Mister World 2010
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Mister 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. Juan García Postigo
of Spain
will crown Kamal Ibrahim
of Ireland
as the new Mister World 2010 at the end of the event.
debuted in the contest and host the Mister World pageant from March 11 to March 27, 2010. Julia Morley said "I am so delighted that we will have the opportunity to showcase the beautiful country of Korea to the rest of the world as our contestants battle it out to find the world's most desirable man". The pageant is supported by the Korean government and people. It is also supported by the former Miss Worlds such as Denise Perrier
(1953), Azra Akın
(2002), María Julia Mantilla
(2004), Taťána Kuchařová
(2006) and Zhang Zilin
(2007) together with the very first Mister World 1996 Tom Nuyens
from Belgium
.
, Korea
on March 18, 2010.
, Korea
on March 23, 2010.
, Korea
on March 24, 2010.
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, 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...
, 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. Juan García Postigo
Juan García Postigo
Juan García Postigo is a male beauty pageant contestant from Málaga, Spain. He was proclaimed Mister World 2007 on March 31, 2007, in Sanya, People's Republic of China...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , 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...
will crown Kamal Ibrahim
Kamal Ibrahim (Mister World 2010)
Kamal Ibrahim is a male beauty pageant contestant and winner of the Mister World 2010 title, having won the competition held in Incheon, Korea on Saturday 27 March 2010.-External links:*...
of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
as the new Mister World 2010 at the end of the event.
Introduction
For the first time, KoreaSouth 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...
debuted in the contest and host the Mister World pageant from March 11 to March 27, 2010. Julia Morley said "I am so delighted that we will have the opportunity to showcase the beautiful country of Korea to the rest of the world as our contestants battle it out to find the world's most desirable man". The pageant is supported by the Korean government and people. It is also supported by the former Miss Worlds such as Denise Perrier
Denise Perrier
Denise Perrier is a French model and actress. She now goes by "Denise Perrier Lanfranchi."Perrier was the third person to be chosen as Miss World in 1953, representing France; the same year that France also won the Miss Universe pageant by Christiane Martel.Perrier has done little acting...
(1953), Azra Akın
Azra Akin
Azra Akın is a Dutch born Turkish model and actress. She is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 2002 and Miss Turkey 2002.-Biography:...
(2002), María Julia Mantilla
María Julia Mantilla
María Julia “Maju” Mantilla García is a Peruvian beauty queen who became the second woman from Peru to be crowned Miss World.-Early life:...
(2004), Taťána Kuchařová
Tatána Kucharová
Taťána Kuchařová is a Czech beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss World Czech Republic and Miss World 2006. In doing so, she became the first woman from the Czech Republic to win the title at the final event of the Miss World competition, held on 30 September 2006, in Warsaw, Poland...
(2006) and Zhang Zilin
Zhang Zilin
Zhang Zilin is a beauty queen and fashion model who won Miss China World in 2007 and was crowned Miss World 2007, representing the People's Republic of China. She is the first Miss World of East Asian origin.-Biography:...
(2007) together with the very first Mister World 1996 Tom Nuyens
Tom Nuyens
Tom Nuyens was awarded the first Mister Belgium and Mister World title in 1996.He works as a model and travels all around the world.-External links:*...
from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Placements
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mister World 2010 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Czech Republic - Josef KarasJosef Karas (athlete) Josef Karas is a Czech male decathlete and beauty pageant titleholder. He previously represented Canada. He set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on 20 June 2007 in Kladno... |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Nigeria - Kenneth Okolie |
| Top 5 finalists |
 Lebanon - Abdel Rahman Balaa Netherlands - Honza Filipi |
| Top 15 semifinalists |
 Brazil - Jonas Sulzbach Germany - Michael Piechler Greece - Lampros Danas Guadeloupe - Emmanuel Binga India - Inder Bajwa Mexico - Alvaro Álvarez Northern Ireland - Matthew Poole Venezuela - José Manuel FloresJosé Manuel Flores Sánchez José Manuel Flores Sánchez is a Venezuelan model who was selected Mister Venezuela in 2009. He obtained the title of Mister Venezuela 2009 after being chosen by local Mister World franchiseholder, Osmel Sousa...  Wales - Jonny Rees |
Mr World Talent
The Mr World Talent took place at the Hilton in GyeongjuGyeongju
Gyeongju is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, covering with a population of 269,343 people according to the 2008 census. Gyeongju is southeast of Seoul, and east of the...
