Manhunt International 2008
Encyclopedia
Manhunt International 2008, the 13th Manhunt International
pageant was held at The Circle
, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul
, Korea
on June 2, 2008. 47 contestants competed for the title. Jeffrey Zheng of China
crowned his successor Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy of Morocco
.
Manhunt International
Manhunt International is an international male beauty pageant which began in 1993, though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore...
pageant was held at The Circle
The Circle
The Circle is a peer-to-peer distributed file system written mainly in Python. It is based on the Chord distributed hash table .Development on the Circle has ceased in 2004.-Features:...
, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
on June 2, 2008. 47 contestants competed for the title. Jeffrey Zheng of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
crowned his successor Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
.
Placements
| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Manhunt International 2008 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Sweden – Egill Arnljots |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Costa Rica – Cesar Vargas |
| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
 Angola – Claudio Furtado |
| Top 15 Semi-Finalist |
 India – Romeo Gates Brazil – Thiago Testoni Hong Kong – Mingo Lin United States – Brandon Michael Anderson United Kingdom – Samuel Adam Whitman Panama – Anthony Warren Philippines – Marvin Wijangco Luxembourg – Koen Van de Voorde Venezuela – Orlando Delgado |
Special awards
| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Friendship | Rikesh Raj Shrestha |  Nepal |
| Mr Photogenic | Samuel Adam Whitman | United Kingdom |
| Mr Physique | Yang Yao |  Mainland China |
| Mr Internet Popularity | Romeo Gates | India |
| Mr Personality | Marvin Wijangco | Philippines |
| Best National Costume | Mingo Lin | Hong Kong |
| Best Runway Model | Emre Kizilirmak |  Turkey |
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height | Regional | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
Claudio Furtado | 23 | 6' 2" | Africa | Oil Engineering Engineering Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of... |
 Australia |
Dean Tahana | 28 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Mortgage Broker Mortgage broker A mortgage broker acts as an intermediary whose brokers mortgage loans on behalf of individuals or businesses.Traditionally, banks and other lending institutions have sold their own products. However as markets for mortgages have become more competitive, the role of the mortgage broker has become... |
 Belgium |
Mike Van de Woestijne | 24 | 5' 11" | Europe | Model Model (person) A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... |
| ' | Anel Korjenic | 22 | 6' 2" | Europe | Handball player Team handball Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team... , Model |
| Brazil |
Thiago Testoni | 21 | 6' 3" | Americas | Law student |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Hristo Hristov | 32 | 6' 0" | Europe | Manager Management Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively... |
 Canada |
Joseph Antonia | 23 | 6' 2" | Americas | Student |
| ' | Yang Yao | 25 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
| Costa Rica |
Cesar Vargas | 24 | 6' 1" | Americas | Personal trainer Personal trainer A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments... |
 Curaçao |
Jeffrey de Bruyn | 23 | 6' 2" | Caribbean | Model |
 Dominican Republic |
Jetsen Rodriguez Silva | 29 | 6' 1" | Caribbean | Model / Student |
 Equatorial Guinea |
Gbadebo Williams | 22 | 5' 11" | Africa | Student |
 Estonia |
Risto Kask | 22 | 5' 11" | Europe | Model |
 Germany |
Simon Payer | 22 | 6' 0" | Europe | Model |
 Ghana |
Seth Nyarko | 21 | 6' 4" | Africa | Student |
 Gibraltar |
Jonathon Lavers | 21 | 6' 4" | Europe | Student |
 Greece |
Nikolaos Kavouris | 20 | 6' 2" | Europe | Model |
 Guatemala |
Cesar Fernando Rosales | 22 | 6' 1" | Americas | Model / Student |
 Hawaii |
Cairo Chiang | 19 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Model / Student |
| Hong Kong |
Mingo Lin | 21 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
| India |
Romeo Gates | 28 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Indonesia |
Anthony Gunawan | 26 | 6' 1" | Asia-Pacific | Basketball player / Model |
| ' | Quinn Johnson | 20 | 6' 1" | Europe | Model |
 Kazakhstan |
Evgeniy Kopotilo | 26 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... and ski instructor Ski A ski is a long, flat device worn on the foot, usually attached through a boot, designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow. Originally intended as an aid to travel in snowy regions, they are now mainly used for recreational and sporting purposes... |
| ' | Lee Jae-Hwan | 22 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Actor Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... / Model |
