13 things about Mister World Israel 1996 Zafrir Ben-Zvi

Zafrir Ben-Zvi represented Israel in the inaugural edition of Mister World. It is an international male beauty pageant founded by Eric Morley in 1996.

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BIOGRAPHY

Ben-Zvi is an Israeli mechanical design and product development engineer originally from Haifa, Israel. He is quadrilingual.

From Haifa, Ben-Zvi moved to Jerusalem, Israel. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was employed as a construction worker when he competed in Mister World.
2. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art is a public college in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel and a master’s degree in integrated design, industrial and product design from the Holon Institute of Technology in Holon, Israel.
3. In 1996, he visited Turkiye.
4. He is Mister World Israel 1996.
5. He was a Mister World 1996 candidate.
6. From 2004 to 2007, he was an injection molding technologist at KR Hamivreshet in Ruhama, Israel.
7. From 2008 to 2010, he was a research and development (R&D) engineer.
8. From 2010 to 2014, he was a process and tools engineer at TAV Medical in Shlomi, Israel.
9. In 2013, he visited Germany.
10. From 2014 to 2016, he was a mechanical and process engineer at Kullicke & Soffa in Haifa, Israel.
11. In 2016, he joined OrCam in Jerusalem as a mechanical design and product development engineer.
12. In 2019, he visited Italy.
13. In 2021, he visited Switzerland.

TIMELINE

Ben-Zvi is 6’2″ tall. He speaks Hebrew, English, German and Italian.

1990s

• On September 20, 1996, he represented Israel at Mister World 1996 and competed against 49 other candidates at the Anadolu Auditorium in Şişli, Istanbul, Turkiye. He was unplaced.

2000s

• In February 2004, he joined KR Hamivreshet in Ruhama.
• In November 2007, he left KR Hamivreshet.
• In January 2008, he became an R&D engineer.

2010s

• In March 2010, he left his job as an R&D engineer.
• In July 2010, he joined TAV Medical in Shlomi.
• In October 2013, he attended the K 2013 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber in Dusseldorf, Germany.
• In October 2014, he left TAV Medical.
• In November 2014, he joined Kullicke & Soffa in Haifa.
• In October 2016, he left Kullicke & Soffa and joined OrCam in Jerusalem.
• In June 2019, he visited Ein Zivan, Israel and traveled to Bornio, Rovigo, Veneto, Italy.

2020s

• In September 2021, he enjoyed cycling in Bellagio, Como, Lombardy, Italy and St. Moritz, Maloja, Grisons, Switzerland and visited Arese, Milan, Lombardy.

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10 things about Mister World Asia 2024 Pham Tuan Ngoc

Phạm Tuấn Ngọc was born and raised in Haiphong, Vietnam. He represented the country in the 11th edition of Mister World.

BIOGRAPHY

Pham is a Vietnamese activist, actor, model and beauty king. He enjoys martial arts and playing traditional musical instruments.

On August 12, 2025, Pham turned 26. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is trilingual.
2. He earned his bachelor’s degree in English and economics from the National Economics University in Hanoi, Vietnam.
3. From 2018 to 2019, he was a member of the executive committee of the Union Branch of the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​and Economics at National Economics University.
4. From 2019 to 2020, he was deputy secretary of the Union Branch of the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​and Economics at National Economics University.
5. He is Mister National Economics University 2019.
6. In 2023, he visited South Korea.
7. From 2023 to 2025, he dated Nguyen Huong Lien.
8. He and Nguyen competed in VTV9’s 2023 show “The Face Vietnam” Season 4.
9. He won Mister World Vietnam 2024 while he was pursuing a master’s degree in business administration.
10. He was a Mister World 2024 first runner-up.

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TIMELINE

Pham is 6′1⁄2” tall. He speaks Vietnam, English and Chinese.

2010s

• In November 2019, he attended a fashion event at Smiley Ville in Hanoi.

2020s

• In August 2022, he walked the runway at the Aristino Fashion Show at JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi in Hanoi.
• In July 2023, he walked the runway at the Aquafina Vietnam International Fashion Week 2023 at the Military Zone 7’s Indoor Sports Complex in Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• In August 2023, he and Nguyen started dating.
• He and Nguyen competed against 14 other models and finished ninth in “The Face Vietnam” Season 4, which aired on VTV9 from June 4, 2023 to August 13, 2023. She finished eighth and he finished ninth.
• In November 2023, he traveled to Seoul, South Korea.
• On July 13, 2024, he competed against 28 other Mister World Vietnam 2024 candidates in Ho Chi Minh City and won the title.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Vietnam at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was runner-up to Danny Mejia of Puerto Rico and was crowned Mister World Asia 2024.
• On January 31, 2025, he and Nguyen confirmed their breakup.

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10 things about Mister World Venezuela 2024 Juan Alberto Garcia

Juan Alberto Garcia Caled won the 16th edition of Mister Venezuela. He represented Venezuela in the 11th edition of Mister World.

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BIOGRAPHY

Garcia is a Venezuelan-Lebanese television host, fitness trainer, mental coach, model and beauty king originally from Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. He is the 10th beauty king to represent the country in Mister World.

A former baseball player, Garcia is a fan of the Navegantes del Magallanes, a baseball team based in Valencia. He enjoys dancing salsa, merengue, bachata and reggaeton and he loves to cook.

On March 9, 2025, Garcia turned 26. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is Victor Garcia‘s older brother.
2. In 2018, he obtained a diploma in coaching facilitation from the Universidad José Antonio Páez in San Diego, Carabobo.
3. In 2019, he visited the Dominican Republic.
4. He was Mister Supranational Venezuela 2021 second runner-up.
5. He made his runway debut at Valencia Fashion Week 2022.
6. In 2024, he joined the Venevision show “Bailando con las Reinas” as Nieves Soteldo‘s co-host and visited Turkiye and Vietnam.
7. He was crowned Mister Venezuela 2024 while he was employed as a Venevision host and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social communication.
8. He was a Mister World 2024 finalist.
9. He is a Premios On 2025 awardee.
10. He was a Republica Dominicana (RD) Fashion Week 2025 model.

