Mister International 2018

Mister International 2017, is the 12th edition of the Mister International pageant, held on April 30, 2018 at National Theatre of Yangon in Yangon, Myanmar[1]. Seung Hwan Lee of South Korea was crowned at the end of the event. He received the sash from the last year's first runner-up Masaya Yamagishi of Japan. However, the outgoing titleholder Paul Iskandar, Mister International 2016 wasn't able to attend the finals due to some unforeseen circumstances.

Mister International 2018
National Theatre of Yangon in Myanmar, venue for Mister International 2017
DateApril 30, 2018
VenueNational Theatre of Yangon Yangon, Myanmar
Entrants36
Placements16
DebutsFinland, Nicaragua
WithdrawalsAustralia, Cambodia, Canada, Italy, Latvia, Malaysia, Paraguay, Russia, Sri Lanka
ReturnsColombia, Dominican Republic, France, Malta, Panama, Switzerland
WinnerSeung Hwan Lee
 Korea
CongenialityJeremy Lensink
 Netherlands
PhotogenicLeonardo Nobre
 Brazil

For the first time, the contestants were divided based on their geographical location: Asia and the Pacific, Americas and Europe & Africa. Three contestants from each group advanced to the Top 16. Three wildcards were added regardless of the group. Completing the list was the Mister International Facebook fan vote winner.

Despite some doubts regarding which year does the 12th edition refer to, in the official Mister International website, as well their official social media channels, Seung Hwan Lee is referred as "Mister International 2017". Therefore, making this the 2017 edition. [2].

Results

Placements
Final Results Contestant
Mister International 2017
  •  Korea – Seung Hwan Lee
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
Top 5 Finalists
Top 10 Semifinalists
Top 16 Quarter Finalists

§ Voted into the Top 16 by the public

Special Awards
Awards Contestant
Mister Congeniality
Missosology People's Choice Award
Mister Photogenic
Best in National Costume

Contestants

36 contestants have been confirmed[3]:

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
 BelgiumRobby Voets23Tongeren
 BoliviaRuben Dario Herrera25Santa Cruz
 BrazilLeonardo Nobre29Natal
 ChinaZhenhuan Yang21Taian
 ColombiaManuel Molano26Bogotá
 Czech RepublicMatyas Hlozek23Prague
 Dominican RepublicKenny Rodriguez28Santiago
 El SalvadorMiguel Arevalo23Ahuachapan
 FinlandAki Parviainen26Riihimaki
 FranceJordane Reiser27Metz
 GuamJaren Guerrero25Yigo
 Hong KongSean Lee28Hong Kong
 IndiaDarasing Khurana25Parbhani
 IndonesiaAlvalino Kasenda22Tomohon
 JapanTaizan Matsuura27Osaka
 KoreaSeung Hwan Lee23Seoul
 LebanonMichael Khouri25Beirut
 MaltaMalcolm Camilleri26Hamrum
 MexicoArmando Osuna23Culiacan
 MyanmarJohn Ko Ko22Yangon
   NepalSajid Alam24Biratnagar
 NetherlandsJeremy Lensink26Arnhem
 NicaraguaElvis Murillo29Granada
 PanamaHusam Ahmad22Penonome
 PeruJuan Herbert21Lima
 PhilippinesRaven Renz Lansangan20Mabalacat
 PolandArkady Zadrozny22Bialystok
 Puerto RicoJoseph Disdier23San Lorenzo
 SingaporeMarvin Soh25Pasir Ris
 South AfricaDwayne Geldenhuis23Johannesburg
 SpainRuben Castillero24Bizkaia
  SwitzerlandAlessio Costantini25Begnins
 ThailandParan Pitijirakun27Bangkok
 United StatesNelson Rivera27Orlando
 VenezuelaIgnacio Milles27Caracas
 VietnamTran Minh Trung25Ho Chi Minh City

Other pageant notes

Crossovers
Mister World

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 2009:

Last competed in 2015:

Withdraws
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References
  1. The 12th MISTER INTERNATIONAL pageant will be held on April 30, 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar.
  3. Mister International Contestants
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