Mister World Explained

Mister World competition is an international male beauty pageant founded by the Miss World Organization.^[1] The competition was founded in 1996.^[2] The entrants compete in various activities including waterskiing, mountain biking, and marathon running.

The current Mister World 2024 titleholder, Daniel Mejía from Puerto Rico, was crowned on November 23, 2024, at NovaWorld Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận, Vietnam.

Titleholders

Edition	Year	Date	Mister World	Runners-Up			Location	Entrants
				First	Second	Third
1st	1996	September 20, 1996	Tom Nuyens Belgium	Gabriel Soto Borja-Díaz Mexico	Karahan Çantay Turkey	Istanbul, Turkey	51
2nd	1998	September 18, 1998	Sandro Finoglio	Germán Cardoso Méndez Puerto Rico	Gregory Rossi France		Grândola, Portugal	43
3rd	2000	October 13, 2000	Ignacio Kliche Uruguay	Marcello Barkowski Germany	Dante Spencer United States		Perthshire, Scotland	32
4th	2003	August 9, 2003	Gustavo Gianetti Brazil	Assaad Tarabay Lebanon	Fabien Hauquier Belgium		London, England	38
5th	2007	March 31, 2007	Juan García Postigo Spain	Lucas Barbosa Gil Brazil	Lejun Tony Jiang China		Sanya, China	56
6th	2010	March 27, 2010	Kamal Ibrahim Ireland	Josef Karas Czech Republic	Kenneth Okolie Nigeria		Incheon, South Korea	74
7th	2012	November 24, 2012	Francisco Escobar	Andrew Wolff Philippines	Leo Delaney Ireland		Kent, England	48
8th	2014	June 15, 2014	Nicklas Pedersen	Emmanuel Ikubese Nigeria	José Pablo Minor Mexico		Torbay, England	46
9th	2016	July 19, 2016	Rohit Khandelwal	Fernando Álvarez Puerto Rico	Aldo Esparza Mexico		Southport, England	46
10th	2019	August 23, 2019	Jack Heslewood	Fezile Mkhize South Africa	Brian Faugier Mexico		Quezon City, Philippines	72
11th	2024	November 23, 2024	Daniel Mejía	Phạm Tuấn Ngọc	Antonio Company	Salvatore Crisball	Phan Thiết, Vietnam	60

League tables

Country by number of wins

Country	Titles	Year
	1	2024
		2019
		2016
		2014
		2012
		2010
		2007
		2003
		2000
		1998
		1996

Continents by number of wins

Continent	Titles	Years
Americas	5	1998, 2000, 2003, 2012, 2024
Europe	1996, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2019
Asia	1	2016

Continental Winners

The Continental Winners were awarded for the first time in 2019. The continental titles were given to delegates who placed highest in the final, aside from the main winner.

Year	Mister World Africa	Mister World Americas	Mister World Asia	Mister World Oceania	Mister World Caribbean	Mister World Europe
			Mister World Asia Pacific
2019	Fezile Mkhize South Africa	Brian Faugier Mexico	Jody Tejano Saliba Philippines		Alejandro Martínez Dominican Republic	Alberto Nodale Austria
2024	Salvatore Crisball Angola	Juan Alberto García	Phạm Tuấn Ngọc	Lochlan Carey Australia	Tarique Barrett Jamaica	Antonio Company Spain

Finalists Ranking

Rank	Country/Territory	Mister World	Runners-up			Total
			First	Second	Third
1		1 (2024)	2 (1998, 2016)	×	×	3
2		1 (2003)	1 (2007)	×	×	2
3		1 (2010)	×	1 (2012)	×	2
3		1 (2007)	×	1 (2024)	×	2
3		1 (1996)	×	1 (2003)	×	2
6		1 (2019)	×	×	×	1
6		1 (2016)	×	×	×	1
6		1 (2014)	×	×	×	1
6		1 (2012)	×	×	×	1
6		1 (2000)	×	×	×	1
6		1 (1998)	×	×	×	1
12		×	1 (1996)	3 (2014, 2016, 2019)	×	4
13		×	1 (2014)	1 (2010)	×	2
14		×	1 (2024)	×	×	1
14		×	1 (2019)	×	×	1
14		×	1 (2012)	×	×	1
14		×	1 (2010)	×	×	1
14		×	1 (2003)	×	×	1
14		×	1 (2000)	×	×	1
20		×	×	1 (2007)	×	1
20		×	×	1 (2000)	×	1
20		×	×	1 (1998)	×	1
20		×	×	1 (1996)	×	1
24		×	×	×	1 (2024)	1
Rank	Total	11	11	11	1	34

The country/territory who assumed a position is indicated in bold
The country/territory who was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketrough
The country/territory who was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined

See also

• Manhunt International
• Mister Global
• Mister Supranational
• Man of the World
• List of beauty pageants

Notes and References

1. News: El Nuevo Diario. Irlandés es elegido nuevo Mister Mundo. 4 April 2010. 27 June 2013. es.
2. News: People's Daily. World's most desirable men to face off in S. China. 31 January 2007. 27 June 2013.