TIMELINE

Juan is 6’3″ tall. He speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• In February 2018, he obtained a diploma from the Universidad José Antonio Páez in San Diego.
• In February 2019, he played baseball in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

2020s

• On May 27, 2021, he competed at Mister Supranational Venezuela 2021 in Caracas. He was second runner-up to William Badell.
• On April 25, 2022, he walked the runway at the Valencia Fashion Week 2022 at Hesperia WTC Valencia in Valencia, which marked his runway debut.
• On July 13, 2024, he competed against 13 other Mister Venezuela 2024 candidates at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela and won the title.
• In September 2024, he became a “Bailando con las Reinas” host.
• In October 2024, he joined Miss Venezuela 2020 Alejandra Conde as the hosts of the Venevision show “Misses con Proposito”, which featured Miss Venezuela 2024 candidates.
• He traveled from Maiquetía, Vargas, Venezuela to Turkiye on November 3, 2024 and arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on November 5, 2024.
• From November 6-22, 2024, he participated in various Mister World 2024 events in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam and Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam wearing clothes from Ados Designs, Angélica Rivera, Arcadio Díaz, Carlos Sierra, Marco Michetti, Modas Uomo, Monis y Fornes and Rojas Villanueva.
• On November 20, 2024, he wore an outfit designed by Alejandro Antonio Velazquez Venegas and Irma Contreras in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Venezuela at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết where he wore a Giovanni Scutaro outfit. He finished in the Top 10.
• On May 8, 2025, he was named the Male Artist of the Year at
  ValevisiOn Channel’s Premios On 2025 at Hotel Hesperia WTC Valencia in Valencia.
• In October 2025, he walked for JC Lagares at the RD Fashion Week 2025 in Santo Domingo.

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13 things about Mister World USA 2024 Daryn Friedman

Daryn Alexander Friedman represented Florida, United States in the inaugural edition of Mister USA. He represented the country in the 14th edition of Mister International and the 11th edition of Mister World.

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BIOGRAPHY

Friedman is an American kinesiologist, volleyball and bodybuilding coach, weight loss expert, model and beauty king from Hollywood, Florida. He is Mark Friedman and Rodi Alexander Friedman‘s son.

On February 18, 2025, Daryn turned 26. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. His father earned a master’s degree in music from the University of Miami in Miami, Florida.
2. His mother attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
3. He earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA.
4. After graduating from St. Andrews University, he served as the head coach of the volleyball team of Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
5. In 2021, his mother won the National Citrus Classic Woman and World’s Perfect Model Search Classic Woman titles.
6. He won the World’s Perfect Model Search 2021 title.
7. In 2022, he received a Coach of the Year recognition and visited the Philippines.
8. He is Mister International USA 2022.
9. He was a Mister International 2022 finalist.
10. In 2023, he visited Suriname.
11. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
12. He was Mister USA 2024 first runner-up.
13. He was a Mister World 2024 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Daryn in 6’0″ tall. He plays the saxophone.

2021

• On August 1, 2021, he competed against 28 other candidates in the Mister category of the World’s Perfect Model Search 2021 in Orlando, Florida and won the title.

2022

• On February 11, 2022, he appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Fox News.
• On October 30, 2022, he represented the U.S. at Mister International 2022 and competed against 34 other candidates at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. He finished in the Top 10.

2023

• In October 2023, he traveled to Paramaribo, Suriname.

2024

• On August 31, 2024, he represented Florida at Mister USA 2024 and competed against 19 other candidates at the Crystal Ballroom of Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was runner-up to Cormac Murphy and was crowned Mister World USA 2024.
• On November 10, 2024, he competed against 35 other semifinalists in the Mister World 2024 talent competition and finished in the Top 5.
• On November 12, 2024, he won the Mister World 2024 head-to-head challenge at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. 
• On November 14, 2024, he finished sixth in the Mister World 2024 swimming contest at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam.
• On November 17, 2024, he finished 16th in the 5-kilometer race of Mister World 2024 in Vũng Tàu.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented the U.S. at Mister World 2024 and competed against 60 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He finished in the Top 20.

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#florida #misterInternational #misterUsa #misterWorld

13 things about Mister World Turkiye 2024 Ege Karabenli

Ahmet Ege Karabenli represented Turkiye in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the third man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Karabenli is a Turkish actor, fashion model and beauty king. He is into calisthenics, football and basketball and he enjoys dancing, drawing and skating.

On August 19, 2025, Karabenli turned 27. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is originally from Kuşadası, Aydin, Turkiye.
2. He is bilingual.
3. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
4. From Kuşadası, he moved to Istanbul, Turkiye.
5. In 2020, he visited Indonesia.
6. In 2021, he visited Russia.
7. In 2022, he visited Italy.
8. In 2023, he visited Qatar and South Korea.
9. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
10. He was working as a personal trainer when he was crowned Mister World Turkiye 2024.
11. He was a Miss Türkiye 2024 guest.
12. He was a Mister World 2024 finalist.
13. In 2025, he received an award from Altınyıldız Classics’ Yılın Yıldızları.

TIMELINE

Karabenli is 6’3″ tall. He speaks Turkish and English.

2020

• In May 2020, he was photographed in Canggu, Bali, Indonesia by Sharon Angelia.

2021

• In March 2021, he traveled to Moscow, Russia.
• In August 2021, he was photographed in Istanbul by Mikhail Shapovalov.
• In September 2021, Natella Kiseleva photographed him at the Maçka Democracy Park in Istanbul.

2022

• In May 2022, he traveled to Barcelona, Spain and Milan, Italy.
• In December 2022, he traveled to East Java, Indonesia.

2023

• In March 2023, he traveled to Seoul, South Korea.
• In October 2023, he traveled to Doha, Qatar.

2024

• In June 2024, he traveled to Marrakech, Morocco.
• On July 24, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World Turkiye 2024.
• On September 11, 2024, he attended Miss Türkiye 2024 at the Lazzoni Hotel in Istanbul, Turkiye as a special guest.
• On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Turkiye to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 9, 2024, he made it to the Top 12 of the Top Model challenge of Mister World 2024 at the Villa Blanche in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.
• Among the 61 Mister World 2024 candidates, he finished 16th in the swimming competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam on November 14, 2024 and 20th in the Strong Vietnam Marathon in Vũng Tàu on November 17, 2024.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Turkiye at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He finished in the Top 10.

2025

• On January 11, 2025, he was one of the awardees in the 23rd edition of Altınyıldız Classics’ Yılın Yıldızları at the Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi (YTÜ) in İstanbul.

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13 things about Mister World Thailand 2024 Jeerawat Vatchasakol

Jeerawat “Bomb” Vatchasakol won the second edition of Mister World Thailand. He represented Thailand in the sixth edition of Mister Global and the 11th edition of Mister World.

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BIOGRAPHY

Vatchasakol is a Thai entrepreneur and beauty king originally from Chiang Rai, Thailand. He later moved to Bangkok, Thailand. 

On September 20, 2025, Vatchasakol turned 27. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He attended Chiang Rai Municipality School 6 in Rim Kok, Mueang Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai.
2. He earned his bachelor’s degree in aviation business management from Mae Fah Luang University in Tha Sut, Mueang Chiang Rai.
3. He was one of the Mister International Thailand 2019 winners.
4. He was a Mister Global 2019 semifinalist.
5. He was a Queen of Transgender Thailand 2021 judge.
6. In 2023, he visited Malaysia.
7. He was Mister Supranational Thailand 2023 second runner-up.
8. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
9. He won Mister World Thailand 2024.
10. He was a Miss and Mister Celebrity International 2024 judge.
11. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.
12. In 2025, he was a judge at “The Crown Model” Season 2.
13. He served as a judge in three Miss Universe Thailand 2025 provincial contests.

