he competed against 35 other Mister World 2024 candidates in the talent competition and did not make it to the Top 5 of the competition.
    • On November 11, 2024, he and his fellow Mister World 2024 candidates discussed their personal advocacies before the judges during the head-to-head challenge at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.
    • He was supposed to represent New Zealand at Mister World 2024 and compete against 60 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam but he withdrew from the competition before the coronation ceremony on November 23, 2024.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3peW5TDbA_Y

    #Auckland #MisterWorld
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    Kamal Ibrahim crowned Mister World 2012 Francisco Escobar in Kent

    Kamal Orlando Ibrahim of Ireland won Mister World 2010 at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea on March 27, 2010. A total of 74 candidates competed for the title.

    On November 24, 2012, Ibrahim crowned his successor Francisco Javier Escobar Parra of Colombia at the Kent County Showground in Kent, England, United Kingdom. A total of 48 candidates competed for the title.

    Born in Cali, Colombia, Escobar turned 21 on June 21, 2012. Born in Limerick, Ireland, Ibrahim turned 27 on November 10, 2012.

    Francisco Escobar, Andrew Wolff

    Mister World 2012 results

    beauty pageant: Mister World
    president: Julia Morley
    headquarters: London, England, United Kingdomedition: 7th
    date: November 24, 2012
    venue: Kent County Showground, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    candidates: 48hosts: Kamal Ibrahim, Myleene Klass
    performers: Jonathan Antoine, Charlotte Jaconelli

    WINNERS

    PLACEMENT20122010Mister WorldFrancisco Escobar
    ColombiaKamal Ibrahim
    Ireland1st
    runner-upAndrew Wolff
    PhilippinesJosef Karas
    Czech Republic2nd
    runner-upLeo Delaney
    IrelandKenneth Okolie
    Nigeria

    FINALISTS

    PLACEMENTNAME (COUNTRY)Top 3
    Francisco Javier Escobar Parra (Colombia)
    Leo Delaney (Ireland)
    Andrew James Peñaflorida Wolff (Philippines)Top 10
    Gianni Sennesael (Belgium)
    Francesco Anthony Cena (Canada)
    Vanja Grgeć (Croatia)
    Roland Johnson (England)
    Rodolphe Nader (Lebanon)
    Rodrigo Fernandini (Peru)
    Trương Nam Thành (Vietnam)

    FAST TRACK EVENTS

    AWARDCANDIDATEExtreme ChallengeVanja Grgeć
    CroatiaFashion and StyleTrương Nam Thành
    VietnamMultimediaAndrew James Peñaflorida Wolff
    PhilippinesSportsLeo Delaney
    IrelandTalent and CreativityFrancesco Anthony Cena
    Canada

    JUDGES

  • Mister World head of hair and makeup Andrew Shaun Minarik
  • Mister World stage director Donna Derby
  • Mister World 2007 Juan Garcia Postigo
  • Mister World president Julia Morley
  • Miss World 2009 Kaiane Loise Aldorino
  • musical director Mike Dixon
  • Mister World 1996 Tom Nuyens
  • Mister World titleholders

  • Mister World 1996 Tom Nuyens (Belgium)
  • Mister World 1998 Sandro Finoglio (Venezuela)
  • Mister World 2000 Ignacio Kliche (Uruguay)
  • Mister World 2003 Gustavo Gianetti (Brazil)
  • Mister World 2007 Juan Garcia Postigo (Spain)
  • Mister World 2010 Kamal Ibrahim (Ireland)
  • Mister World 2012 Francisco Escobar (Colombia)
  • #Kent #MisterWorld

    48 Mister World 2012 candidates competing in Kent

    Kamal Orlando Ibrahim represented Ireland at Mister World 2010 and competed against 73 other candidates at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea on March 27, 2010. He won the title.

    Runner-up to Ibrahim was Josef Karas of the Czech Republic. The second runner-up was Kenneth Obinna Okolie of Nigeria.

    Josef Karas, Kamal Orlando Ibrahim, Kenneth Obinna Okolie

    Mister World 2012 contestants

    On November 24, 2012, Ibrahim will crown his successor at the Kent County Showground in Kent, England, United Kingdom. It is the seventh edition of the international beauty pageant based in London, England.

    Ibrahim and Myleene Klass will host the coronation ceremony. Andrew Minarik, Donna Derby, Juan Garcia Postigo, Julia Morley, Kaiane Aldorino, Mike Dixon and Tom Nuyens will serve as judges.