| Luxembourg |
Koen Van de Voorde | 22 | 6' 3" | Europe | Model |
 Macau |
Shi Chang-Hong | 19 | 6' 2" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Republic of Macedonia |
Goce Dimkovski | 24 | 6' 4" | Europe | Computer Science Student Computer science Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems... |
 Malaysia |
Chad Loh | 27 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Mexico |
Alejandro Moreno | 19 | 6' 1" | Americas | Model / Student |
 Morocco |
Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy | 26 | 6' 3" | Africa | Teleoperator |
| Nepal |
Rikesh Raj Shrestha | 23 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Student |
 Pakistan |
Muhammad Amir Afzal Rehmani | 23 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
| Panama |
Anthony Warren | 25 | 6' 3" | Americas | Sales executive Senior management Senior management, executive management, or management team is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of organizational management who have the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a company or corporation, they hold specific executive powers conferred onto them with and by... |
| Philippines |
Marvin Wijangco | 24 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
 Puerto Rico |
Eduardo de Cuba | 23 | 6' 2" | Caribbean | Student |
 Singapore |
Gordon Tan | 25 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Student |
 South Africa |
Christopher Lee | 22 | 6' 0" | Africa | I.T. consultant |
 Spain |
Victorio Alba | 29 | 6' 2" | Europe | Model |
| Sweden |
Egill Arnljots | 21 | 6' 4" | Europe | Warehousing executive |
| ' | Lin Shao Hua | 24 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Gym Instructor Gym The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men... |
 Thailand |
Tanawut Nantarid | 25 | 5' 11" | Asia-Pacific | Disc Jockey |
| Turkey |
Emre Kizilirmak | 25 | 6' 5" | Europe | Model / Student |
| United Kingdom |
Samuel Adam Whitman | 20 | 6' 0" | Europe | Model |
| United States |
Brandon Michael Anderson | 29 | 6' 0" | Americas | Model |
| Venezuela |
Orlando Delgado | 18 | 5' 11" | Americas | Model |
 Vietnam |
Nguyễn Văn Thịnh | 24 | 6' 0" | Asia-Pacific | Model |
Debuts
- Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
and MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
will compete in Manhunt International for the first time.
Returning countries and territories
- IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
last competed in 1997. - GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
last competed in 1995. - LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
last competed in 1999. - Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
and SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
last competed in 2006.
No shows
Nations did not competed
Egypt – Tarek Naguib
Georgia (country) – Roland Saralidze
Latvia – Arturs Mihailovs
Lebanon – Ahmad Sabbagh
Contestant notes
- Claudio Furtado of Angola (4th runner-up) also participated in Mister International 2008Mister International 2008Mister International 2008, the 3rd Mister International male pageant was held in Tainan, Taiwan on November 24, 2008. 30 contestants competed for the title, marking the biggest edition in the pageant history. Mister International 2007, Alan Martini of Brazil crown his successor Ngo Tien Doan of...
but failed to placed. - Koen Van De Voorde of Luxembourg also participated in Mister International 2008Mister International 2008Mister International 2008, the 3rd Mister International male pageant was held in Tainan, Taiwan on November 24, 2008. 30 contestants competed for the title, marking the biggest edition in the pageant history. Mister International 2007, Alan Martini of Brazil crown his successor Ngo Tien Doan of...
who placed in the Top 10. In this pageant, Koen represents Belgium. - Tarek Naguib of Egypt participated Mister World 2010Mister World 2010Mister World 2010 was the 6th edition of the Mister World male pageant. It was held at Incheon, Korea, the competition began on March 11, 2010 and the final was held at Songdo Convensia on March 27, 2010. 74 delegates are competing from all around the world...
.
The prizes
- Manhunt International 2008: US$ 10,000.00 cash, a US$ 30,000.00 modelling contract with Mythmodels Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 1st runner-up: US$ 2,000.00 cash, a US$ 15,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 2nd runner-up: US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 3rd runner-up: US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
- 4th runner-up: US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy, and sash.
The jury
- The contestants will be judged by a 15 member panel composed of both International and Korean celebrity judges. They come from all walks of life – actors and actress, artist, olympic gold medalist, former beauty queen, doctor, fashion magazine editor, talent scouts and professionals.