TIMELINE

Vatchasakol is 5’111⁄2” tall. He speaks Thai and English.

2019

• On September 9, 2019, he competed against 28 other Mister International Thailand 2019 candidates at The Park Nine Suvarnabhumi Hotel in Lat Krabang, Bangkok. He ranked second and was crowned Mister Global Thailand 2019.
• On September 26, 2019, he represented Thailand at Mister Global 2019 and competed against 37 other candidates at the Benjasiri Grand Ballroom of Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit in Khlong Toei, Bangkok and finished in the Top 16.

2020

• In February 2020, he visited Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2021

• On August 8, 2021, he served as a judge at Queen of Transgender Thailand 2021.

2022

• In July 2022, he visited Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

2023

• On February 10, 2023, he served as a judge in the Mister Global 2023 preliminary competition in Chiang Mai.
• On May 2, 2023, he served as a judge at Miss and Mister Celebrity International 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• On April 4, 2023, he competed against 14 other Mister Supranational Thailand 2023 candidates at the Ultra Arena Hall of Show DC in Bangkok. He was second runner-up to Topz Nathanon Narathayawirun.

2024

• On February 29, 2024, he graduated from Mae Fah Luang University.
• On July 8, 2024, he served as a judge at Mister Buriram 2024 in Buriram, Thailand.
• On August 4, 2024, he competed against six other Mister World Thailand 2024 finalists and won the title.
• On September 27, 2024, he served as a judge at Miss and Mister Celebrity International 2024 at the Kim Center in Dong Nai, Vietnam.
• On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Thailand at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

2025

• On June 25, 2025, he served as a judge at Miss Universe Prachuap Khiri Khan 2025 and Miss Universe Ranong 2025 at the JJ Hall of JJ Mall in Chatuchak, Bangkok.
• On June 29, 2025, he served as a judge at Miss Universe Nakhon Phanom 2025 at Asiatique in Bangkok.
• On November 8, 2025, he served as a judge at “The Crown Model” Season 2 at the Bangna Hall Central Bangna in Bang Na, Bangkok.

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13 things about Mister World Sri Lanka 2024 Megha Sooriyaarachchi

Megha Sooriyaarachchi represented Sri Lanka in the 11th edition of Mister World. He received two awards in the 36th edition of the Sarasaviya Awards.

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BIOGRAPHY

Sooriyaarachchi is a Sri Lankan actor, film director, model and beauty king with a bachelor’s degree in film and television. Originally from Kandy, Sri Lanka, he is the fourth man to represent the country in Mister World.

On November 16, 2025, Sooriyaarachchi turned 29. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is bilingual.
2. He is the founder of The Foundation of Change, a non-profit organization committed to empowering grassroots communities across Sri Lanka.
3. He is an alumnus of D.S. Senanayake College in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka and the University of Kelaniya in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
4. In 2001, he moved to Kadawata, Sri Lanka.
5. In 2007, he moved to Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
6. In 2014, he graduated from D.S. Senanayake College.
7. He starred in the 2022 Independent Television Network (ITN) series “Nannaththara”.
8. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
9. He starred in the 2024 film “Mandara”.
10. He won Mister World Sri Lanka 2024.
11. He was a Mister World 2024 finalist.
12. In 2025, he visited India.
13. He is a Sarasavi Film Awards 2025 awardee.

TIMELINE

Sooriyaarachchi is 5’111⁄2” tall. He speaks Sinhala and English.

2010s

• In December 2014, he graduated from D.S. Senanayake College.
• In November 2019, he was featured as a model in a designer wear shoot for Namal Balachandra at Forest Rock Garden Resort in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

2020s

• He played Manananda in “Nannaththara”, which premiered on ITN on September 18, 2022.
• He played an engineer in “Mandara”, a film released in Sri Lanka on July 26, 2024.
• On July 29, 2024, he competed against 14 other Mister World Sri Lanka 2024 candidates at the Hilton Grand Ballroom in Colombo and won the title.
• He, Miss Sri Lanka 2024 Anudi Gunasekara and Sangeetha Weeraratne were the guests in the episode of Danu Innasithamby‘s show “Date with Danu” that aired on Hi TV on September 1, 2024.
• He directed “Marine Drive”, a film released in Sri Lanka on November 2, 2024.
• On November 9, 2024, he wore a Sri Lankan traditional wear by Balachandra and walked the runway at the Villa Blanche in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, which served as the Top Model challenge of Mister World 2024.
• On November 20, 2024, he wore a costume created by NL Creations, Sakun De Silva and Sanka Abeyasingha in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Sri Lanka at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He finished in the Top 10 and won the People’s Choice award.
• On May 31, 2025, he attended Miss World 2025 at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
• On June 24, 2025, he received the Best Upcoming Film Actor and Most Popular Film Actor awards at the Sarasavi Film Awards 2025 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo.

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13 things about Mister World Europe 2024 Toni Company

Antonio Company Toeps represented Spain in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is professionally known as Toni Company.

BIOGRAPHY

Company is a Spanish luxury realtor and beauty king who is also a Brazilian jiujitsu practitioner. Hailing from Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, he attended the Universitat de les Illes Balears and the Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain.

On January 9, 2025, Company turned 27. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. From 2015 to 2020, he attended the Universitat de les Illes Balears where he earned a bachelor’s degree in international hotel management, tourism, leisure and nature.
2. From 2016 to 2020, he was a self-employed entrepreneur operating a shisha catering and materials distribution company.
3. He visited France in 2016, Andorra and Germany in 2017, the Netherlands in 2018 and the Dominican Republic and Morocco.
4. In 2017, he worked as a waiter at Mhares Sea Club Mallorca in Llucmajor, Mallorca.
5. In 2019, he worked as a receptionist at Ben Hur Aparthotel in Palma.
6. From 2020 to 2021, he studied revenue management, tourism, leisure and nature at UNIR.
7. In 2021, he joined Engel & Völkers Mallorca in Palma as a real estate agent.
8. From 2021 to 2022, he attended thePower in Madrid, Spain where he earned his master’s degree in marketing and held the Mister World Illes Balears title.
9. He visited Mexico in 2021, Austria and Vietnam in 2024 and Malta in 2025.
10. In 2022, he learned that his family had ataxia.
11. He won Mister International Spain 2023.
12. He is Mister World Spain 2024 and was Mister World 2024 second runner-up.
13. He was a Mister World Malta 2025 judge.

