Mr Gay World

Mr Gay World is an annual international competition for gay men.

Mister Gay World
Formation2009
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersAustralia
Location
Membership
40+
Official language
English
President
Eric Butter
Key people
Eric Butter
(President)
Websitehttp://www.mrgayworld.com/

The reigning Mr Gay World are Leonard Kodie Macayan from the Philippines[1][2] and Joel Rey Carcasona from Philippines.[3] The 2021 Edition marks the first time in history in the pageant that the two Mr Gay World will reign at the same time.[4]

Beginnings

Before there was Mr Gay World, there was IMG Mr Gay International. Brian Merriman (owner of Mr Gay Ireland) and Tore Aasheim (co-owner of Mr Gay Europe) attended the competition with the European delegation. Merriman and Aasheim decided to create their own international competition.

Brian Merriman invited Tore Aasheim, Morten Ruda (owner of Mr Gay Norway and co-owner of Mr Gay Europe) and Dean Nelson (owner of Mr Gay Canada) to Dublin, Ireland to plan a brand new international competition. They invited Eric Butter (who is the current owner of Mr Gay World) and Noemi Alberto (owner of Mr Gay Philippines) to what was to become Mr Gay World.

Merriman and Ruda bowed out due to other commitments, and the ownership was divided equally between Aasheim, Nelson and Butter. Both Merriman and Ruda stayed involved in the competition as Directors responsible for finding delegates in Europe and Africa to attend the competitions.

After a while Nelson left the competition and left his shares of Mr Gay World to Eric Butter, and later Eric Butter and Tore Aasheim exchanged their shares in Mr Gay Europe and Mr Gay World respectively, making Eric Butter the sole owner of Mr Gay World and Tore Aasheim the sole owner of Mr Gay Europe.

Mission statement

Mr. Gay World is defined as an annual contest for gay men, seeking to establish ambassadors for LGBT and human rights, with winners of national contests competing as delegates in a variety of categories. It is not a beauty contest and there is no age limit. This competition is one of the most publicised gay contests in the world and unashamedly uses the attention it garners to focus attention on the plight of LGBTI people worldwide. The primary purpose of Mr. Gay World is to identify leaders who will take responsibility of being a spokesperson not only in his own community but on a global stage speaking out for equal and human rights. Mr Gay World is a role model and will work on humanizing being gay and/or LGBTI in the media both LGBTI and mainstream.[5]

Media Coverage

The event explicitly seeks to highlight discrimination against LGBTI people and provide select positive role models. A number of contestants from a number of countries has faced sanctions for their selection or competition, including Nolan Lewis from India,[6][7] Taurai Zhanje from Zimbabwe, Robel Hailu from Ethiopia, former Olympian Chavdar Arsov from Bulgaria, Wendelinus Hamutenya from Namibia and Xiao Dai from China.[8][9]

Controversy

In 2018, Mr Gay World announced that the 2019 competition will move to South Africa from Hong Kong due to prohibition from local authorities.

In 2021, Mr. Gay World South Africa 2021 Louw Breytenbach resigned and Mr. Gay World Philippines 2021 Joel Rey Carcasona took over the title Mr. Gay World 2021.

Titleholders
Year Country/Territory Mr Gay World Location Entrants Ref.
2021  South Africa Louw Breytenbach (Resigned) South Africa | Virtual contest 10 [10][11]
 Philippines Joel Rey Carcasona (Assumed) [12][13]
2020  Philippines Leonard Kodie Macayan 9 [1][2]
2019  Philippines John Jeffrey Carlos Cape Town, South Africa 24 [14][15]
2018  Australia Jordan Paul Bruno Knysna, South Africa 21 [16][17]
2017  Philippines John Raspado Madrid & Maspalomas, Spain 21 [18][19]
2016  Spain Roger Gosalbez St. Julian's, Malta 24 [20][21]
2015  Germany Klaus Burkart (Resigned) Knysna, South Africa 21 [22][23]
 Hong Kong Mass Luciano (Assumed)
2014  United Kingdom Stuart Hatton Rome, Italy 23 [24][25]
2013  New Zealand Christopher Michael Olwage Antwerp, Belgium 25 —
2012  New Zealand Andreas Derleth Johannesburg, South Africa 22 —
2011  South Africa Francois Nel Manila, Philippines 23 —
2010  South Africa Charl Van Den Berg Oslo, Norway 23 —
2009  Ireland Max Krzyzanowski Whistler, Canada 19 —