    There are 48 men competing for the Mister World 2012 crown. Here are the candidates:

  • Franco Nahuel Belotti, 26, Argentina
  • Gianni Sennesael, 22, Belgium
  • Christian Robert Michalsky Baez, 22, Bolivia
  • Zlatan Duratovic, 22, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • William Rech, 25, Brazil
  • Stefan Miletiev, 23, Bulgaria
  • Francesco “Frankie” Anthony Cena, 21, Canada
  • Tan Zeyong, 23, China
  • Francisco Javier Escobar Parra, 21, Colombia
  • Jorge Mario Castillo, 23, Costa Rica
  • Vanja Grgeć, 25, Croatia
  • Milan Nevosad, 20, Czech Republic
  • Roland Johnson, 20, England
  • Alexandre Cheraibi, 24, France
  • Alessandro Izzo, 21, Germany
  • Dimitris Valvis, 27, Greece
  • Wendy Villeronce, 22, Guadeloupe
  • Kilber Benjamin Gutiérrez Ponce, 23, Honduras
  • Taher Ali, 25, India
  • Leo Delaney, 20, Ireland
  • Fabio Rondinelli, 27, Italy
  • Shuhei Arai, 27, Japan
  • Kaspars Romanovs, 27, Latvia
  • Rodolphe Bou Nader, 20, Lebanon
  • Kevin Stamerra, 25, Luxembourg
  • Kim Wu Ngai Kin, 24, Macau
  • Robert Galea, 25, Malta
  • David Fortune, 23, Martinique
  • Enrique Ramirez Mayagoitia, 26, Mexico
  • Enkhbold Erdenetuya, 25, Mongolia
  • Bas Gosewisch, 22, Netherlands
  • Courtenay Bernard, 27, New Zealand
  • Michael Francis McCann, 24, Northern Ireland
  • Miguel Cardozo Ramos, 25, Paraguay
  • Rodrigo Fernandini, 21, Peru
  • Andrew James Peñaflorida Wolff, 27, Philippines
  • Krystian Kurowski, 27, Poland
  • Paulo Jórge Soares dos Reis, 21, Portugal
  • Alberto Manuel Cerro López, 23, Puerto Rico
  • Kirill Bondarenko, 27, Russia
  • Edison Ho Jian Yang, 26, Singapore
  • Andrew Govender, 25, South Africa
  • Alvaro Villanueva Santos, 21, Spain
  • Barış Aslan, 22, Turkey
  • Oleksandr Bogdanov, 26, Ukraine
  • Jesus Alberto Zambrano Contreras, 22, Venezuela
  • Trương Nam Thành, 21, Vietnam
  • Rhodri Ihenacho, 19, Wales
  • #Kent #MisterWorld

    Juan Garcia Postigo crowns Mister World 2010 Kamal Ibrahim in Incheon

    Juan Francisco García Postigo of Spain won Mister World 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China on March 31, 2007. A total of 56 candidates competed for the title.

    On March 27, 2010, Postigo crowned his successor Kamal Orlando Ibrahim of Ireland at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea. A total of 74 candidates competed for the title.

    Josef Karas, Kamal Orlando Ibrahim, Kenneth Obinna Okolie

    Mister World 2010 results

    beauty pageant: Mister World
    chief executive officer: Julia Morley
    headquarters: London, England, United Kingdomedition: sixth
    date: March 27, 2010
    venue: Songdo Convensia, Incheon, South Korea
    candidates: 74hosts: Alesha Dixon, Julian Kang, Lee Da-hae, Steve Douglas
    performers: Alesha Dixon, Girls’ Generation, Paul Potts

    WINNERS

    PLACEMENT20102007Mister WorldKamal Ibrahim
    IrelandJuan Garcia Postigo
    Spain1st
    runner-upJosef Karas
    Czech RepublicLucas Barbosa Gil
    Brazil2nd
    runner-upKenneth Okolie
    NigeriaLejun Tony Jiang
    China

    FINALISTS

    PLACEMENTNAME (COUNTRY)Top 3
    Josef Karas (Czech Republic)
    Kamal Orlando Ibrahim (Ireland)
    Kenneth Okolie (Nigeria)Top 5
    Abdel Rahman Balaa (Lebanon)
    Honza Filipi (Netherlands)Top 15
    Jonas Sulzbach (Brazil)
    Michael Pichler (Germany)
    Lampros Danas (Greece)
    Emmanuel Binga (Guadeloupe)
    Inder Bajwa (India)
    Alvaro Alvarez Sepulveda (Mexico)
    Matthew Poole (Northern Ireland)
    Ji Kwang Yoo (South Korea)
    Jose Manuel Flores (Venezuela)
    Jonny Rees (Wales)