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TIMELINE

Company is 6’21⁄2” tall. He advocates for people with the rare neurological disease ataxia, which is a loss of muscle control.

2010s

• In December 2014, he visited Bilbao, Biscay, Spain.
• In September 2015, he entered the Universitat de les Illes Balears.
• In March 2016, he traveled to Paris, France.
• In February 2017, he enjoyed skiing at Grandvalira in Canillo, Andorra.
• In March 2017, he traveled to Berlin, Germany.
• From May 2017 to October 2017, he was a Mhares Sea Club Mallorca waiter.
• In September 2018, he traveled to Bussum, North Holland, Netherlands.
• In March 2019, he traveled to Morocco.
• From May 2019 to November 2019, he was a Ben Hur Aparthotel receptionist.
• In September 2019, he traveled to Herten, Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
• In November 2019, he traveled to Bayahibe, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.

2020s

• In July 2020, he graduated from the Universitat de les Illes Balears.
• In July 2021, he joined Engel & Völkers Mallorca in Palma.
• In December 2021, he traveled to Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• On June 3, 2023, he represented Mallorca at Mister International Spain 2023 and competed against 51 other candidates in Santiago del Teide, Canary Islands, Spain. He won the title.
• From January 24-28, 2024, he and Mister International 2023 Jose Calle attended the Feria Internacional de Turismo (FITUR) 2024 in Madrid.
• In March 2024, he traveled to Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria.
• On May 11, 2024, he attended the “Amigos Imaginarios” premiere at Kinepolis in Madrid.
• On July 20, 2024, he attended Global Gift Foundation’s charity event in Marbella, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain.
• On September 11, 2024, he attended the Miss Universe Spain 2024 coronatin ceremony in Guía de Isora, Tenerife.
• On November 4, 2024, he traveled from Mallorca to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Spain at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was second runner-up to Danny Mejia of Puerto Rico and was crowned Mister World Europe 2024.
• On June 4, 2025, he served as a judge at Mister World Malta 2025 at Villa Bighi in Kalkara, Malta.

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#balearicIslands #mallorca #misterInternationalSpain #misterWorld

10 things about Mister World South Sudan 2024 Amac Ricky

Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi represented South Sudan in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is professionally known as Amac Ricky.

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BIOGRAPHY

Ricky is a South Sudanese football player, fashion model, modeling trainer and beauty king from Juba, , Central Equatoria, South Sudan. He reigned as Mister World South Sudan 2024 while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Juba in Juba.

On August 15, 2025, Ricky turned 26. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He speaks English, Dinka, Arabic Juba and Nuer.
2. He has a diploma in pharmacology.
3. In 2019, he graduated from Daystar Academy in Bor, South Sudan.
4. In 2020, he won the Mister South Sudan talent show.
5. In 2021, he visited Kenya.
6. He was Mister Ross Connect Kenya 2021 first runner-up.
7. He trained the Miss Latjor 2022 candidates.
8. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
9. He became a football player in Aluakluak Payam, Yirol West County, Lakes State, South Sudan months before his coronation as Mister World South Sudan 2024.
10. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Ricky is 6’31⁄2” tall. His Mister World South Sudan 2024 project EmpowerAbility: Fostering Dreams and Inclusive Futures for Disabled Youth focused on providing education and support for disabled children in South Sudan.

2010s

• On December 1, 2019, he graduated from Daystar Academy.

2020s

• In August 2021, he traveled to Nairobi, Kenya.
• On December 30, 2021, he competed against three other Mister Ross Connect Kenya 2021 candidates at the Nairobi Cinema in Nairobi. He was first runner-up to Marial Makur Dol.
• He was the official trainer of the candidates of Miss Latjor 2022, which culminated at the Nyakuron Cultural Centre in Juba on July 30, 2022.
• On December 20, 2023, he wrote on Facebook, “It has been a privilege and honor to work with Miss Latjor , Miss South Sudan World, Miss Bentiu, Miss Padang, Miss Nile Africa, Miss Diva Africa, Miss Fangaak Pending, Miss and Mr. 64 tribes, Miss Little 64 tribes and Miss and Mr. Capital City.”
• In February 2024, he joined the football team of Aluakluak Payam.
• On October 1, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World South Sudan 2024.
• On November 11, 2024, he arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 17, 2024, he finished ninth in the 5-kilometer race of Mister World 2024 candidates in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. 
• On November 20, 2024, he was the Mister World 2024 judges’ choice for Best in National Costume at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết and he finished in the Top 30 of the Beauty with a Purpose challenge of the beauty pageant.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented South Sudan at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He was unplaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6VasEK1xJU

#juba #misterWorld #misterWorldSouthSudan

13 things about Mister World South Africa 2024 Samuel Chauke

Samuel Tiyane Chauke represented South Africa in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the seventh man to represent the county in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Chauke is a South African occupational therapist, fitness model and beauty king who plays football. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is from Potchefstroom, North West Province, South Africa.
2. He plays the piano.
3. He is multilingual.
4. He grew up in Soshanguve, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.
5. When he was young, he wanted to become a police officer or a forensic pathologist.
6. He was born in 1994.
7. In 2018, he graduated from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng with a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy.
8. In 2020, he joined Potchefstroom Hospital in Potchefstroom as an occupational therapist.
9. He was a Mister South Africa 2023 candidate.
10. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
11. He was a Mister Supranational South Africa 2024 finalist.
12. He won Mister World South Africa 2024 while he was employed as a senior occupational therapist at Potchefstroom Hospital.
13. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Chauke is an avid track runner. He is 6′1⁄2” tall and he speaks English, Xitsonga, Zulu, Venda and Tshana.

2010s

• In April 2018, he graduated from Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

2020s

• On January 29, 2020, he became a Potchefstroom Hospital employee.
• On May 9, 2023, he made it to the Top 53 of Mister South Africa 2023.
• He was not selected as one of the 10 Mister South Africa 2023 finalists on August 19, 2023 but he attended the coronation ceremony at the Vodacom World in Midrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng on November 11, 2023.
• On April 23, 2024, he finished fourth at Mister Supranational South Africa 2024.
• On August 3, 2024, he competed against 14 other Mister World South Africa 2024 candidates at the Monte de Dios Wedding and Conference Venue in Pretoria and won the title.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented South Africa at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aojgZqrH48c&t=2s

#misterSouthAfrica #misterWorld #misterWorldSouthAfrica #potchefstroom

13 things about Mister World Singapore 2024 John Sathguru

John Sathguru competed in the eighth edition of Mister World Singapore. He represented Singapore in the 10th edition of Mister Global and the 11th edition of Mister World.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCtVow9P8hj/

BIOGRAPHY

Sathguru is an Indian-Singaporean school account manager, model and beauty king. He is an advocate for mental health.