, 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 March 18, 2010.
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Belgium - Willem Vermuyten |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Russia - Sergey Kolenchikov |
| Top 6 |
 Kenya - Lwanda Kotengo South Africa - Jaco de Bruyn Venezuela - José Manuel FloresJosé Manuel Flores Sánchez José Manuel Flores Sánchez is a Venezuelan model who was selected Mister Venezuela in 2009. He obtained the title of Mister Venezuela 2009 after being chosen by local Mister World franchiseholder, Osmel Sousa... |
| Top 20 |
 The Bahamas - Kendrick Kemp Cyprus - Christos Christodoulides Czech Republic - Josef Karas Kingdom of England - Andreas Kattou Honduras - Carlos Orantes India - Inder Bajwa Republic of Ireland - Kamal IbrahimKamal Ibrahim (Mister World 2010) Kamal Ibrahim is a male beauty pageant contestant and winner of the Mister World 2010 title, having won the competition held in Incheon, Korea on Saturday 27 March 2010.-External links:*...  Japan - Hareruya Konno Kazakhstan - Roman Mironov Martinique - Kevin Bellgrade Nigeria - Kenneth Okolie Swaziland - Phakeme Dlamini United States - Ivan Rusilko |
Mr World Top Model
The Mr World Top Model took place at the Hyatt Regency in IncheonIncheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, 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 March 23, 2010.
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
|
| 1st runner-up |
Czech Republic - Josef Karas |
| 2nd runner-up |
Netherlands - Honza Filipi |
| Top 20 |
 Angola - Jorge Martins The Bahamas - Kendrick Kemp Kingdom of Bulgaria - Martin Martinov Mainland China - Lei Zhao Cyprus - Christos Christodoulides Egypt - Tarek Naguib Germany - Michael Piechler India - Inder Bajwa Lebanon - Abdel Rahman Balaa Nigeria - Kenneth Okolie Northern Ireland - Matthew Poole Norway - Chris Eileng Poland - Maksymilian Lewandowski Kingdom of Romania - Voicu Ruslan Venezuela - José Manuel FloresJosé Manuel Flores Sánchez José Manuel Flores Sánchez is a Venezuelan model who was selected Mister Venezuela in 2009. He obtained the title of Mister Venezuela 2009 after being chosen by local Mister World franchiseholder, Osmel Sousa... |
Mr World Sports
The Mr World Sports took place in IncheonIncheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, 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 March 24, 2010.
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
|
| 1st runner-up |
Norway - Chris Eileng |
| 2nd runner-up |
 Malta - Mark Spiteri |
| Top 8 |
 Belarus - Mihail Baranov Cyprus - Christos Christodoulides Mexico - Alvaro Álvarez South Africa - Jaco de Bruyn Thailand - Rattasat Rungsirithip |
| Top 20 |
Angola - Jorge Martins Azerbaijan - Hafiz Aghayev Brazil - Jonas Sulzbach Canada - Ron Wear Denmark - Kevin Skroder Honduras - Carlos Orantes Kazakhstan - Roman Mironov Panama - Héctor Villarreal Russia - Sergey Kolenchikov Spain - Guillermo García Sweden - Alexander Shirpey |
Mr World Marine Champions
- Winner: (Yellow Team) France, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kenya
- 1st runner-up: (Red Team) Philippines, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, United States
- Finalists:
- (Blue Team) Angola, Belarus, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark
- (Black Team) Lebanon, Macedonia FYRO, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway
100m Relay
- Winner: (Blue Team) Australia, Bahamas, Belarus, Czech Republic
- 1st runner-up: (Black Team) Luxembourg, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Norway
- 2nd runner-up: (Red Team) Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Thailand
- 3rd runner-up: (Yellow Team) England, Georgia, Guyana, India
Cooking Korean Style
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
|
| 1st runner-up |
 Turkey - Alper Aslanoglu |
| 2nd runner-up |
 New Zealand - Arnold Du Toit |
| 3rd runner-up |
Guadeloupe - Emmanuel Binga |
Judges
The panel of judges was composed by 8 notable personalities:- Julia Morley - Chairman and CEO of Miss World LTD
- Tom NuyensTom NuyensTom Nuyens was awarded the first Mister Belgium and Mister World title in 1996.He works as a model and travels all around the world.-External links:*...