    FAST-TRACK EVENTS

    CHALLENGEWINNERSportsJosef Karas
    Czech RepublicTalentYoo Ji-kwang
    South KoreaTop ModelJonas Sulzbach
    Brazil

    JUDGES

  • Miss Universe 1981 chief designer André Kim
  • Miss World chairman and CEO Julia Morley
  • Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino
  • Miss Korea 2009 Kim Joo-ri
  • Miss World international ambassador Krish Naidoo
  • Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova
  • Mister World 1996 Tom Nuyens
  • Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin
  • Mister World titleholders

  • Mister World 1996 Tom Nuyens (Belgium)
  • Mister World 1998 Sandro Finoglio Esperanza (Venezuela)
  • Mister World 2000 Ignacio Kliche (Uruguay)
  • Mister World 2003 Gustavo Cabral Narciso Gianetti (Brazil)
  • Mister World 2007 Juan Francisco García Postigo (Spain)
  • Mister World 2010 Kamal Orlando Ibrahim (Ireland)
  • #Incheon #MisterWorld

    74 Mister World 2010 candidates competing in Incheon

    Juan Francisco García Postigo represented Spain at Mister World 2007 and competed against 55 other candidates at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China on March 31, 2007. He won the title.

    Runner-up to Postigo was Lucas Barbosa Gil of Brazil. The second runner-up was Lejun Tony Jiang of China.

    Lejun Tony Jiang, Juan Garcia Postigo, Lucas Barbosa Gil

    Mister World 2010 contestants

    On March 27, 2010, Postigo will crown his successor at the Songdo Convensia in Incheon, South Korea. It is the sixth edition of the international beauty pageant based in London, England, United Kingdom.

    There are 74 men competing for the Mister World 2010 crown. Here are the candidates:

  • Jorge Bráulio Ferreira Martins, 27, Angola
  • Tim Boulenger, 24, Australia
  • Hafiz Aghayev, 24, Azerbaijan
  • Kendrick Kemp, 23, Bahamas
  • Mihail Baranau, 21, Belarus
  • Willem Lieve Hendrick Vermuyten, 21, Belgium
  • Jonatan Fischer Vargas, 23, Bolivia
  • Dejan Radović, 27, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Jonas Sulzbach, 24, Brazil
  • Martin Marinov, 23, Bulgaria
  • Ronald “Ron” Wear, 31, Canada
  • Lei Zhao, 23, China
  • Camilo Tocancipa García, 20, Colombia
  • Eduardo Esquivel Cuberos, 19, Costa Rica
  • Dino Bubičić, 27, Croatia
  • Christos Christodoulides, 27, Cyprus
  • Josef Karas, 31, Czech Republic
  • Kevin Skrøder, 26, Denmark
  • Ramón Alberto Uyola, 24, Dominican Republic
  • Tarek Naguib, 26, Egypt
  • Andreas Kattou, 24, England
  • Matewos Yilma Jigsa, 26, Ethiopia
  • Mohammed Al-Maiman, 23, France
  • Giorgi Orbeladze, 18, Georgia
  • Michael Pichler, 32, Germany
  • Lampros Danas, 25, Greece
  • Emmanuel Binga, 25, Guadeloupe
  • Max Chung, 21, Guyana
  • Carlos Saúl Orantes Ortega, 20, Honduras
  • Wesley Lee Chun Ming, 23, Hong Kong
  • Inder Bajwa, 27, India
  • Todi Pandapotan, 27, Indonesia
  • Kamal Orlando Ibrahim, 24, Ireland
  • Paolo Cosi, 25, Italy
  • Hareruya Konno, 26, Japan
  • Roman Mironov, 24, Kazakhstan
  • Lwanda Jawar Kotengo, 29, Kenya
  • Kristaps Punculis, 22, Latvia
  • Abdel Rahman El-Balaa, 22, Lebanon
  • Carlo Marino, 30, Luxembourg
  • Ivan Nikšik, 23, Macedonia
  • David Lian Tze Wang, 20, Malaysia
  • Mark Borg Spiteri, 21, Malta
  • Kévin Bellegarde, 22, Martinique
  • Alvaro Álvarez Sepulveda, 25, Mexico
  • Galbadrakhyn Badarkh, 23, Mongolia
  • Predrag Pavličić, 23, Montenegro
  • Honza Jan Filipi, 27, Netherlands
  • Arnold Arthur du Toit, 26, New Zealand
  • Kenneth Obinna Okolie, 26, Nigeria
  • Matthew Christopher Poole, 20, Northern Ireland
  • Chris André Eileng, 26, Norway
  • Héctor Javier Villarreal Franco, 25, Panama
  • Diego Andres Tuma Bogado, 26, Paraguay
  • Manuel Illich Lobatón, 24, Peru
  • Alvin Aldeosa de Joya, 23, Philippines
  • Maksymilian Lewandowski, 19, Poland
  • Joshua Louis Dalmau Irizarry, 25, Puerto Rico
  • Voicu Ruşlan Pânzar, 23, Romania
  • Sergey Kolenchikov, 29, Russia
  • Vasa Nestorović, 25, Serbia
  • Hu Hanxiong, 25, Singapore
  • Yoo Ji-kwang, 24, South Korea
  • Jaco de Bruyn, 26, South Africa
  • Guillermo García Becerril, 24, Spain
  • Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe, 24, Sri Lanka
  • Phakeme Okwakhe Dlamini, 25, Swaziland
  • Alexander Siamak Shirpey, 24, Sweden
  • Rattasart Rungsirithip, 24, Thailand
  • Alper Hasan Aşlanoğlu, 24, Turkey
  • Yuriy Bogish, 27, Ukraine
  • Ivan Rusilko, 26, United States
  • José Manuel Flores Sánchez, 23, Venezuela
  • Jonny Rees, 24, Wales
  • #Incheon #MisterWorld

