Mr Gay World 2017

The 9th edition of Mr Gay World took place from May 5–10, 2017 in Madrid and Maspalomas, Spain.[1] More than 40 contestants from all over the world will compete for the title and become an ambassador for the LGBT community. The reigning titleholder Mr. Gay World 2016 Roger Gosalbez Pitaluga from Spain will crown his successor at the end of the event.[2]John Raspado, 36, from the Philippines was proclaimed the winner.[3][4][5]

Contestants

21 contestants have been confirmed:[6]

Country Contestant Age Position - Awards Hometown Notes
 Australia David Francis 29 Top 10 Sydney [7]
 Austria Michael Dalpiaz -----Top 10 ------
 Brazil Vitor Hugo Trindade de Castro----- ------
 Belgium Raf Van Puymbroeck 21 2nd Runner Up Vosselaar [8]
 Chile Juan Pedro Pavez Böhle 29 Top 10, Sport Challenge and Fashion Show Winner Los Lagos Region [9]
 Czech Republic Frantisek Pesek ----- ------
 Ecuador Flavio Romero 27 Top 10 Portoviejo [10]
 Finland Joonas Nilsson 29 Turku
 India Darshan Mandhana 31 Top 10 Mumbai [11]
 Indonesia Budi Alamsyah ----- Written test Winner, ------
 Mexico Jorge Gonzalez 24 Zacatecas City [12]
 New Zealand Charlie Tredway 33 Sympathy Winner Auckland [13]
 Philippines John Raspado 36 Mr. Gay World 2017, Swimsuit, Evening Dress, Interview, Vote Online and Social Media Winner. Baguio [14]
 Poland Andrzej Berg Dalpiaz ----- ------
 South Africa Alexander Steyn 33 Top 5 and Social Campaign Winner Bloemfontein [15]
 Spain Cándido Arteaga [16] 26 1st Runner Up, National Costume and Fotogenia Winner Tenerife [17]
 Slovak Republic Jaromir Sufr ----- ------
  Switzerland Marco Tornese 32 Top 5 Lausanne [18]
 Taiwan Touya Xiao 22 Taipei [19]
 Thailand Pattanajuk Vipadakul 30 Udon Thani [20]
 Venezuela Alberto Jose Rodriguez Rengifo 30 Caracas [21]

References

  1. ↑ "Spain to Host Mr. Gay World 2017". Eikon.
  2. ↑ "Thirty-year-old Spanish hunk wins Mr. Gay World 2017". Mambaonline.
  3. ↑ "John Raspado wins 1st Mr. Gay World title for Phl – Outrage Magazine". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. ↑ INQUIRER.net. "PH bet wins Mr. Gay World 2017". lifestyle.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  5. ↑ "Meet John Raspado, the Filipino Man Who Was Just Named Mr. Gay World". 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  6. ↑ "Mr. Gay World 2017 Contestants". Mr. Gay World Org.
  7. ↑ "Meet David Francis, Australia's representative for Mr. Gay World". Out in Perth.
  8. ↑ "Raf Van Puymbroeck is Mister Gay Belgium 2016". Zizo Online.
  9. ↑ "Juan Pedro Pavez Bohle se coronó Mister Gay Chile 2017". Universo Gay.
  10. ↑ "Flavio Romero, el nuevo rostro gay de Ecuador". Extra.ec.
  11. ↑ "Mumbai boy Darshan Mandhana finally wins Mr Gay India crown on third attempt". Mid-day.com.
  12. ↑ "Mr. Gay World Mexico 2017 - Jorge Gonzalez". Mr. Gay World.
  13. ↑ "Charlie Tredway Wins Mr. Gay New Zealand". Gay Express New Zealand.
  14. ↑ "John Raspado wins Mr. Gay World Philippines 2016". Rappler.
  15. ↑ "South African jewel in a crown". Mr. Gay World.
  16. ↑ "Cándido Arteaga, representante de Tenerife, se convierte en Mr. Gay España 2016". Telemadrid.es.
  17. ↑ "Cándido Arteaga, elegido Mr. Gay Pride España 2016". Mundo Deportivo.
  18. ↑ "Marco Tornese, Switzerland's representative for Mr. Gay World".
  19. ↑ "Mr. Gay Taiwan Pushing Ahead For Same-Sex Marriage". Eikon.
  20. ↑ "Doctor Takes Out Mr Gay Thailand Title After High Quality Final". Eikon.
  21. ↑ "2017 Mr. Gay World Venezuela Alberto Rodriguez". VN Beauties.
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