International Mister Gay 2007

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International Mister Gay 2007
Date: October 28, 2006
Venue: Palm Springs International Convention Center,
Palm Springs, California, USA
Winner: Nathan Shaked
Represented: Flag of Israel Israel
Congeniality: Flag of the Philippines Philippines

International Mr Gay 2007, the 2nd annual International Mister Gay Competition, took place at the Palm Springs International Convention Center in Palm Springs, California, USA.

USA's Jesse Bashem turned-over the title to his successor, Nathan Shaked of Israel, at the conclusion of the International Grand Finale. Nathan will now work as an International Mr Gay Ambassador to improve the visibility of gay men, confront homophobia homosexual discrimination, and create a positive role model in his travels around the world. On the other hand, some of the prizes for Mr Israel includeed a modeling contract, a Caribbean cruise and a trip to Puerto Vallarta.


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[edit] Contestants

Flag of Australia Australia

  • Wil Sabin
  • Age: 23

Flag of Germany Germany

  • Ibrahim Georg Hannina
  • Age: 36

Flag of Hungary Hungary

  • Nándor Gyöngyösi
  • Age: 29

Flag of Iran Iran

  • Kia Shirazi
  • Age: 25

Flag of Ireland Ireland

  • Keith Kearney
  • Age: 25

Flag of Israel Israel

  • Nathan Shaked
  • Age: 37

Flag of Italy Italy

  • Fabio Falco
  • Age: 30

Flag of Morocco Morocco

  • Shakir Badar
  • Age: 20

Flag of Mexico Mexico

  • Manuel Odin De la Mora Estrada
  • Age: 26

Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands

  • Joep Mesman
  • Age: 25

Flag of Norway Norway

  • Olav Hanto
  • Age: 31

Flag of the Philippines Philippines

  • Robby Tarroza
  • Age: 36

Flag of Poland Poland

  • Piotr Kowalski
  • Age: 23

Flag of the United States United States

  • Grant Ermis
  • Age: 27

Flag of the Vatican City Vatican City

  • Francesco Mondavi
  • Age: 29

[edit] Results

  • INTERNATIONAL MISTER GAY 2007: Nathan Shaked (Israel)
  • The runners-up were:
    • 1st runner-up: Grant Ermis (USA)
    • 2nd runner-up: Joep Mesman (Netherlands)

[edit] Awards

  • Special awards went to:


[edit] Records/Trivia

[edit] Delegates

  • Mister Hungary (Nándor Gyöngyösi) is the winner of Mister Gay Europe 2006 held in Amsterdam.
  • Mister USA (Grant Ermis) compete for the title US Mister Gay a day before the International Mr Gay (IMG) Grand Finale to represent his country.

[edit] General

  • Palm Springs hosted the pageant for the second time, having previously hosted the first year. The Competition was the first ever held in the United States. International Mr Gay 2008 has been set for January 2008, in Hollywood.
  • Unlike the first year's cliffhanger decision, where a second round of judging was needed to break a tie, the judges in 2006 were united in their decision.

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