Mister International 2022

Mister International 2022
DateOctober 30, 2022
PresentersMichael Bristol
VenueNew Frontier Theater, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
BroadcasterYoutube
Entrants35
Placements16
Debuts
  • Albania
  • Cuba
  • Laos
  • Sierra Leone
Withdrawals
  • Australia
  • Bolivia
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
  • Guam
  • Lebanon
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
  • Sweden
  • Vietnam
Returns
  • France
  • Kazakhstan
  • Myanmar
WinnerEmmanuel "Manu" Franco
Dominican Republic
CongenialityRyo Yatogo
Japan
Best National CostumeJason Julius
Indonesia
PhotogenicSurasak Muangkaew
Thailand
← 2018
2023 (Pradinunt faction)
2023 (Deldio faction) →

Mister International 2022 was the 14th Mister International competition, held at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on October 30, 2022.[1]

Emmanuel "Manu" Franco of the Dominican Republic at the end of the event was granted as the winner. This is the last undisputed edition of Mister International. Following the death of its Singaporean founder Alan Sim in October 2022, the pageant plunged into a leadership crisis with two successors; Pradit Pradinunt of Thailand and Manuel Deldio of the Philippines. Two pageants were held the next year both of which claiming to be the legitimate 15th edition.[2][3]

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from 35 countries and territories have been selected to compete. The 2022 edition was known as the 14th edition of Mister International after a three-year hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic.[citation needed]

The 2022 edition seen the debut of Albania, Cuba, Laos, and Sierra Leone, returning countries from France, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, and withdrawals from Australia, China, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden.[citation needed]

Delegates were winners from their national pageants or appointed to their positions after being a runner-up in their national pageant between 2019 and 2022 and/or being selected through a casting process.[citation needed]

Results

Placements announced by the pageant were as follows:[4]

Placement Contestant
Mister International 2022
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
5th Runner-Up
  •  Spain – Juan Pablo Colías
Top 10
Top 16

Special awards

Award Contestant Ref.
Best in Formal Wear  Dominican Republic – Emmanuel “Manu” Franco
Best in Swimwear  Spain – Juan Pablo Colías
Best National Costume  Indonesia – Jason Julius
Mister Congeniality  Japan – Ryo Yatogo
Mister Personality  Albania – Boris Gurtner
Mister Photogenic  Thailand – Surasak Muangkeaw

Contestants

35 contestants competed for the title:[5]

Country/Territory Delegate Age[a] Height Hometown Ref.
 Albania Boris Gurtner 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Fribourg [6]
 Belgium Niels van Dijk 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bornem [7]
 Brazil Luan Antonelli 29 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Jacinto Machado
 Cambodia Bunchhat Eat 25 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Phnom Penh [8]
 Cuba Rubert Manuel Arias 28 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) La Habana [9]
 Czech Republic Matěj Švec 23 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Velešín [10][11]
 Dominican Republic Emmanuel "Manu" Franco 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Distrito Nacional [12]
 France Pierre Carriou 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Paimpol [13]
 Haiti Réginal Theodore Bien-Aime 29 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Port-au-Prince [14]
 Hong Kong Jason Li Kwai Chiu 24 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Hong Kong [15]
 India Lukanand Kshetrimayum 20 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Manipur
 Indonesia Jason Julius 25 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Bandung [16]
 Japan Ryo Yatogo 25 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Niigata
 Kazakhstan Anatoly Anissimov 24 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Astana
 South Korea Cho Jae-young 29 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Seoul [17]
 Laos Sengtavanh Chaleunphonh 23 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Luang Prabang
 Malaysia Roger Hugo Amandus 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sabah
 Mexico Jorge Andrés Villegas 25 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Mexico City
 Myanmar San Thar 27 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Pauktaw
   Nepal Manash Kumar Rai 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Kathmandu
 Netherlands Iliya Shahedi 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Amsterdam
 Nicaragua Jonathan López 29 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) León [18]
 Panama Daniel Andrian Morán 22 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Panama City [19]
 Peru Eleazar Moreno 29 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Lima [20]
 Philippines Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano 25 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Parañaque City [21]
 Puerto Rico Driel Souza 29 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) San Juan [22]
 Sierra Leone Almon Sall 27 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Freetown [23]
 Singapore Sean Nicholas Sutiono 26 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Singapore
 Spain Juan Pablo Colías 25 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Valladolid
 Sri Lanka Pasan Weerasekara 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Ganemulla [24]
  Switzerland Marcel Ignacio Riera 28 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Neuchâtelois [25][26]
 Taiwan Jacob Hsiao 29 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Taipei
 Thailand Surasak Muangkaew 27 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Lamphun [27]
 United States Daryn Alexander Friedman 23 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Hollywood
 Venezuela Orangel Dirinot 26 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) Coro

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant.

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