Sathguru is an alumnus of Singapore Polytechnic in Dover, Queenstown, Singapore, the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) in Bukit Timah, Central Region, Singapore and Nanyang Technology University in Jalan Bahar, Singapore. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is bilingual.
2. He was born in 1995.
3. From 2015 to 2018, he attended Singapore Polytechnic where he earned a diploma in electronic engineering.
4. From 2020 to 2021, he was an associate engineer at ST Engineering in Singapore.
5. From 2020 to 2023, he attended the SUSS where he earned his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering.
6. In 2022, he joined Virtue Diagnostics in Singapore as an associate engineer.
7. In 2023, he visited the Philippines and entered Nanyang Technological University to pursue a master’s degree in electronic engineering.
8. In 2024, he visited Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam.
9. He was one of the Mister World Singapore 2024 winners.
10. He is Mister Global Singapore 2024.
11. He was a Mister Global 2024 candidate.
12. He is Mister World Singapore 2024.
13. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Sathguru is 6’1″ tall. He speaks English and Tamil.

2010s

• In April 2015, he entered Singapore Polytechnic.
• In January 2017, he welcomed the new year at The Floravale in Boon Lay, Jurong West, West Region, Singapore.
• In May 2018, he graduated from Singapore Polytechnic.

2020s

• In August 2020, he joined  ST Engineering in Singapore.
• In December 2021, he left ST Engineering.
• In January 2022, he became a Virtue Diagnostics employee.
• In August 2023, he traveled to Sumilon Island in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines and entered Nanyang Technological University to pursue a master’s degree in electronic engineering.
• On August 15, 2024, he competed against 13 other Mister World Singapore 2024 finalists at Rave Singapore in Dhoby Ghaut District, Singapore. He ranked third and was crowned Mister Global Singapore 2024.
• On October 6, 2024, he represented Singapore at Mister Global 2024 and competed against 31 other candidates at the MCC Hall The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand. He was unplaced.
• On October 17, 2024, he was appointed Mister World Singapore 2024, replacing Joshua Moses.
• On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Singapore at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw-bjUcUSnw

#misterGlobal #misterWorld #misterWorldSingapore

13 things about Mister World Sierra Leone 2024 Alhaji Hassan Mansaray

Alhaji Hassan Mansaray represented Sierra Leone in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the second man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Mansaray is a Sierra Leonean model and beauty king. He enjoys dancing, hiking and writing poetry.

On July 8, 2025, Mansaray turned 27. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a Mandingo by tribe and he is a Muslim.
2. He was born in Kamabai, Dombali District, Sierra Leone.
3. He grew up in Freetown, Western Area Urban District, Sierra Leone.
4. He previously lived in Koinadugu District, Northern Province, Sierra Leone.
5. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Sierra Leone constituent Fourah Bay College in Mount Aureol, Freetown despite his struggles with dyslexia, which he considers as his proudest moment.
6. In 2013, he started modeling professionally.
7. He won Mister P-Lax ECOWAS 2018.
8. He was Mister University Africa 2019 second runner-up.
9. He won Mister Sierra Leone 2021.
10. In 2023, he joined the reality television show “House of Stars“.
11. In 2024, he became a Salone Bobor/Titi ambassador and visited Vietnam.
12. He is Mister World Sierra Leone 2024.
13. He was a Mister World 2024 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Mansaray is 6’1″ tall. He plays the saxophone.

2010s

• On December 12, 2018, he represented Sierra Leone at Mister P-Lax ECOWAS 2018 at P-Lax Lounge and Pool in Freetown and won the title.
• On August 24, 2019, he represented Sierra Leone at Mister University Africa 2019 and competed against 23 other candidates at BWC Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. He was second runner-up to King Elvis.
• On December 23, 2019, he attended the National Entertainment Awards 2019 at Golden Tulip Hotel in Freetown.

2020s

• In August 2020, he had a photoshoot at NEx Studios in Freetown.
• On June 5, 2021, he represented the Koinadugu District at Mister Sierra Leone 2021 at the City Auditorium in Freetown and won the title.
• On November 19, 2022, he crowned his successor Mister Sierra Leone 2022 Uthman Issa Bangura at the New City Hall Auditorium in Freetown.
• He competed against 23 other contestants in “House of Stars“, which premiered on December 3, 2023. He finished fourth while Hawa Tombo won on February 11, 2024.

2024

• On March 11, 2024, he signed a one-year ambassadorship deal with Salone Bobor/Titi.
• On October 16, 2024, his Mister World 2024 participation as Sierra Leone’s representative was officially confirmed.
• On November 6, 2024, he traveled from Sierra Leone to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 18, 2024, he and his fellow Mister World 2024 candidates Amac Ricky, Danny Mejia, Daryn Friedman, Ege Karabenli, Filip Bakic, Jeerawat Vatchasakol, John Sathguru, Juan Alberto Garcia, Kirk Bondad, Megha Sooriyaarachchi, Mickael Peña Olivieri, Phạm Tuấn Ngọc, Samuel Chauke and Toni Company visited the House of Affection in Hue, Vietnam where they donated books from them and their fellow candidates.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Sierra Leone at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He finished in the Top 20.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwxYuoSuBV8

#freetown #misterSierraLeone #misterWorld

10 things about Mister World Serbia 2024 Filip Bakic

Filip Bakić represented Serbia in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the third man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Bakić is a Serbian model and beauty king who has a talent for painting. He enjoys dancing and he is into collecting old things.

On January 13, 2025, Bakić turned 22. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is from Belgrade, Serbia.
2. He is bilingual.
3. He has a diploma as an architectural technician.
4. In 2022, he visited Turkiye.
5. He was a Serbia Fashion Week 2023 fashion model.
6. In 2024, he visited Austria, Monaco, Spain, Italy, Romania and Vietnam.
7. He was crowned Mister World Serbia 2024 while he was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
8. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.
9. He appeared in the music video of Nikolika‘s 2025 song “Drugovi Budale”.
10. He was a Serbia Fashion Week 2025 model.

TIMELINE

Bakić is 6’1″ tall. He speaks Serbian-Roma and English.

2020

• On April 29, 2020, he visited Veliki Park in Šabac, Mačva, Serbia.

2021

• On February 1, 2021, he visited Cer, a mountain 30 kilometers from Šabac and 100 kilometers west of Belgrade.
• On February 22, 2021, he was at Škola Primenjenih Umetnosti in Šabac.
• On July 4, 2021, he was at Hotel Sloboda in Šabac.

2022

• In February 2022, he visited Zlatibor, Serbia.
• In August 2022, he traveled to Kumburgaz, Istanbul, Turkiye.

2023

• In October 2023, he walked for Eric Tibusch, Hikaru Seino and Shuhei Aizu at the Serbia Fashion Week 2023 in Novi Sad, Serbia.