- Mister World 1996Mister World 1996The first edition of the Mister World Pageant was held in September 1996, in Istanbul, Turkey. About 50 countries competed for the title. Tom Nuyens of Belgium crowned as the very first Mister World in 1996.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:... - Zhang ZilinZhang ZilinZhang Zilin is a beauty queen and fashion model who won Miss China World in 2007 and was crowned Miss World 2007, representing the People's Republic of China. She is the first Miss World of East Asian origin.-Biography:...
- Miss World 2007Miss World 2007Miss World 2007, the 57th Miss World pageant was held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1, 2007. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of the People's Republic of China won the crown and succeeded Miss World 2006, Taťána Kuchařová... - Ksenia SukhinovaKsenia SukhinovaKsenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008. She also appeared in all of the postcards that introduced every participating song in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.- Personal :...
- Miss World 2008Miss World 2008Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the... - Andre KimAndré KimAndre Kim was a South Korean fashion designer based in Seoul, South Korea. He was known predominantly for his evening and wedding gown collections.-Biography:Andre Kim was born in Goyang, Gyeonggi, Korea, as Kim Bong-nam...
- Korean designer - Krish Naidoo - Miss World Organization International Ambassador
- Kaiane AldorinoKaiane AldorinoKaiane Aldorino, GMH is a Gibraltarian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2009 and Miss World the same year in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was the first Miss Gibraltar ever to reach the semifinals of the Miss World beauty pageant.-Personal life:Aldorino was born in...
- Miss World 2009Miss World 2009Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history... - Kim Joo-riKim Joo-riKim Joori , is the winner of Miss Korea 2009. For the first time ever, the Miss Korea winner represent Korea in the Miss World 2009,and competed in Miss Universe 2010. She was also crowned as Miss Seoul 2009 before competing in Miss Korea 2009...
- Miss Korea 2009Miss Korea 2009Miss Korea 2009 is a beauty pageant that was held on July 8, 2009 at the Sejong Center, sponsored by the Korean newspaper HanKook Daily News. This year approximately 56 women from around the world competed in Seoul, South Korea and seven were selected by a panel of judges...
Contestants
| Country | Contestant | Age | Height (cm) | Height (ft.) | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola |
Jorge Martins | 27 | 186 | 6'1" | Luanda Luanda Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million... |
 Australia |
Tim Boulenger | 24 | 195 | 6'5" | |
| Azerbaijan |
Hafiz Aghayev | 24 | 185 | 6'1" | Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... |
| The Bahamas |
Kendrick Kemp | 23 | 188 | 6'2" | Nassau Nassau, Bahamas Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas... |
| Belarus |
Mihail Baranov | 21 | 187 | 6'1.5" | Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... |
| Belgium |
Willem Vermuyten | 21 | 184 | 6'0.5" | Mechelen Mechelen Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived... |
 Bolivia |
Jonathan Fisher | 23 | 193 | 6'4" | Cochabamba Cochabamba Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people... |
| ' | Dejan Radovic | 27 | 189 | 6'2.5" | Sarajevo Sarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... |
| Brazil |
Jonas Sulzbach | 24 | 189 | 6'2.5" | Lajeado |
| Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Martin Martinov | 23 | 187 | 6'1.5" | Sofia Sofia Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated... |
| Canada |
Ron Wear | 31 | 183 | 6'0" | |
| ' | Lei Zhao | 23 | 187 | 6'1.5" | |
 Colombia |
Camilo Tocancipá | 20 | 182 | 5'11.5" | Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
 Costa Rica |
Eduardo Cuberos | 19 | 188 | 6'2" | Alajuela Alajuela Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area... |
 Independent State of Croatia |
Dino Bubicic | 27 | 191 | 6'3" | Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... |
| Cyprus |
Christos Christodoulides | 27 | 180 | 5'11" | |
| Czech Republic |
Josef Karas Josef Karas (athlete) Josef Karas is a Czech male decathlete and beauty pageant titleholder. He previously represented Canada. He set his personal best score in the men's decathlon on 20 June 2007 in Kladno... |
31 | 191 | 6'3" | Olomouc Olomouc Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic... |
