Mr Gay World 2013, the 5th Mr Gay World competition, was held over 5 days in Antwerp, Belgium during the worldOutgames 2013, with the Grand Finale at Elckerlijc Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium on August 4, 2013. Andreas Derleth of New Zealand crowned his successor Christopher Michael Olwage, also of New Zealand, at the end of this event. 25 countries and territories competed for the title.
Results Final results Contestant Mr Gay World 2013 – Christopher Michael Olwage 1st Runner-Up – Benjie Vasquez Caraig 2nd Runner-Up – Matthew "Matt" SimmonsTop 5 – Ashley Peternella – Ricardo Raymond AmunjeraTop 10 – Aaron Taylor – Nolan Lewis – Jaime David Montes Bernal – Erimar Sayo Ortigas – Darien Chen
Special awards Award Contestant Mr. Gay Congeniality – Danny Dionysios Papadatos Mr. Gay Photogenic – Jaime David Montes Bernal Best National Costume – Christopher Michael Olwage Popular Vote – Erimar Sayo Ortigas Sports Challenge – Ashley Peternella Mr. Gay Swimwear – Christopher Michael Olwage Art Challenge Award – Christopher Michael Olwage
Judges Eric Butter - President of Mr Gay World (Australia); Andy Derleth - Mr Gay World 2012 (New Zealand); Adebisi Alimi - Public speaker and a Sessional University Lecturer (Nigeria); Beverly Vergel - Training Specialist, Image Consultant (Philippines); Kristof De Busser - Chief Inspector and Member of the Diversity Team of the Antwerp Local Police (Belgium); Michiel Vanackere - Field coordinator for a European HIV prevalence research project at the Institute for Tropical Health in Antwerp (Belgium); Morris Chapdelaine - Film producer and media specialist (Canada).
Contestants Country Contestant Age Height Ashley Peternella 21 Aaron Taylor 26 Joachim Trauner 30 Tom Goris 34 Marcio Evandro Maia 33 Danny Dionysios Papadatos 28 Jean Daniel Muñoz 25 Marek Zly 34 Michael Sinan 35 Janne Tiilikainen 27 Armando Santos 26 Benjie Vasquez Caraig 31 Nolan Lewis 29 Jaime David Montes Bernal 25 Sai Pye Myo Kyaw 28 Ricardo Raymond Amunjera 30 Christopher Michael Olwage 27 Conor O’Kane 20 Erimar Sayo Ortigas 29 Juan Luis Ortiz 30 Steve Williams 38 Miguel Ortiz 20 Luis Bonfiglio 25 Darien Chen 30 Matthew Simmons 25
National pageant notes
Debuts
Returning countries Last competed in 2009:
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