2024

• In April 2024, he traveled to Vienna, Austria.
• In May 2024, he traveled to Monaco and Spain.
• In June 2024, he traveled to Italy.
• In August 2024, he traveled to Timișoara, Romania.
• On October 18, 2024, he was appointed Mister World Serbia 2024.
• On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Serbia to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Serbia at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

2025

• He was featured in the “Drugovi Budale” music video, which was released on March 12, 2025.
• In October 2025, he waked for Tajana Balaž-Jurišić at the Serbia Fashion Week 2025 in Novi Sad.

#belgrade #misterWorld

13 things about Mister World 2024 Danny Mejia

Daniel Felipe Mejia Romero represented Puerto Rico, United States in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is professionally known as Danny Mejia.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCtUn-lPKH8/

BIOGRAPHY

Mejia is a Peruvian-Spanish-Puerto Rican singer, dancer and beauty king with a mortgage loan officer license from Florida, USA. He is the first ever Mister World from Puerto Rico.

Hailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mejia sings in English, Spanish and French and he is 6’2″ tall. His mother is from Puerto Rico but she is also Spanish from the Canary Islands in Spain while his father is from Peru.

On October 30, 2025, Mejia turned 28. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He was born in Miami, Florida.
2. He attended Robinson School in San Juan.
3. Growing up, he traveled to the U.S. and Spain during the summer to visit relatives.
4. He has one older sister, who has dealt with a kidney disease since she was young.
5. He has three older brothers.
6. He was 2 months old when he and his family moved to Puerto Rico.
7. In 2008, he started volunteering at the Consejo Renal de Puerto Rico, inspired by his sister’s experience as a kidney patient and by her mother’s leadership in the organization.
8. In 2010, he started singing and dancing professionally.
9. From 2015 to 2019, he attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida where he studied music and French and earned a bachelor’s degree in health sciences.
10. In 2020, her mother passed away and he was featured as a singer in an episode of the Wapa Television show “Viva la Tarde”.
11. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
12. He is Mister World Puerto Rico 2024.
13. He won Mister World 2024.

TIMELINE

After graduating from Stetson University, Mejia went back to Puerto Rico where he worked at a fitness mall, started at the bottom and got to the top as manager. He later became a realtor working between Puerto Rico and Florida.

2010s

• In August 2015, he entered Stetson University in DeLand.
• On January 18, 2018, he tied a piece of rice paper on a prayer tree in the Religious and Spiritual Life offices of Stetson University.
• In May 2019, he graduated from Stetson University.

2020s

• On December 30, 2020, his mother passed away from dengue fever.
• On May 8, 2024, he was appointed Mister World Puerto Rico 2024 and he serenaded Miss Intercontinental Puerto Rico 2024 Maria Cepero during her coronation at The Lobby Fairmont of San Juan Hotel in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
• On August 24, 2024, he received his official sash as Mister World Puerto Rico 2024 from Mister World Puerto Rico 2019 José Humberto Cotto.
• On October 5, 2024, he and Miss World Puerto Rico 2024 Valeria Perez had a photoshoot at Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in Carolina.
• On November 3, 2024, he traveled from Carolina to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 9, 2024, he wore a RAINER outfit and walked the runway at the Villa Blanche in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, which served as the Top Model challenge of Mister World 2024.
• On November 10, 2024, he won the Mister World 2024 talent competition at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu, besting 35 other semifinalists.
• On November 12, 2024, he finished third in the head-to-head challenge of Mister World 2024 at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu.
• Competing against 59 other Mister World 2024 candidates, he won the beauty pageant’s two-part sports challenge after finishing first in the swimming contest at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam on November 14, 2024 and sixth in the 5-kilometer race in Vũng Tàu on November 17, 2024.
• On November 20, 2024, he wore a costume designed by Hector Omar in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Puerto Rico at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He won the title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fynXdyHkHgE

#misterWorld

13 things about Mister World Poland 2024 Hubert Gromadzki

Hubert Gromadzki represented Poland in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the ninth man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Gromadzki is a Polish drummer, model and beauty king originally from Rzeszów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. He is into car racing.

On November 3, 2025, Gromadzki turned 28. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is bilingual.
2. From Rzeszów, he moved to Warsaw, Poland. 
3. He studied management and production engineering at the Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie and information technology at the Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki both in Kraków, Małopolska, Poland.
4. He is the drummer of the rock band Hearts Hunters.
5. In 2018, he was the “Poland’s Next Top Model” Season 7 first runner-up.
6. His brother Wojciech Gromadzki is Mister Polski Podkarpacia 2019.
7. In 2020, he visited Cyprus, Italy and Spain.
8. In 2021, he visited the Netherlands, Spain and the United States.
9. In 2022, he visited Indonesia, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland and Turkiye.
10. In 2023, he visited Italy.
11. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
12. He is Mister World Poland 2024.
13. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Gromadzki is 6’1″ tall. He speaks Polish and English.

2010s

• In September 2015, he traveled to Cassino, Italy.
• In January 2016, he enjoyed snowboarding in Bialka Tatrzanska, Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska, Małopolska.
• In September 2017, he and Bartłomiej Szeliga started the two-piece rock band Hearts Hunters with the latter as the vocalist and the guitarist.
• He competed against 13 other models in “Poland’s Next Top Model” Season 7, which aired on TVN from September 3, 2018 to November 26, 2018. He was runner-up to Katarzyna “Kasia” Szklarczyk.
• In November 2018, he graced the cover of Glamor magazine.
• On February 24, 2019, he attended Nicki Minaj‘s concert at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.
• On March 31, 2019, he attended the coronation of his brother Wojciechas as Mister Polski Podkarpacia 2019 at the Grand Chotowa Hotel Spa and Resort in Grabiny, Gmina Czarna, Dębica County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship.
• In May 2019, he traveled to Carcais, Lisbon, Portugal.
• In August 2019, he had a photoshoot in Molde, Møre og Romsdal County, Norway and visited Oslo, Norway.
• In November 2019, he traveled to Seoul, South Korea.

