India at major male beauty pageants
The following is a list of India's official representatives and their placements at the major male international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won two victories:
- One — Mister World crown (2016)
- One — Manhunt International crown (2001)
- One — Mister Supranational crown (2018)
The criteria for the major male international beauty pageants inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[1][2][3]
India's major titleholders[edit]
India won its first major international beauty pageants title when Rajeev Singh from India bagged the Manhunt International in 2001 title becoming the first Asian to win.
In 2016, Rohit Khandelwal of India made history again of first Asian to win the title of Mister World.
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| YEAR | MANHUT INTERNATIONAL | MISTER WORLD | MISTER INTERNATIONAL | MISTER GLOBAL | MISTER SUPRANATIONAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | TBD | Vishnu Raj Menon TBD |
Balaji Murugadoss TBD |
TBD | TBD |
| 2018 | Prasad Cariappa | No Pageant Held | Darasing Khurana | Dhwrwm Swargiary | Prathamesh Maulingkar WINNER |
| 2017 | Darasing Khurana | No Pageant Held | Srikant Dwivedi Top 10 |
Altamash Faraz Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Grewal Gurmehar | Rohit Khandelwal WINNER |
Mudit Malhotra Top 9 |
Prateek Baid Top 16 |
Jitesh Naresh Thakur 2nd Runner-up |
| 2015 | No Pageant Held | No Pageant Held | Halley Laithangbam | Sandeep Sehrawat | (established in Panama in 2016 and held annually in Poland) |
| 2014 | Prateik Jain Top 10 |
Parmeet Wahi | × | ||
| 2013 | × | No Pageant Held | Hukapa Chakhesang | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2014 in Thailand) | |
| 2012 | Arry Dabas Top 15 |
Taher Ali | Opangtongdang Jamir | ||
| 2011 | Shashvat Seth | No Pageant Held | × | ||
| 2010 | Inder Bajwa Top 15 |
Ahran Chaudhary Top 16 |
Akash Charan | ||
| 2009 | No Pageant Held | No Pageant Held | Imran Khan | ||
| 2008 | Romeo Gates Top 15 |
Vikas Mehandroo Top 15 | |||
| 2007 | Abhimanyu Jain 1st Runner-up |
Kawaljit Anand Singh Top 12 |
Nikhil Dharwan Top 10 | ||
| 2006 | Aryan Baruah Top 15 |
No Pageant Held | Sudhir Tewari | ||
| 2005 | Pawan Setpal | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2006 in Singapore) | |||
| 2004 | No Pageant Held | ||||
| 2003 | |||||
| 2002 | Nitin Singh Top 15 | ||||
| 2001 | Rajeev Singh WINNER | ||||
| 2000 | Reji Varghese | × | |||
| 1999 | John Abraham 1st Runner-up |
No Pageant Held | |||
| 1998 | Balbir Meena | Sachin Khurana | |||
| 1997 | Zulfi Syed Ahmad 4th Runner-up |
No Pageant Held | |||
| 1996 | No Pageant Held | × | |||
| 1995 | Dino Morea 1st Runner-up |
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1996 in London, United Kingdom) | |||
| 1994 | Rajat Bedi 4th Runner-up | ||||
| 1993 | × | ||||
| 1992 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1993 in Australia & Singapore) |
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Name of Pageant | Placements | Best Result |
|---|---|---|
| Manhut International | 11 | Winner (2001) |
| Mister World | 4 | Winner (2016) |
| Mister International | 3 | Top 9 (2016) |
| Mister Global | 2 | Top 10 (2017) |
| Mister Supranational | 3 | Winner (2018) |
| Total | 23 | 3 Winners |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ International Beauty Pageant Ranking
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
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