The 9th edition of Mr Gay World took place from May 5–10, 2017 in Madrid and Maspalomas, Spain. 21 contestants from all over the world will compete for the title and become an ambassador for the LGBT community. The reigning titleholder Mr. Gay World 2016 Roger Gosalbez from Spain crowned his successor John Raspado from Philippines, at the end of the event.
Results Final results Contestant Mister Gay World 2017 – John Raspado 1st Runner-Up – Candido Arteaga 2nd Runner-Up – Raf Van Puymbroeck 3rd Runner-Up – Marco Tornese 4th Runner-Up - Alexander Steyn Top 10 – David Francis (crowned the year after Australia's absence following Patrick MacDonald's withdrawal to compete in 2016) – Michael Dalpiaz – Juan Pedro Pavez Bohle – Flavio Romero – Darshan Mandhana
Contestants 21 contestants competed for the title: Country Contestant Age Position - Awards Hometown Notes David Francis 35-37 Top 10 (Australia did not compete for one year after Patrick MacDonald's withdrawal in 2016) Michael Dalpiaz -----Top 10 ------ Vitor Hugo Trindade de Castro----- ------ Raf Van Puymbroeck 21 2nd Runner Up Vosselaar Juan Pedro Pavez Böhle 29 Top 10, Sport Challenge Winner and Fashion Show Winner Los Lagos Region Frantisek Pesek ----- ------ Flavio Romero 27 Top 10 Portoviejo Joonas Nilsson29Turku Darshan Mandhana 31 Top 10 Mumbai Budi Alamsyah 29 Written test Winner, ------ Jorge Gonzalez 24 Zacatecas City Charlie Tredway 33 Sympathy Winner Auckland John Raspado 36 Mr. Gay World 2017, Swimsuit, Evening Dress, Interview, Vote Online and Social Media Winner. Baguio Andrzej Berg Dalpiaz ----- ------ Alexander Steyn 33 Top 5 and Social Campaign Winner Bloemfontein Cándido Arteaga 26 1st Runner Up, National Costume and Fotogenia Winner Tenerife Jaromir Sufr ----- ------ Marco Tornese 32 Top 5 Lausanne Touya Xiao 22 Taipei Pattanajuk Vipadakul 30 Udon Thani Alberto Jose Rodriguez Rengifo 30 Caracas
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