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| Manhunt International 2008 |
| Date: |
June 2, 2008 |
| Venue: |
The Circle, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea |
| Entrants: |
47 |
| Debuts: |
Equatorial Guinea, Morocco |
| Withdraws: |
Austria, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands |
| Returns: |
Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Ireland, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Spain |
| Winner: |
Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy |
| Represented: |
 Morocco |
The 13th annual of Manhunt International 2008 was held at The Circle, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea. 47 international contestants participated at the contest. All the contestants arrived in Seoul, Korea on May 28, 2008. Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy from Morocco won the competition.
[edit] Official Final Results
- Manhunt International 2008: Morocco Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy
- 1st runner-up:
Sweden Egill Arnljots
- 2nd runner-up:
Costa Rica Cesar Vargas
- 3rd runner-up:
Korea Lee Jae-Hwan
- 4th runner-up:
Angola Claudio Furtado
- Top 15:
[edit] Official special awards
| Award |
Name |
Country |
| Mr Friendship |
Rikesh Raj Shrestha |
 Nepal |
| Mr Photogenic |
Samuel Adam Whitman |
 England |
| Mr Physique |
Yang Yao |
 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 |
[edit] Official Contestants
[edit] National competition notes
[edit] Debuts
[edit] Returning states and territories
[edit] Withdraws
[edit] No shows
[edit] Contestants that were selected but failed to participate
[edit] Contestant notes
- Hristo Hristov represented Bulgaria is the oldest contestant this year, he is 32 years old.
- Orlando Delgado represented Venezuela is the youngest contestants this year, he is only 18 years old.
- Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy from Morocco became the first men represented his country and won Manhunt International 2008 title.
- Gbadebo Williams became the very first winner in his country, he represented Equatorial Guinea at Manhunt International 2008 and was 2nd runner-up in national costume competition.
[edit] The awards
- Manhunt International 2008 will win US$ 10,000.00 cash, a US$ 30,000.00 modelling contract with Mythmodels Beijing, China plus trophy and sash.
- The 1st runner up will win US$ 2,000.00 cash, a US$ 15,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy & sash
- The 2nd runner up will win US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy & sash
- The 3rd runner up will win US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy & sash
- The 4th runner up will win US$ 1,000.00 cash, a US$ 10,000.00 modelling contract with Myth Models Beijing, China plus trophy & sash
[edit] The model agent
Myth Models - Beijing China is recognized as one of the leading Talent Scout and Model Agent in China. They have managed many International and Chinese Top Models. They will sponsor modelling contracts worth US$ 65,000.00 to the top finalists and to other models, which they will select at the 2008 Manhunt International World Finals. Myth Models is currently managing Manhunt International 2006 winner - Jaime Augusto Maiyol and Manhunt International 2006 - Mr. Photogenic - Gabriel Garro Reinhardt. from Costa Rica in Beijing, China Myth Models - Beijing, China is the Official Model Agency of Manhunt International 2007 and 2008 is owned and managed by enterprising Mr. Tony Wang.
[edit] The designer trunk
Rickie is the official Designer Swimwear of Manhunt international 2006, 2007 and 2008. The numero uno designer is the talented of Ricky Abad who hails from the Philippines. He is the house designer for Champion, designed the official swimwear for the national swim team of the Philippines and also Miss Earth Pageant in the Philippines. This the third year consecutive that Rickie is the official swimwear for Manhunt International 2008.
[edit] The jury
The contestants will be judged by a 15 member panel comprising 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.
[edit] External links
[edit] Reference
Brazil Thiago Testoni
United States Brandon Michael Anderson
Panama Anthony Warren
Luxembourg Koen Van de Voorde
Venezuela Orlando Delgado
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Belgium
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Canada
Curacao
Dominican Republic
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Germany
Ghana
Gibraltar
Greece
Guatemala
Hawaii
Indonesia
Ireland
Kazakhstan
Macau
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
Pakistan
Puerto Rico
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Vietnam
