Mister International 2023 was the 15th Mister International competition, held at the Crystal Design Center Ballroom, Khwaeng Khlong Chan in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 17, 2023.
This pageant was organized by the Thailand-based Mister International Organization, in parallel of the Mister International 2023 pageant in Baguio of the Philippine-based organization, which claims to be the legitimate organizer of the pageant. Emmanuel Franco of the Dominican Republic crowned Kim Thitisan Goodburn of Thailand as his successor at the end of the event. This is the first time that Thailand won Mister International.
Background
Selection of participants Contestants from 38 countries and territories were selected either as winners from their national pageants, or appointed to their positions after being runner-up in their national pageant between 2019 and 2023 or being chosen through a casting process.
This edition debuted from Guinea Bissau, North Cyprus and Trinidad and Tobago, while Canada (2016), Colombia (2017), Lebanon (2018), Nigeria (2011), The Bahamas (2014) and Vietnam (2018) made their return. Albania, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Panama and Sierra Leone participated in the previous edition but not this edition. Mali's Harouna Sissoko and Netherlands's Ilyas Chaouki were expected to compete but later withdrew, bringing the total participating countries to 36. Haiti did not take part in the Swimwear Competition held on September 10.
For the first time in 16 years, the Mister International Organization will allow fathers, married, and divorced men to compete.
Results Placements
Placement Contestants Mister International 2023 – Thitisan Goodburn § 1st Runner-Up – William Badell 2nd Runner-Up – Edward Ogunniya Top 5 – Lucas Schlachter – Shashwat Dwivedi Top 10 – Daniel García – Joel Farach – Jefferson Bunney – Joshua Hee – Borxa Ramo Top 20 – Daruma Almenares – Alexandros Panayi – Ovarlyn Torres – Gabriel Monteiro – Ho Sun Kang – Seif Al'walid Harb – Brian Ceballos – Joshua Maldonado – Elson Bytyqi – Vjaughn Ingraham
§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers.
Special awards
Category Awards Winner Runner-ups rowspan="6" Best in Swimwear – Seif Al'walid HarbBest National Costume – Thitisan GoodburnMister Congeniality – Prajwol TamrakarMister Charming – Elson BytyqiMister Photogenic – Borxa Ramo Ruiz Fan Votes – Thitisan Goodburn rowspan="8" Ayutthaya Popular Vote – Seif Al'walid Harb Mister Chat Influencer – Daniel Alejandro García Molina Mister Lucky – Rennel Ricketts – Alexandros Panayi – Suleyman Mullahasan Most Attractive Men – Koki Sakata – Jefferson Nigel Allan Bunney – Joshua Hee – Elson Bytyqi – Chen Chien Yu Most Charisma Men – Seif Al'walid Harb – Brian Eduardo Ceballos – Joel Farach Marquina – Thitisan Goodburn – William Manuel Badell López Shining Bright by HYA – Chen Chien Yu – Lucas Schlachter – Koki Sakata Smart Guy – Edward Taiye Ogunniya – Daruma Almenares – Shashwat Dwivedi – Gabriel Monteiro – Ho Sun Kang
Competition events
All times in this article are Indochina Time (UTC+7)
Preliminary Competition The Preliminary Competition Presented by CHAT Cosmetics will be broadcast LIVE via Mister International's official Facebook page from Bangkok, Thailand, held on September 15 at 7 p.m. (ICT / Bangkok time).
Swimwear Competition The Swimwear Competition Presented by CHAT Cosmetics was broadcast LIVE via Mister International official Facebook page from Ayutthaya, Thailand, held on September 10 at 7 p.m. (ICT / Bangkok time). Haiti's Samuel Saint Juste did not take part in the Swimwear Competition held on September 10. Mister Lucky awards were selected at random by the sponsors, the winner, Canada's Rennel Ricketts, won ฿30,000 and the other two runner-ups, Czech Republic's Alexandros Panayi and North Cyprus's Suleyman Mullahasan with ฿10,000 each.
Contestants
36 contestants have been confirmed:
Country/Territory Delegate Age Height Ref. Maksym Belevyh 21 Edward Taiye Ogunniya 32 Rennel Ricketts 23 Daniel Alejandro García Molina 29 Daruma Almenares 30 Alexandros Panayi 26 Ovarlyn Torres 26 Lucas Schlachter 22 Gabriel Monteiro 27 Samuel Saint Juste 31 Shashwat Dwivedi 20 Jeremy Gregory Samatara 25 Koki Sakata 30 Ho Sun Kang 32 Donesavanh Xaimonty 20 Seif Al'walid Harb 23 Arvind Gorasia 29 Brian Eduardo Ceballos 27 Austin Myat 23 Prajwol Tamrakar 24 Martin Osagie Omoregbee 23 Suleyman Mullahasan Joel Farach Marquina 33 Jefferson Nigel Allan Bunney 28 Joshua Yaddah Maldonado Cruz 29 Joshua Hee 25 Borxa Ramo Ruiz 25 Derrein Keith Christian De Zilwa 20 Elson Bytyqi 20 Chen Chien Yu Thitisan Goodburn 24 Vjaughn Ingraham 21 Johnathan Samuel Hector Louis Rodríguez 28 William Manuel Badell López 27 Phạm Minh Quyền 29
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References
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