| Denmark |
Kevin Skroder | 26 | 180 | 5'11" | |
 Dominican Republic |
Ramón Alberto Uyola | 24 | 188 | 6'2" | Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago de los Caballeros is a city in the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago is the second largest metropolis in the Dominican Republic, located in the north-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley... |
| Egypt |
Tarek Naguib | 26 | 187 | 6'1.5" | Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
| Kingdom of England |
Andreas Kattou | 24 | 184 | 6'0.5" | Rugby Rugby, Warwickshire Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county... |
 Ethiopia |
Matewos Jigsa | 26 | 197 | 6'5.5" | |
| ' | Giorgi Orbeladze | 18 | 186 | 6'1" | Tbilisi Tbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... |
| Germany |
Michael Piechler | 32 | 186 | 6'1" | |
| Greece |
Lampros Danas | 25 | 188 | 6'2" | |
| Guadeloupe |
Emmanuel Binga | 25 | 181 | 5'11.5" | Morne-à-l'Eau Morne-à-l'Eau Morne-à-l'Eau is a commune in Guadeloupe. It is home to L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau, a football team who have won the Coupe D.O.M..In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes... |
 Guyana |
Max Chung | 21 | 180 | 5'11" | Georgetown Georgetown, Guyana Georgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves... |
| Honduras |
Carlos Orantes | 20 | 181 | 5'11.5" | La Lima La Lima La Lima is a municipality in the Honduran department of Cortés. It is home to the corporate headquarters of the Tela Railroad Company, a subsidiary of Chiquita. The city is divided into two halves, La Lima Vieja, located on the western side of the Chamelecon River, and La Lima Nueva, located on... |
| ' | Wesley Lee | 23 | 188 | 6'2" | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| India |
Inder Bajwa | 27 | 180 | 5'11" | |
 Indonesia |
Todi Pandapotan | 27 | 185 | 6'1" | Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... |
| Republic of Ireland |
Kamal Ibrahim Kamal Ibrahim (Mister World 2010) Kamal Ibrahim is a male beauty pageant contestant and winner of the Mister World 2010 title, having won the competition held in Incheon, Korea on Saturday 27 March 2010.-External links:*... |
24 | 181 | 5'11.5" | Limerick Limerick Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the... |
 Italy |
Paolo Cosi | 25 | 186 | 6'1" | Corigliano d'Otranto Corigliano d'Otranto Corigliano d'Otranto is a small town and comune of 5,632 inhabitants in the province of Lecce in Apulia, Italy. It is one of the nine towns of Grecìa Salentina.-Sister cities: Ilion, Greece... |
| Japan |
Hareruya Konno | 26 | 187 | 6'1.5" | Hokkaido Hokkaido , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel... |
| Kazakhstan |
Roman Mironov | 24 | 196 | 6'5" | |
| Kenya |
Lwanda Kotengo | 29 | 189 | 6'2.5" | Nairobi Nairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is... |
| ' | Ji-Kwang Yoo | 24 | 186 | 6'1" | 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... |
 Latvia |
Kristaps Punculis | 22 | 190 | 6'3" | Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... |
| Lebanon |
Abdel Rahman Balaa | 22 | 185 | 6'1" | Beirut Beirut Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan... |
 Luxembourg |
Carlo Marino | 30 | 180 | 5'11" | Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , 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... |
| ' | Ivan Niksik | 23 | 188 | 6'2" | Skopje Skopje Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre... |
 Malaysia |
David Lian | 20 | 188 | 6'2" | |
| Malta |
Mark Spiteri | 21 | 175 | 5'9" | Marsascala |
| Martinique |
Kevin Bellgrade | 22 | 184 | 6'0.5" | |
| Mexico |
Alvaro Álvarez | 25 | 183 | 6'0" | Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |
 Mongolia |
Galbadrakh Badarch | 23 | 186 | 6'1" | Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar Ulan Bator or Ulaanbaatar is the capital and largest city of Mongolia. An independent municipality, the city is not part of any province, and its population as of 2008 is over one million.... |
 Kingdom of Montenegro |
Predrag Pavlicic | 23 | 188 | 6'2" | |
| Netherlands |
Honza Filipi | 27 | 200 | 6'6.5" | Hengelo Hengelo Hengelo is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel. The city lies along the motorways A1/E30 and A35 and it has a station for the International Amsterdam – Hannover – Berlin service.-Traffic and transport:... |
| New Zealand |
Arnold Du Toit | 26 | 182 | 5'11.5" | |
| Nigeria |
Kenneth Okolie | 26 | 188 | 6'2" | |
| Northern Ireland |
