Grasim Mr. India (formerly Adonis - Graviera Man of the Year) was a national male beauty pageant in India that annually selected representatives to compete globally at Mr. International, Mister World, Mr. Intercontinental and Best Model of the World. In the years 1996 and 1998, the winner of the contest represented India at Mister World contest. Later the title was changed to "Mr. India" International and the winner was sent to compete at Mr. International pageant. Later in 2007 and 2008, Hayward 5000 organized Mr India pageant and the winner was sent to Mister World. In 2010 and 2012, Grasim Mr. India again sent its winner to Mister World and the title was renamed Mr India World. Since 2014, The Times Group owns the right to organize Mr India World contest and its winner represents India at Mister World.
History The first Mister India called Graviera Adonis Man of the Year contest was held in 1995. Bikram Saluja of Punjab was named the first ever Mister India and represented India at Mister World, where he was placed among top 10 finalists.
The Pageant In earlier years, the winner of Grasim Mr. India Pageant used to represent India at Mister World contest. From 1997 to 2003 the winner was sent to Mr. International and on some occasions the winner was also sent to compete at other international pageants like Mr. Intercontinental or Best Model of the World.
Winners Below is the complete list of Mister India editions. Year Mister India State 1994 Bikram Saluja Punjab 1995 Tarun Raghavan Maharashtra 1996 Sachin Khurana Delhi 1997 Deepinder Gill Punjab 1998 Diwakar Pundir Uttarakhand 1999 Abhijit Sanyal Maharashtra 2000 Aryan Vaid Rajasthan 2001 Vivan Bhatena Maharashtra 2002 Raghu Mukherjee Karnataka 2003 Rajneesh Duggal Delhi 2004 Sunil Mann Delhi 2005 Viraf Patel Maharashtra 2006 Rajveer Singh Delhi 2007 Bharat Kundra Delhi 2008 Pravesh Rana Uttar Pradesh 2010 Inder Bajwa Punjab 2012 Taher Ali Maharashtra
India representatives to international pageants The following male models have represented India in international pageants: Winner Runner Up Finalist/Semifinalist
Representatives to Mister World Usually the winner of Mister India pageant represented India at Mister World but if for any reason the winner is unable to compete then a runner up was sent to the pageant. India has been participating in Mister World since its inception in 1996. India did not compete in the Mister World from 2000 & 2003. Since 2014 representatives to Mister World are being sent by Mr India World YearMister World IndiaStateRankingSpecial Awards1996Bikram SalujaPunjabTop 101998Sachin KhuranaDelhi2007Kawaljit Anand SinghAssamTop 122010Inder BajwaPunjabTop 15Mister World Top Model - Top 20Mister World Talent - Top 202012Taher AliMaharashtra
Representatives to Mr. International Usually the winner of Mister India pageant represented India at Mr. International but if for any reason the winner is unable to compete then a runner up is sent to compete at the pageant.
Year Representative State Ranking1998Diwakar PundirUttarakhandTop 121999Abhijit SanyalMaharashtra2nd Runner Up2000Aryan VaidRajasthan Mr. International 20002001Vivan BhatenaMaharashtraTop 112002Raghu MukherjeeKarnataka Mr. International 20022003Rajneesh DuggalDelhi1st Runner Up
Representatives to Mr. Intercontinental Year Representative State Ranking1998Diwakar Pundir Uttarakhand2nd Runner Up1999Raqesh BapatMaharashtra 1st Runner Up 2000Bikram Singh SandhuPunjab2001Savio Bruto Da CostaGoa2002Saumik RaoMaharashtraTop 12
Representatives to Best Model of the World Year Representative State Ranking1999Vishal YadavDelhi
See also Mister World India Sports in India
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