Manhunt International 1999
Encyclopedia
The 1999 Manhunt International World Final was held in Manila
, Philippines
on 29 May 1999. About 43 participants compete in this edition. During the final round, 24 years old, Juan Ernesto Calzadilla from Venezuela
was crowned as the winner of the pageant. He is the first Manhunt International from the Latin America region.
Special Awards
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
on 29 May 1999. About 43 participants compete in this edition. During the final round, 24 years old, Juan Ernesto Calzadilla from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
was crowned as the winner of the pageant. He is the first Manhunt International from the Latin America region.
Final Results
| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Manhunt International 1999 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 India – John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor) John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom... |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Denmark – Peter Kerby |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Jamaica – Kirk Hedley |
| 4th runner-up |
 South Africa – Llewellyn Cordier |
| Semi-Finalists |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria – Marian Kristianov Mainland China – Hu Dong Independent State of Croatia – Daniel Topic Iceland – Andres Thor Bjornsson Mexico – José Daniel Cortés Romo |
- Mr. Internet Popularity: Curaçao & Singapore (Tied)
- Mr. Photogenic: Mexico
- Mr. Physique: Singapore
- Mr. Personality: Puerto Rico
- Best National Costume: Philippines
- Mr. Friendship: Nigeria
- Mr. Talent: China
- Best in Fashion Wear: Australia
- Best in Swimwear: Macedonia
Delegates
Australia – Mark Slater
Austria – William Summer
Belgium – Alexander Vanwallen
Bolivia – Mario Chávez Suárez- Kingdom of Bulgaria – Marian Kristianov
- Mainland China – Hu Dong
Colombia – Fredy Almanza- Independent State of Croatia – Daniel Topic
Curaçao – Freddy Konings
Cyprus – Andreas Falas
Czech Republic – Ondřej Klement- Denmark – Peter Kerby
Ecuador – Libardo Correa
Germany – Patrick Urban
Gibraltar – Michael Bossino
Greece – John Yannis Katsakos
Hong Kong – Kenneth Wathall- Iceland – Andres Thor Bjornsson
- India – John Abraham
Italy – Guglielmo Sembenini- Jamaica – Kirk Hedley
Kazakhstan – Michael Velikodnyi
Latvia – Janis Eihmanis
Luxembourg – Hasan Dogan
Republic of Macedonia – Murut Temal
Malaysia – Bernard Anthony- Mexico – José Daniel Cortés Romo
New Zealand – Ben Mitchell
Nigeria – Ajiboya Delon
Papua New Guinea – Darren Kaputin
Philippines – Alexander Judilla
Portugal – Mario Teles
Puerto Rico – Candido Torres
Kingdom of Romania – Alexandru Hanc
Singapore – Eddie Oh- ' – Roman Valenta
- South Africa – Llewellyn Cordier
Spain – Enzo Di Piazza
Sweden – Christian Borgvall
Switzerland – Martin Wehrli
United States – Arnold Vasquez
Venezuela – Ernesto CalzadillaErnesto CalzadillaJuan Ernesto Calzadilla Regalado is an actor, model and a former Mister Venezuela from Venezuela.Ernesto gained international exposure by winning the Manhunt International 1999 in Manila, Philippines....