    Gustavo Gianetti crowns Mister World 2007 Juan Garcia Postigo in Sanya

    Gustavo Cabral Narciso Gianetti of Brazil won Mister World 2003 at the Brewery Hall in London, England, United Kingdom on August 9, 2003. A total of 38 candidates competed for the title.

    On March 31, 2007, Gianetti crowned his successor Juan Francisco García Postigo of Spain at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. A total of 56 candidates competed for the title.

    Lejun Tony Jiang, Juan Garcia Postigo, Lucas Barbosa Gil

    Mister Spain 2007 results

    beauty pageant: Mister World
    founder: Eric Morley
    president: Julia Morley
    headquarters: London, England, United Kingdomedition: fifth
    date: March 31, 2007
    venue: Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
    broadcaster: Star World
    candidates: 56hosts: Heyling Chan, Tom Nuyens, Darren Campbell, Steve Douglas
    performer: Paul Byrom

    WINNERS

    PLACEMENT20072003Mister WorldJuan Garcia Postigo
    SpainGustavo Gianetti
    Brazil1st
    runner-upLucas Barbosa Gil
    BrazilAssaad Tarabay
    Lebanon2nd
    runner-upLejun Tony Jiang
    ChinaFabien Hauquier
    Belgium

    FINALISTS

    PLACEMENTNAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY)Top 3
    Lucas Barbosa Gil (Brazil)
    Lejun Tony Jiang (China)
    Juan Francisco Garcia Postigo (Spain)Top 5
    José Patricio Laguna Gebauer (Chile)
    Alonso Fernández Alvarez (Costa Rica)Top 12
    Matthias Thaler (Austria)
    Kawaljit Anand Singh (India)
    Anthony Hakim (Lebanon)
    Ikenna Bryan Okwara (Nigeria)
    Ariel Romeo Quiñones Morales (Puerto Rico)
    Dieter Voigt (South Africa)
    Ievgen Dudin (Ukraine)

    JUDGES

  • New Silk Road founder Li Xiaobai
  • Miss World 1988 Linda Pétursdóttir
  • Miss World Organization president Julia Morley
  • Miss World 2004 María Julia “Maju” Mantilla García 
  • Miss World international ambassador Krish Naidoo
  • Tom Nuyens of Belgium won the inaugural edition of Mister World at the Anadolu Auditorium in Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey on September 20, 1996. He competed against 49 other candidates.

    On September 18, 1998, Nuyens crowned his successor Sandro Finoglio Esperanza of Venezuela at the Tróia Peninsula in Grândola, Portugal. A total of 43 candidates competed for the title.

    Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Finoglio turned 34 on January 3, 2007. Born in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium, Nuyens turned 34 on March 18, 2007.