Matthew Poole | 20 | 188 | 6'2" | Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly... |
| Norway |
Chris Eileng | 26 | 180 | 5'11" | Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... |
| Panama |
Héctor Villarreal | 25 | 182 | 5'11.5" | Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
 Paraguay |
Diego Tuma | 26 | 180 | 5'11" | Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... |
 Peru |
Manuel Illich | 24 | 186 | 6'1" | Lima Lima Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima... |
 Philippines |
Alvin De Joya | 23 | 187 | 6'1.5" | Manila 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,... |
| Poland |
Maksymilian Lewandowski | 18 | 191 | 6'3" | Przyce Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most... |
 Puerto Rico |
Joshua Dalmau | 25 | 191 | 6'3" | Coamo |
| Kingdom of Romania |
Voicu Ruslan | 23 | 195 | 6'5" | |
| Russia |
Sergey Kolenchikov | 29 | 185 | 6'1" | St. Petersburg |
 Serbia |
Vasa Nestorovic | 25 | 193 | 6'4" | |
 Singapore |
Hanxiong Hu | 25 | 175 | 5'9" | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
| South Africa |
Jaco de Bruyn | 26 | 182 | 5'11.5" | |
| Spain |
Guillermo García | 24 | 192 | 6'3.5" | Zaragoza Zaragoza Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain... |
 Sri Lanka |
Hemal Rana | 25 | 182 | 5'11.5" | Matale Matale Matale is a town in the hill country of Sri Lanka, from Colombo and from Kandy. It is an area steeped in history and village living. The mayor of Matale is Hilmy Careem, as of May, 2006.... |
| Swaziland |
Phakeme Dlamini | 25 | 197 | 6'5.5" | Manzini |
| Sweden |
Alexander Shirpey | 24 | 184 | 6'0.5" | |
| Thailand |
Rattasat Rungsirithip | 24 | 186 | 6'1" | Chiangmai |
| Turkey |
Alper Aslanoglu | 24 | 193 | 6'4" | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
 Ukraine |
Iurii Bogish | 27 | 187 | 6'1.5" | Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
| United States |
Ivan Rusilko | 26 | 183 | 6'0" | Meadville Meadville, Pennsylvania Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania... |
| Venezuela |
José Manuel Flores José Manuel Flores Sánchez José Manuel Flores Sánchez is a Venezuelan model who was selected Mister Venezuela in 2009. He obtained the title of Mister Venezuela 2009 after being chosen by local Mister World franchiseholder, Osmel Sousa... |
23 | 195 | 6'5" | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
| Wales |
Jonny Rees | 24 | 178 | 5'10" | Swansea Swansea Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands... |
Debuts
Returning Countries and Territories
- Last competed in 1996Mister World 1996The first edition of the Mister World Pageant was held in September 1996, in Istanbul, Turkey. About 50 countries competed for the title. Tom Nuyens of Belgium crowned as the very first Mister World in 1996.-Placements:-Special awards:-Contestants:...
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- Last competed in 1998Mister World 1998Mister World 1998, the second edition of the Mister World male pageant, was held on September 18, 1998 in the Tróia Peninsula, Grândola, Portugal...
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- Last competed in 2003Mister World 2003The fourth edition of the Mister World male pageant was held at the Brewery Hall, London, England on August 9, 2003. Gustavo Narciso Gianetti from Brazil beats the other 37 contestants and became Mister World 2003.-Placements:-Judges:*Julia Morley*Azra Akin...
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Withdraws
Contestants Notes
- Ivan Rusilko (United States) represented his country 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...
. He placed in the Top 15. - Christos Christodoulides (Cyprus) made the Top 5 and became 4th runner up at Mister Universe Model 2010.
International telecasts
According to the official press release the final competition will be broadcasted to some 1 billion viewers in 140 countries.- Brazil: CMTCMT- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
- Mainland China: CCTV
- Republic of Ireland: Sky1
- Mexico: TelevisaTelevisaTelevisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
Moldova: STS TV Dixi- Russia: STS
- South Africa: SABC 3SABC 3SABC3 is a commercial South African Broadcasting Corporation television channel that carries programming in English and, as of April 2009, Afrikaans....
South Korea: MBC ESPNESPN InternationalESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:Asia: *ESPN SEA*ESPN SEA 2*ESPN China*ESPN Hong Kong*ESPN India*ESPN Malaysia...
(Main broadcaster)
United Kingdom: Sky1- United States: Bravo and E! Entertainment