Manhunt International

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Manhunt International is a prominent international male model search for the next Male Supermodel, founded in 1993. However, the competition's roots trace back a few years earlier, when a single national preliminary was held in Singapore. The competition was conceived by Metromedia Singapore and Procon Leisure International, which became co-partners in 1993.

Manhunt International
Formation1993
TypeMale Model Search
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersGold Coast, Australia
Location
Official language
English
President
Rosko Dickinson
Budget
$3M
Websitemanhunt.international

The Manhunt International 2024 winner was Kevin Dasom from Thailand. He was crowned by the former titleholder, Lochlan "Lochie" Carey of Australia, on 26 May 2024, in Ayutthaya, Thailand.[1]

History

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Countries and territories placements in Manhunt International.

Manhunt International holds the title as the world's first and most prestigious pageant and competition for men. The Manhunt International Organization was officially formed in 1993 when Rosko Dickinson (Australia) and Alex Liu (Singapore) joined forces with a shared dream to offer men worldwide a platform to showcase their talents and skills.[2]

The first-ever Manhunt International World Final was held in Australia in 1993 with 25 contestants, and it was won by Thomas Sasse from Germany. The pageant remained on Australia's Gold Coast, where Nikos Papadakis from Greece won in 1994. The current president, Rosko Dickinson, and Alex Liu began their co-ownership and partnership of Manhunt International in 1993, which continued until Liu's death in January 2018.[3]

Manhunt International is organized with a focus on masculinity, featuring outdoor activities, thrilling events, public presentations, talent competitions, fun routines, and even opportunities to meet and impress women. Contestants are judged on their runway skills, photogenic qualities, personality, and physical attributes; it is a search for the next Male Supermodel. The pageant is designed to promote new faces in the male modeling and fashion industry. The men who enter Manhunt International are also encouraged to become role models and responsible corporate citizens for younger people to look up to.

Today, Manhunt International is easily the world's most recognized and longest-running international male model contest. It is a worldwide search for the best male models, having recorded the highest number of contestants in 2006 and 2012 in China and Thailand, respectively.

Several countries have hosted the world finals, including Australia (1993, 1994, 1998, 2018), Singapore (1995, 1997, 2000), the Philippines (1999, 2020, 2022), China (2001, 2002, 2006, 2016), Korea (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Taiwan (2010), and Thailand (2012, 2017, 2024).

Eligibility criteria

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Sex Male
Age range 18 to 32
Marital status Married or Single
Height At least 1.75 metres / 5'9"
Skills Remarkable communication skills, modelling experience
Additional attributes Photogenic, fit, pleasing character

Competition

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The Manhunt competition is staged in two rounds: preliminary and final. During the preliminaries, the contestants are judged in Haute Couture Fashion, Swimwear, and Formal Evening Wear. The contestants with the highest scores are named as finalists, from which the judges determine the winner and runners-up.

During the finals, several other awards are given in addition to the ultimate title of Manhunt International: Best Runway Model, Mister Photogenic, Mister Friendship, Mister Personality, Mister Physique, and Mister Popularity (voted by the public via social media). Since the 2005 edition, Manhunt International has also awarded five continental titles to the best representatives of each continent. In the 2007 edition, it was announced that the winner of Mister Popularity would automatically advance to the final round, and in 2022 a new category was introduced called Digital Challenge (Video), with three segments: Runway Challenge, Swimwear/Physique, and Casting Challenge. Once again, the overall winner of the category advanced straight to the Top 20.

30th year Anniversary

On this special occasion, the final ten were awarded as runners-up.