    #MisterWorld #Sanya

    56 Mister World 2007 candidates competing in Sanya

    Gustavo Cabral Narciso Gianetti represented Brazil at Mister World 2003 and competed against 37 other candidates at the Brewery Hall in London, England, United Kingdom on August 9, 2003. He won the title.

    Runner-up to Gianetti was Assaad Tarabay of Lebanon. The second runner-up was Fabien Hauquier of Belgium.

    Gustavo Cabral Narciso Gianetti

    Mister World 2007 contestants

    On March 31, 2007, Gianetti will crown his successor at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. It is the fifth edition of the international beauty pageant founded by Eric Morley in 1996.

    There are 56 men competing for the Mister World 2007 crown. Here are the candidates:

  • Ervin Pepaj, 20, Albania
  • Harley von Moger, 21, Australia
  • Matthias Thaler, 21, Austria
  • Metellus Antoine Chipman, 28, Bahamas
  • Fabian McDowald, 19, Barbados
  • Matthew Phillips, 25, Belgium
  • Julio César Aguilera Rau, 26, Bolivia
  • Nebojša Malešević, 23, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Lucas Barbosa Gil, 22, Brazil
  • Giorgi Zhekov, 23, Bulgaria
  • Darren Storsley, 31, Canada
  • José Patricio Laguna Gebauer, 29, Chile
  • Lejun Tony Jiang, 27, China
  • Hugo Villegas, 21, Colombia
  • Alonso Fernández Álvarez, 24, Costa Rica
  • Henry Romero Rodríguez, 23, Curacao
  • Brian Nonbo, 26, Denmark
  • Johaney Wilfredo Albor Linero, 24, Dominican Republic
  • Omar Awad, 25, Egypt
  • Warren Harvey, 24, England
  • Mark Wilke, 35, Germany
  • Nikitas Giannakos, 29, Greece
  • Siegfried Ventadour, 22, Guadeloupe
  • François Huỳnh, 21, Hong Kong
  • Jón Gunnlaugur Viggósson, 24, Iceland
  • Kawaljit Anand Singh, 26, India
  • Simon Hales, 24, Ireland
  • Carlo Martellini, 24, Italy
  • Gabriel Omolo Ouma, 23, Kenya
  • Artūrs Mihailovs, 23, Latvia
  • Anthony Hakim, 25, Lebanon
  • Emmett Massaquoi, 32, Liberia
  • Gintaras Kuculis, 25, Lithuania
  • Gjorgi Filipov, 20, Macedonia
  • David Camenzuli, 21, Malta
  • Jorge Iván Aceves Villalpando, 22, Mexico
  • Quintin Colicchia, 29, Netherlands
  • Ikenna Bryan Okwara, 20, Nigeria
  • Ross Lauder, 21, Northern Ireland
  • Sivert Aassve, 19, Norway
  • Diego Alejandro Cedeño de Obaldia, 27, Panama
  • Emmanuel Balon Mago, 26, Philippines
  • Daniel Madej, 25, Poland
  • Ariel Romeo Quiñones Morales, 25, Puerto Rico
  • Razvan Constantin Dobre, 26, Romania
  • Roman Demchenko, 28, Russia
  • Reuben Kee En Rui, 22, Singapore
  • Dieter Voigt, 23, South Africa
  • Juan Francisco García Postigo, 25, Spain
  • Shibani Shaban Basiron, 19, Sri Lanka
  • Ertem Eşer, 25, Turkey
  • Ievgen Dudin, 25, Ukraine
  • Travis Alexander Kraft, 27, United States
  • Vito Ernesto Gasparrini Dominguez, 31, Venezuela
  • Hồ Đức Vĩnh, 23, Vietnam
  • Leigh Brookman, 23, Wales
  • #MisterWorld #Sanya

    13 things about Mister World 2014 second runner-up Jose Pablo Minor

    José Pablo Minor Medrano represented Mexico in the eighth edition of Mister World. It is an international beauty pageant based in London, England, United Kingdom.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Minor is a Mexican actor, television host, model and beauty king born and raised in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico. He is an alumnus of the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), the free acting school of Televisa, which based in Mexico City, Mexico.