Country/Territory by number of wins
Country/Territory Titles Year
 Philippines 4 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021[lower-alpha 1]
 South Africa 3 2010, 2011, 2021[lower-alpha 2]
 New Zealand 2 2012, 2013
 Australia 1 2018
 Spain 2016
 Germany 2015[lower-alpha 2]
 Hong Kong 2015[lower-alpha 1]
 United Kingdom 2014
 Ireland 2009

Runner-Up
Year 1st Runner-Up 2nd Runner-Up 3rd Runner-Up 4th Runner-Up 5th Runner-Up
2021 Joel Rey Carcasona (Former)
 Philippines		 Joshuan Aponte
 Puerto Rico		 Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded
2020 Marek Piekarczyk
 Poland		 Vicente Miron
 Mexico		 Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded
2019 Francisco Alvarado
 Spain		 Oliver Pusztan
 Hungary		 Cjayudhom Samiat
 Thailand		 Nick Van Vooren
 Belgium		 Not awarded
2018 Ricky Devine-White
 New Zealand		 Samarpan Maiti
 India		 Chen Po-Hung
 Taiwan		 João Pedro Carvalho Gonçalves de Oliveira
 Portugal		 Not awarded
2017 Cándido Arteaga
 Spain		 Raf Van Puymbroeck
 Belgium		 Marco Tornese
  Switzerland		 Alexander Steyn
 South Africa		 Not awarded
2016 Chris Krauel
 Austria		 Christian Reyes Lacsamana
 Philippines		 Kyle Patrick
 Sint Maarten		 Rafael Fagundes
 Brazil		 Not awarded
2015 Mass Luciano (Assumed)
 Hong Kong		 Tomi Lappi
 Finland		 Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded
2014 Kiriakos Spanos
 Cyprus		 Robbie Lawlor
 Ireland		 Luis Vento
 Venezuela		 Bridge Hudson
 Hong Kong		 Not awarded
2013 Benjie Vasquez Caraig
 Hong Kong		 Matthew Simmons
 United States of America		 Not awarded Not awarded Not awarded
2012 Lance Weyer
 South Africa		 Remy Frejaville
 France		 Kevin Scott Power
 United States of America		 Thom Goderie
 Netherlands		 Not awarded
2011 Michael Kevin Holtz
 United States of America		 Israel Acevedo
 Spain		 Leigh Charles
 Australia		 Aaron Comis
 New Zealand		 Not awarded
2010 Samuel Adu
 Australia		 Rick Dean Twombley
 Hong Kong		 Xindai Muyi
 China		 Sergio Lara
 Spain		 Not awarded
2009 Alexis Cespedes
 Paraguay		 Pico Velasco Michel
 Mexico		 Ben Edwards
 Australia		 Reece Karena
 New Zealand		 Darren Bruce
 Canada

See also

References
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  3. "THE STAGE IS SET FOR MR GAY WORLD VIRTUAL EDITIONS | Mr Gay World™".
  4. "MR KODIE MACAYAN FROM THE PHILIPPINES IS CROWNED MR GAY WORLD 2020 | Mr Gay World™".
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  8. "Mr Gay World shakes African perceptions". timeslive.co.za. 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012. Xiao Dai,
  9. "Mr Gay World contest goes ahead in Johannesburg despite threats". The Independent. London: INM. April 9, 2012. ISSN 0951-9467. OCLC 185201487. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
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  23. Salandra, Adam (November 22, 2015). "Mr. Gay Hong Kong Emmanuel Mass Luciano Crowned Mr. Gay World". LOGO News. Retrieved October 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Notes
  1. Originally crowned 1st Runner-Up. Took over title after original winner resigned.
  2. Resigned
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