Titleholders

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Edition Year Date Manhunt International Runners-Up Location No. Ref.
First Second Third Fourth
1st 1993 November 30, 1993 Thomas Sasse
  Germany
Berke Hürcan
  Turkey
Raffaele Memoli
  Switzerland
Aaron Small
  Philippines
Michel Boeuf
  New Caledonia
Gold Coast, Australia 22
2nd 1994 Unknown Nikos Papadakis
  Greece
Trent Garfthon
  Australia
Richard Planks
  United States
Benedict Goh Wei Cheh
  Singapore
Rajat Bedi
  India
Gold Coast, Australia 24
3rd 1995 Unknown Albe Geldenhuys
  South Africa
Dino Morea
  India
David Arnold
  United States
Javier Rodriguez
  Puerto Rico
Rinat Khismatouli
  Kazakhstan
Sentosa Island, Singapore 35
4th 1997 May 24, 1997 Jason Erceg
  New Zealand
Sandro Finocchio (Finoglio) Speranza
  Venezuela
Vincent Pinto
  Philippines
Jonathan Rojas Ortega
  Puerto Rico
Zulfi Syed Ahmad
  India
Singapore 38
5th 1998 May 3, 1998 Peter Eriksen
  Sweden
Tamme Boh Tjarks
  Germany
Robert Korceki
  United States
Philip Lee
  Singapore
Rets Renemaris
  Latvia
Gold Coast, Australia 34
6th 1999 May 29, 1999 Juan Ernesto Calzadilla Regalado
  Venezuela
John Abraham
  India
Peter Kerby
  Denmark
Kirk Hedley
  Jamaica
Llewellyn Cordier
  South Africa
Manila, Philippines 34
7th 2000 September 29, 2000 Brett Wilson
  Australia
David Zepeda Quintero
  Mexico
Brandon Choo
  Singapore
José Gabriel Madonía Panepinto
  Venezuela
Geraldino Nicolina
  Curaçao
Singapore 33
8th 2001 November 12, 2001 Rajeev Singh
  India
Leo Zhang Wei Biao
  China
Luis Antonio Nery Gómez
  Venezuela
Adnan Taletovic
  Croatia
Kenneth Bryan
  Cayman Islands
Beijing, China 43 [4]
9th 2002 November 9, 2002 Fabrice Bertrand Wattez
  France
Bart Deschuymer
  Belgium
Murat Erbaytan
  Turkey
Adrian Medina Scull
  Cuba
Daniel Leonard Navarrete Muktans
  Venezuela
Shanghai, China 46
10th 2005 September 8, 2005 Tolgahan Sayışman
  Turkey
Agris Blaubuks
  Latvia
Henry Romero
  Curaçao
Chen ZeYu
  China
Romeo Quiñones
  Puerto Rico
Busan, Korea 42
11th 2006 April 19, 2006 Jaime Augusto Mayol
  United States
Fabien Hauquier
  Belgium
Zhao Zheng
  China
Gökhan Keser
  Turkey
Jose Mendez
  Spain
Jinjiang, China 53
12th 2007 February 12, 2007 Jeffrey Zheng Yu Guang
  China
Jason Charles Millot
  Canada
Ioannis Athitakis
  Greece
Craig Barnett
  Australia
Abhimanyu Jain
  India
Gangwon, Korea 48
13th 2008 June 2, 2008 Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy
  Morocco
Egill Arnljots
  Sweden
Cesar Vegas
  Costa Rica
Lee Jae-Hwan
  South Korea
Claudio Furtado
  Angola
Seoul, Korea 47
14th 2010 November 20, 2010 Peter Meňky
  Slovakia
Bogdan Brasoveanu
  Gibraltar
Marlon de Gregori
  Brazil
Daniel Guerra
  United States
Jerry Chang
  Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan 50
15th 2011 October 10, 2011 John Chen Jiang Feng
  China
Nelson Omar Sterling
  Dominican Republic
Gianni Sinnesael
  Belgium
Truong Nam Thanh
  Vietnam
Martin Smahel
  Slovakia
Seoul, Korea 48
16th 2012 November 9, 2012 June Macasaet
  Philippines
Bo Peter Jonsson
  Sweden
Martin Wang
  Macau
Jimmy Perez Rivera
  Puerto Rico
Jason Chee
  Singapore
Bangkok, Thailand 53
17th 2016 October 29, 2016 Patrik Sjöö
  Sweden
Ba Te Er
  Hong Kong
Christopher Bramell
  England
Maurício Eusébio
  Angola
Ramon Pissaia
  Brazil
Shenzhen, China 43
18th 2017 November 27, 2017 Trương Ngọc Tình
  Vietnam
Kongnat Choeisuwan
  Thailand
Gaetan Osman
  Lebanon
Mohamed Wazeem
  Sri Lanka
Andry Permadi
  Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand 37 [5]
19th 2018 December 2, 2018 Vicent Llorach González
  Spain
Dale Maher
  Australia
Luca Derin
  Netherlands
Jeffrey “Jeff” Langan
  Philippines
Mai Tuan Anh
  Vietnam
Gold Coast, Australia 28 [6]
20th 2020 February 22, 2020 Paul Luzineau
  Netherlands
Nikos Antonopoulos
  Greece
Matheus Cruz Giora
  Brazil
Yeray Hidalgo Hernández
  Spain
Mayur Gangwani
  India
Manila, Philippines 36 [7]
21st 2022 October 1, 2022 Lochlan “Lochie” Carey
  Australia
Joshua Raphael De Sequera
  Philippines
Elijah Van Zanten
  United States
Trần Mạnh Kiên
  Vietnam
Cas Hagman
  Netherlands
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22nd 2024 May 26, 2024 Kevin Aphisittinun Len Dasom
  Thailand
Lucas Schlachter
  France
Kenneth Stromsnes
  Philippines
Víctor Michele Battista Infante
  Venezuela
Vincenzo Melisi
  Italy
Ayutthaya, Thailand 37 [8]
5th-9th Runner-Up

Since 2024, Manhunt International pageant has awarded a Top 10 finalists as 5th-9th Runner-Up.