    On March 23, 2026, Minor turned 35. Here are 13 more things about him:

  • In 1991, he appeared in the Televisa telenovela “Muchachitas” as an infant.
  • In 2004, he started modeling professionally.
  • From 2010 to 2012, he attended CEA.
  • From 2011 to 2015, he dated Natasha Dupeyrón.
  • In 2014, he visited England.
  • From 2014 to 2015, he played Gael Ángeles in the Televisa telenovela “Muchacha Italiana Viene a Casarse”.
  • He finished second in the Mister World Mexico 2014 casting but he later replaced the winner Jonathan Alejandro Villanueva Valencia, who resigned.
  • He was Mister World 2014 second runner-up.
  • From 2015 to 2016, he played David Gómez Luna in the Televisa telenovela “Pasión y Poder”.
  • In 2016, he visited Thailand and Nepal.
  • From 2017 to 2019, he played Gabriel Musi Lozano in the Televisa telenovela “Mi Marido Tiene Familia”.
  • In 2023, he moved to France.
  • From 2024 to 2025, he played Demián Morga in the TelevisaUnivision telenovela “El Angel de Aurora”.
  • TIMELINE

    Minor is 6’1″ tall. He speaks Spanish and English.

    2010s

    • On June 15, 2014, he represented Mexico at Mister World 2014 and competed against 45 other candidates at The Riviera International Conference Centre in Torbay, Devon, England. He was second runner-up to Nicklas Pedersen of Denmark.
    • In August 2016, he volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
    • In September 2016, he taught English classes to schoolchildren in Nepal.
    • In October 2016, he returned to Mexico City.

    2020s

    • In May 2023, he moved to Paris, France.

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    13 things about Mister World 2014 first runner-up Emmanuel Ikubese

    Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ikubese competed in the fourth edition of Mr. Nigeria. He represented Nigeria in the eighth edition of Mister World.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Ikubese is a Nigerian actor, filmmaker and model from Delta, Nigeria. He obtained his First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate from learning institutions within Delta.

    While attending the United States International University (USIU)-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, Ikubese started his modeling career. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the university.

    On August 12, 2025, Ikubese turned 37. Here are 13 more things about him:

  • From 2006 to 2011, he attended USIU-Africa.
  • From 2011 to 2018, he was an actor and a creative team member at the MTV Staying Foundation in London, England, United Kingdom.
  • From 2012 to 2019, he played Femi in the MTV Base drama series “Shuga”.
  • In 2014, he starred in the television series “Taste of Love” and founded the Emmanuel Ikubese Foundation.
  • He won Mr. Nigeria 2014 and was Mister World 2014 first runner-up.
  • In 2015, he starred in the films “True Lies”, “Fifty” and “Victor”, joined Project RAW in Nigeria as an executive producer and won the Peace Personality of the Year at the Peace Achievers Awards.
  • In 2016, he starred in the films “That Very Weekend” and “Ojukokoro” and won the City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actor of the Year at the City People Entertainment Awards.
  • In 2017, he starred in the TV series “My Flatmates” and “Dere: An African Tale” and the film “Run” and the United Nations appointed him a millennium development goals ambassador.
  • From 2017 to 2020, he was the executive producer of Project KYADDLA in Kampala, Uganda.
  • In 2018, he produced his first TV series in Uganda and starred in the films “Lagos Landing” and “Last Date”.
  • In 2019, he and Nigerian beautician Anita Adetoye got engaged, he set up his own media company and he directed eight episodes of the TV series “Kyaddala”, which marked his directorial debut.
  • In 2020, lost a cousin to sickle cell anemia.
  • He he starred in the films “Deeds” and “Deceived” in 2020, “Noxious Affair” and “Marrying a Campbell” in 2021, “A Simple Life” in 2022, “Meeting Funmi’s Parents” in 2024 and “Ejan’la” and “Mzigo”, which he directed, in 2025.
  • TIMELINE

    Ikubese is 6’2″ tall. He speaks English and Swahili.

    2000s

    • In January 2006, he entered USIU-Africa.

    2010s

    • In August 2011, he graduated from USIU-Africa.
    • On April 26, 2014, he competed against 19 other Mr. Nigeria 2014 candidates at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria and won the title.
    • On June 15, 2014, he represented Nigeria at Mister World 2014 and competed against 45 other candidates at The Riviera International Conference Centre in Torbay, Devon, England. He was runner-up to Nicklas Pedersen of Denmark.
    • In December 2014, he founded the Emmanuel Ikubese Foundation.
    • In March 2015, he joined Project RAW.
    • In May 2017, he joined Project KYADDLA as the executive producer.

    2020s

    • In January 2020, he left Project KYADDLA.
    • He and Lois Truly wrote his film “Mzigo”, which was released in Tanzania on June 28, 2025.

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