2020s

• In January 2020, he walked for Emporio Armani and made his Milan Fashion Week debut in Milan, Italy.
• In August 2020, he traveled to Paphos, Cyprus and Barcelona, Spain.
• In April 2021, he traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
• In June 2021, he traveled to Amsterdam, Netherlands and Seville, Andalusia, Spain and Punta Umbria, Huelva, Andalusia.
• In December 2021, he traveled to New York City, New York, USA.
• In March 2022, he traveled to Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico and Cozumel, Quintana Roo.
• In April 2022, he traveled to Verbier, Valais, Switzerland.
• In May 2022, he traveled to Istanbul, Turkiye.
• In September 2022, he traveled to Singapore.
• In November 2022, he traveled to Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia.
• In November 2023, he traveled to Sicily, Italy.
• In June 2024, he traveled to Pula, Istria County, Croatia.
• In August 2024, he traveled to Algarve, Portugal.
• On October 28, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World Poland 2024.
• On November 4, 2024, he traveled from Poland to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 10, 2024, he played the drums in the Mister World 2024 talent competition at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, competed against 35 other semifinalists and finished in the Top 5.
• On November 18, 2024, he, Alhaji Hassan Mansaray, Amar Ricky, Danny Mejia, Daryn Friedman, Ege Karabenli, Filip Bakic, Jeerawat Vatchasakol, John Sathguru, Juan Alberto Garcia, Kirk Bondad, Megha Sooriyaarachchi, Mickael Peña Olivieri, Phạm Tuấn Ngọc, Samuel Chauke and Toni Company visited the House of Affection in Hue, Vietnam where they donated books from the 60 Mister World 2024 candidates.
• On November 20, 2024, he wore a costume designed by Aleksandra Sochan in the Mister World 2024 national costume competition at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam and finished in the Top 20.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Poland at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết. He was unplaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN4YnQSAEhE

#misterWorld

13 things about Mister World Peru 2024 Mickael Peña Olivieri

Mickaël Jorge Jordan Peña Olivieri represented Peru in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the seventh man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Olivieri is a Peruvian-French business administrator and beauty king. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. He is a resident of Cusco, Peru.
2. He is multilingual.
3. He is an advocate for early childhood education and the growth of tourism in Cusco.
4. He uses his expertise in economics and programming in his involvement in trade union work within Cusco’s hotel sector.
5. He was born in France to a Peruvian father and a French mother.
6. He was born in 2000.
7. In 2010, he moved from Paris, France to Cusco.
8. From 2016 to 2018, he attended the Universidad Andina del Cusco in Cusco.
9. From 2019 to 2022, he attended the Universidad del Pacifico in Jesús María District, Lima, Peru where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration.
10. In 2024, he won Mister Supranational Cusco 2025 and visited Vietnam.
11. While reigning as Mister World Peru 2024, he raised awareness about anemia.
12. He was a Mister World 2024 semifinalist.
13. He was a Miss Madre de Dios 2025 judge.

TIMELINE

Olivieri is 6’3″ tall. He is fluent in Spanish, French and English and has a foundational knowledge of the Italian and Quechua languages.

2023

• In February 2023, he was featured in a video campaign for the Universidad del Pacifico.

2024

• On August 1, 2024, he was officially introduced as a Mister Supranational Cusco 2025 candidate.
• On August 22, 2024, he competed against eight other Mister Supranational Cusco 2025 candidates at the Teatro Municipal de Cusco in Cusco and won the title. In the same event, Karina Guzman was crowned Miss Supranational Cusco 2025.
• On August 29, 2024, he and Guzman attended the launching of tourism month in Cusco.
• On September 17, 2024, he and Miss Universe Peru 2024 Tatiana Calmell attended a polio and measles vaccination event in Cusco, which was organized by the Gerencia Regional de Comercio Exterior, Turismo y Artesanía Cusco (GERCETUR).
• On September 29, 2024, he and Guzman attended the Miss Ñusta Machupicchu 2025 coronation ceremony in Machupicchu, Urubamba, Peru.
• On October 3, 2024, he visited Machu Picchu in Machupicchu.
• On October 29, 2024, he visited Aguas Termales de Lares in Chinchero, Urubamba.
• On November 10, 2024, he was officially appointed Mister World Peru 2024.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Peru at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He finished in the Top 20.

2025

• On March 31, 2025, he served as a judge at Miss Madre de Dios 2025 in Madre de Dios, Peru.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwxYuoSuBV8

#cusco #misterWorld #misterWorldPeru

10 things about Mister World Northern Ireland 2024 James Moody

James Moody represented Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the 11th edition of Mister World. It was won by Daniel Mejia of Puerto Rico.

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BIOGRAPHY

Moody is a Northern Irish model and beauty king. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2. He is the fourth man to represent Northern Ireland in Mister World following Martin McHugh in 2003, Matthew Poole in 2010 and Dwayne Andrew Kerr in 2014.
3. He was born in 2006.
4. In 2022, he made his boxing debut.
5. In 2023, he visited England, U.K.
6. His Mister World 2024 project raised awareness for men’s mental health.
7. In 2024, he visited Greece, Spain, Ireland and Vietnam.
8. He is Mister World Northern Ireland 2024.
9. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.
10. In 2025, he visited Italy.

TIMELINE

Moody is 6’4″ tall. He enjoys cooking, boxing, surfing, rugby and poetry.

2022

• On May 8, 2022, he made his boxing debut at the Wallace Park in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

2023

• On February 18, 2023, he won a boxing fight.
• On April 30, 2023, he ran a quarter of a marathon in Belfast.
• In December 2023, he spent his year-end vacation in London, England.

2024

• In May 2024, Bryony Coles photographed him for an AHL APPAREL campaign.
• In June 2024, he traveled to Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece.
• In July 2024, he traveled to Mallorca, Spain.
• On October 17, 2024, he was appointed Mister World Northern Ireland 2024.
• On October 18, 2024, he hosted a charity pub quiz at Davidsons Bar in Belfast as part of his charitable project to raise awareness for men’s mental health.
• On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Dublin, Ireland to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 9, 2024, he finished in the Top 5 of the Top Model challenge of Mister World 2024 at the Villa Blanche in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Northern Ireland at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at the NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

2025

• On February 27, 2025, he attended the launch of Miss World Northern Ireland 2025 at The Observatory of the Grand Central Hotel Belfast in Belfast.
• In June 2025, he traveled to Milan, Italy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwxYuoSuBV8

#misterWorld #mrWorldNorthernIreland

10 things about Mister World Nicaragua 2024 Erlin Ayerdis

Erlin Jesus Ayerdis Hernandez represented Nicaragua in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the third man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DCtShgCPs0M/

BIOGRAPHY

Ayerdis is a Nicaraguan beauty king. He is passionate about working with young people in the prevention of addictions and he enjoys singing, dancing and cooking.

On February 26, 2025, Ayerdis turned 26. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is from Managua, Nicaragua.
2. He is bilingual.
3. He saved money for six years before entering Universidad Centroamericana in Managua to pursue a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
4. He is the third Mister World Nicaragua under Bellezas Globales de Nicaragua.
5. He won Mister Mundo Nicaragua 2024 while he was employed as a consultant.
6. In 2023, he visited Costa Rica and Honduras.
7. In 2024, he visited Spain, France, Vietnam, Panama and Columbia.
8. He is Mister World Nicaragua 2024.
9. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.
10. In 2025, he visited Italy.