This table lists the name of 5th-9th Runner-Up titles by year.

Edition Year Date Runners-Up Location No. Ref.
Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth
22nd 2024 May 26, 2024 Daniel Lorente
  Spain
Matt Dixon
  Canada
Marcel Riera
   Switzerland
Ruan Mendes
  Brazil
Luke Van
  South Africa
Ayutthaya, Thailand 37 [8]
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Country by number of wins

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Country Titles Year
  Australia 2 2000, 2022
  Sweden 1998, 2016
  China 2007, 2011
  Thailand 1 2024
  Netherlands 2020
  Spain 2018
  Vietnam 2017
  Philippines 2012
  Slovakia 2010
  Morocco 2008
  United States 2006
  Turkey 2005
  France 2002
  India 2001
  Venezuela 1999
  New Zealand 1997
  South Africa 1995
  Greece 1994
  Germany 1993

Continents by number of wins

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Continent Titles Years
Europe 9 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2020
Asia 6 2001, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2024
Oceania 3 1997, 2000, 2022
Africa 2 1995, 2008
Americas 2 1999, 2006

Victory Rank by Country

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Rank Country #Wins[a] #1ST R.U.s #2ND R.U.s #3RD R.U.s #4TH R.U.s
1   Australia 2 2 0 1 0
2   Sweden 2 2 0 0 0
3   China 2 1 1 1 0
4   India 1 2 0 0 4
5   Philippines 1 1 2[a] 2 0
6   Venezuela 1 1 1 2[a] 1
7   Turkey 1 1 1 1 0
8   Greece 1 1 1 0 0
9   Germany 1 1 0 0 0
9   France 1 1[a] 0 0 0
9   Thailand 1[a] 1 0 0 0
10   United States 1 0 4 1 0
11   Netherlands 1 0 1 0 1
12   Vietnam 1 0 0 2 1
13   Spain 1 0 0 1 1
14   Slovakia 1 0 0 0 1
14   South Africa 1 0 0 0 1
18   Morocco 1 0 0 0 0
18   New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
20   Belgium 0 2 1 0 0
21   Latvia 1 0 0 1
22   Mexico 1 0 0 0
22   Canada 1 0 0 0
22   Dominican Republic 1 0 0 0
22   Gibraltar 1 0 0 0
22   Hong Kong 1 0 0 0
27   Brazil 0 2 0 1
28   Singapore 1 2 1
29   Curacao 1 0 1
30   Costa Rica 1 0 0
30   Denmark 1 0 0
30   England 1 0 0
30   Lebanon 1 0 0
30   Macau 1 0 0
30    Switzerland 1 0 0
36   Puerto Rico 0 3 1
37   Angola 1 1
38   Croatia 1 0
38   Cuba 1 0
38   Jamaica 1 0
38   Korea 1 0
38   Sri Lanka 1 0
43   Italy 0 1[a]
43   Cayman Islands 1
43   Indonesia 1
43   Kazakhstan 1
43   New Caledonia 1
43   Taiwan 1
  1. ^ a b c d e f New ranking from 22nd edition (2024)

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Wang, Nickie (26 May 2024). "Philippines' Kenneth Stromsnes places 3rd at Mister Manhunt International 2024". Manila Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  2. ^ "History | Manhunt International". Manhunt International.
  3. ^ "Manhunt Co-Founder and beauty pageant veteran Alex Liu dies at 57". straitstimes.com. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ Business India, Issues 615–620, A.H. Advani, 2001, p. 160
  5. ^ "Manhunt International – Timeline | Facebook". web.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ^ Mediterráneo, El Periódico. "El peñiscolano Vicent Llorach regresa a la final del Manhunt International". El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish).
  7. ^ "IN PHOTOS: Meet the 36 candidates of Manhunt International 2020". Rappler.
  8. ^ a b Wang, Nickie (26 May 2024). "Philippines' Kenneth Stromsnes places 3rd at Mister Manhunt International 2024". Manila Standard. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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