Mr Gay World South Africa (previously known as Mr Gay South Africa) is a beauty pageant competition for gay men in South Africa, founded in 2009.
History Mr Gay South Africa was established in 2009. Both the 2009 and 2010 winners, Charl van den Berg and Francois Nel, went on to win the Mr Gay World title; van den Berg in Oslo, and Nel in Manila. The 2011 Mr Gay South Africa, Lance Weyer, an elected public representative in East London, Eastern Cape,Times Live. Mail & Guardian.Mamba Online. was first runner-up when Mr Gay World was hosted in Johannesburg in April 2012.
Jason Rogers was selected as Mr Gay South Africa 2012 at a Grand Finale at the Atterbury Theatre, Pretoria on 8 December 2012, and would have represented South Africa at Mr Gay World 2013 in Antwerp,MrGSA Website. but later resigned, citing work and study commitments preventing him from giving his full commitment to the title. The first runner-up, Steve Williams, took over the 2012 title and competed in Antwerp, Belgium. The 2013 title holder is Werner de Waal, representing South Africa at Mr. Gay World 2014 in Rome, Italy. The competition is defined by the organisation as the search for the ultimate gay male in South Africa. Mr Gay South Africa is a heavily promoted role in the country and the title holder takes his job of educating, informing and campaigning to the public at large seriously.The Advocate . The winner represents South Africa at the annual Mr Gay World competition.
Titleholders Year Country/Territory Mr Gay World National title Location 2009 Charl Van Den Berg Mr Gay South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 2010 Francois Nel Mr Gay South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 2011 Lance Weyer Mr Gay South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 2012 Jason Rogers and Steve Williams Mr Gay South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 2013–2014 Werner De Waal Mr Gay South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 2015 Craig Maggs Mr Gay South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 2016 Oelof de Meyer Mr Gay Mardi Gras Southern Africa Knysna, South Africa 2016 Alexander Steyn Mr Gay Mardi Gras Southern Africa / Mr Gay World Southern Africa Knysna, South Africa 2017 Juan Pinnick Mr Gay World South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 2018 Chris Emmanual Mr Gay World South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 2019-2020 Charl-jaquairdo van Helsdingen Mr Gay World South Africa Pretoria, South Africa 2021 Shanon Kannigan Mr Gay World South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
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