TIMELINE

Ayerdis is 5’111⁄2” tall. He speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• In July 2016, he visited San Juan del Sur, Rivas, Nicaragua.

2020

• He visited Leon, Nicaragua in April 2020, El Crucero, Managua in August 2020, Granada, Nicaragua in November 2020 and Ometepe in Rivas in December 2020.
• He visited Vista Alegre, Masaya, Nicaragua in June 2021 and Ticuantepe, Managua in August 2021.
• On January 1, 2022, he welcomed the new year in Nindirí, Masaya.
• In May 2022, he visited the Corn Islands in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, Nicaragua.
• On January 1, 2023, he welcomed the new year in Roatán, Islas de la Bahia, Honduras.
• In August 2023, he traveled to Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
• In May 2024, he traveled to Madrid, Spain and Paris, France.
• On July 15, 2024, he was crowned Mister Mundo Nicaragua 2024.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Nicaragua at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.
• On November 27, 2024, he traveled to Panama City, Panama.
• In December 2024, he visited different parts of Colombia including Cartagena de Indias and Medellin.
• In June 2025, he traveled to Venice, Italy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orPl_YBKoSY

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10 things about Mister World Netherlands 2024 Ahmed Haydar

Ahmed Abdulqadir Ali Haydar represented the Netherlands in the 11th edition of Mister World. He is the ninth man to represent the country in the international beauty pageant.

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BIOGRAPHY

Haydar is a Somali-Dutch model and beauty king from Emmeloord, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands. While reigning as Mister World Netherlands 2024, he raised awareness about heart failure and fight racism.

On August 3, 2025, Haydar turned 20. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is trilingual.
2. He was born in Mogadishu, Somalia.
3. After his father died of heart failure, he made a goal to establish a heart health foundation to honor him.
4. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
5. He was a Manhunt Netherlands 2024 candidate.
6. He won Mister World Netherlands 2024 while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship and retail management and working in a sushi restaurant.
7. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.
8. In 2025, he visited Spain, Switzerland, Turkiye and France.
9. He was featured in the 2025 RTL4 show “Wishing on a Star” Season 3.
10. He was an Utrecht Fashion Week 2025 model.

TIMELINE

Haydar is 5’111⁄2” tall. He speaks Somali, Dutch and English.

2024

• On July 7, 2024, he competed against 10 other Manhunt Netherlands 2024 candidates in Reeuwijk, South Holland, Netherlands. He won the People’s Choice award while Marcelinio Hartmann won the title.
• On August 5, 2024, he competed against five other Mister World Netherlands 2024 finalists at Pathé Scheveningen in the Hague, Netherlands and won the title.
• On August 13, 2024, he and Hartmann attended the coronation of Miss Independent Netherlands 2024 Suzey Bhagwat in Zaandam, North Holland, Netherlands.
• On August 20, 2024, he attended the Septimius Awards 2024 at the Koninklijk Theater Tuschinski in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• On September 20, 2024, he and Miss World Netherlands 2024 Jane Shauny Knoester attended the VIP Gala of the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Amsterdam as ECF director Ljoedmila Van Vyve‘s guests.
• On September 29, 2024, he was at Palace Hotel Zandvoort in Zandvoort, North Holland for the filming of “Wishing on a Star” Season 3.
• On October 27, 2024, he participated in Bülent Türker‘s fashion show that raised €20,000 ($21,044) for children impacted by the earthquakes that struck Turkiye in 2023.
• On November 5, 2024, he traveled from Amsterdam to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On November 10, 2024, he finished in the Top 36 of the Mister World 2024 talent competition at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam.
• On November 17, 2024, he finished 11th among the 60 Mister World 2024 candidates in their 5-kilometer race in Vũng Tàu.
• On November 21, 2024, he finished in the Top 5 of the Mister World 2024 multimedia challenge.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented the Netherlands at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

2025

• He was featured in “Wishing on a Star” Season 3, which aired on RTL4 from March 9, 2025 to May 18, 2025.
• In May 2025, he traveled to Valencia, Spain and Alicante, Spain.
• In August 2025, he traveled to Switzerland.
• In September 2025, he traveled to Alanya, Antalya, Turkiye and walked for Kevin Leslie at the Utrecht Fashion Week 2025.
• In November 2025, he traveled to Lyon, France.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiij1PsF46I

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10 things about Mister World Nepal 2024 Santosh Lokshum Limbu

Santosh Lokshum Limbu won the 14th edition of Mister Nepal. He represented Nepal in the 11th edition of Mister World.

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BIOGRAPHY

Limbu is a Nepalese social activist, fitness trainer, powerlifter and beauty king. He enjoys judo, football and trekking and he has a talent for free style dancing.

While reigning as Mister World Nepal 2024, Limbu served as an ambassador of the Wild and Free Foundation and the Ant Foundation Nepal. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is from Jhapa, Koshi, Nepal.
2. He is trilingual.
3. He attended Graded English Medium School in Lalitpur, Bagmati, Nepal and Xavier Academy in Kathmandu, Bagmati.
4. He was born in 2004.
5. He competed in the Nepali Youth Fitness and Calisthenics (NYFC) 2023.
6. In 2024, he visited Vietnam.
7. He won Mister Nepal 2024.
8. He is Mister World Nepal 2024.
9. He was a Kathmandu Fashion Week 2024 model.
10. He was a Mister World 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Limbu is 5’10” tall. He speaks Nepali, Hindi and English.

2022

• In January 2022, he visited Maharajgunj, Kathmandu.
• In October 2022, he visited Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal.

2023

• On September 25, 2023, he finished sixth in the junior category of the NYFC 2023 at the Chhaya Complex in Kathmandu.
• In November 2023, he hiked for 10 hours in Taplejung, Koshi.

2024

• On August 24, 2024, he represented Jhapa at Mister Nepal 2024 and competed against 37 other candidates at the Soaltree Kathmandu in Kathmandu, Nepal. He won the title along with Mister Global Nepal 2024 Yogesh Shrestha and Man of the World-Nepal 2024 Aayush Dulal.
• On August 31, 2024, he, Shrestha and Dulal appeared as guests on the Himalaya Television show “This Morning LIVE”.
• On September 14, 2024, he walked the runway at the Kathmandu Fashion Week 2024 at Radisson Hotel in Kathmandu.
• He played football for the 2024 Manang Friendship Match, which was held in Manang, Nepal from September 19-24, 2024.
• On October 1, 2024, he became the chairman of the board of directors of The Relief Trust.
• On November 10, 2024, he performed judo in the Mister World 2024 talent competition at the Imperial Hotel in Vũng Tàu and finished in the Top 36.
• On November 23, 2024, he represented Nepal at Mister World 2024 and competed against 59 other candidates at NovaWorld in Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam. He was unplaced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wa1G4rsXWw

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