National male beauty pageant competition in India
India selects its delegates for international male beauty pageants through several national competitions held throughout the year. Winners and runners-up from these events are sent to represent the nation at various prestigious international competitions.
Currently, three primary national pageants stand out: Times Mister India, Rubaru Mister India, and Mister Supranational India. Each selects contestants through their own processes, culminating in the coronation of winners and runners-up.
These national titles serve as gateways to various international platforms. Winners and runners-up may compete in renowned pageants like Mister World, Mister Supranational, Mister International, Mister Global, Manhunt International, and Man of the World, alongside several other prominent regional events.
History
Early years and franchise development (1994–2012)
The inaugural Mister India World pageant (1994), organized by Adonis-Graviera, selected Bikram Saluja as India's representative for the first-ever Mister World in 1996. The same year (1994), the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest chose Rajat Bedi to represent India at the inaugural Manhunt International, where he achieved the 4th Runner-Up placement. Graviera continued to organize the Mister India World pageant, with Sachin Khurana winning the 1998 edition and representing India at the international competition. Grasim Mr. India acquired the franchise for Mister World in 1994, holding it until 2007. They returned as franchise holders from 2010 to 2012, during which they actively sent delegates to the international pageant. Haywards 5000 briefly held the franchise ownership in 2007, sending Kawaljit Anand Singh to Mister World.
Ownership transition and recent developments (since 2014)
The Times Group acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Mister World in 2014, continuing the legacy established by previous franchise holders.
In 2023, a new national organization named Mister Supranational India, led by Himadri Bhatnagar, acquired the rights to send a representative to Mister Supranational 2023. Their first delegate, Raj Sunil Singh, participated in the 2023 pageant but did not advance to the semi-finals, marking the end of India's consecutive placements at the competition since its inaugural edition in 2016.
Representatives to major beauty pageants
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
- Competitions to be held/awaiting result
Manhunt International
Representatives to Manhut International is being sent by Gladrags organisation through Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest.
Note – No pageant held in the years: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2009, 2004, 2003 and 1996
Mister World
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 1996
|
Bikram Saluja
|
Punjab
|
Top 10
|
|
| 1998
|
Sachin Khurana
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2007
|
Kawaljit Anand Singh
|
Assam
|
Top 12
|
|
| 2010
|
Inder Bajwa
|
Karnataka
|
Top 15
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Top 20 – Mister World Talent
- Top 20 – Mister World Top Model
|
| 2012
|
Taher Ali
|
Maharashtra
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2014
|
Prateik Jain
|
Karnataka
|
Top 10
|
6 Special Awards
-
- Continental King of Asia and Oceania
- Winner – Shot-Put Challenge
- Winner (Team) – The Tug-O-War
- 1st Runner-Up – Mister Multimedia
- Top 21 – Talent Round
- Top 24 – Extreme Sports
|
| 2016
|
Rohit Khandelwal
|
Telangana
|
Mister World 2016
|
1 Special Award
-
- Winner – Mister Multimedia
|
| 2019
|
Vishnu Raj Menon
|
Kerala
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
-
- 2nd Runner-Up – Mister Multimedia
|
| 2024
|
Gokul Ganesan
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Top 10
|
5 Special Awards
-
- Top 5 – Multimedia Challenge
- Top 5 – Top Model
- Top 20 – Head-to-Head Challenge
- Top 30 – Beauty With a Purpose
- Top 36 – Talent Round
|
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2006
|
Sudhir Tewari
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2007
|
Nikhil Dharwan
|
New Delhi
|
Top 10
|
|
| 2008
|
Vikas Mehandroo
|
New Delhi
|
Top 15
|
|
| 2009
|
Imran Khan
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2010
|
Akash Charan
|
Rajasthan
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2012
|
Opangtongdang Jamir
|
Nagaland
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2013
|
Hukapa Chakhesang
|
Nagaland
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2014
|
Parmeet Wahi
|
Maharashtra
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2015
|
Halley Laithangbam
|
Manipur
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
-
- Top 10 – Best National Costume
|
| 2016
|
Mudit Malhotra
|
New Delhi
|
Top 9
|
|
| 2017
|
Darasing Khurana
|
Maharashtra
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2018
|
Balaji Murugadoss
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2023
|
Shashwat Dwivedi
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Top 5
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2024
|
Vishnu Choudhary
|
Jaipur
|
Unplaced
|
|
Note: No pageant held in the years: 2019 – 2021 and no delegate was sent in 2011
Mister Global
Mister Supranational
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2016
|
Jitesh Naresh Thakur
|
Rajasthan
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
3 Special Awards
-
- Mister Supranational Asia
- Winner – Top Model
- 3rd Runner-Up – Mister Mobstar
|
| 2017
|
Altamash Faraz
|
New Delhi
|
Top 10
|
4 Special Awards
-
- Mister Supranational Asia & Oceania
- 1st Runner-Up – Best in Swimsuit
- 1st Runner-Up – Extreme Race
- 3rd Runner-Up – Best in Street-Wear
|
| 2018
|
Prathamesh Maulingkar
|
Goa
|
Mister Supranational 2018
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Winner – Best Body
- Winner – Mister Social Media
|
| 2019
|
Varun Verma
|
New Delhi
|
Top 10
|
3 Special Awards
-
- Mister Supranational Asia
- Top 10 – Digital Influencer
- Top 10 – Mister Supra Fan Vote
|
| 2021
|
Rahul Rajasekharan Nair
|
Kerala
|
Top 10
|
4 Special Awards
-
- Mister Supranational Asia
- Winner – Mister Supra Chat
- Top 10 – Digital Influencer
- Top 10 – Mister Supra Fan Vote
|
| 2023
|
Raj Singh
|
Maharashtra
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2024
|
Aman Rajesh Singh
|
Karnataka
|
Unplaced
|
|
Representatives to minor beauty pageants
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2018
|
Joshua Roshan Chhabra
|
Maharashtra
|
Top 17
|
2 Special Awards
-
 Best in Fashion of the World Best in Talent
|
| 2019
|
Krishna Salak
|
Chandigarh
|
Top 10
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Mister Photogenic
- Best in National Costume
|
| 2022
|
Aditya Khurana
|
Delhi
|
Man of the World 2022
|
1 Special Award
-
- Best in Beachwear
|
| 2023
|
Baskar Dhanasekar
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
-
- Mister Personality
|
| 2024
|
Ved Bharambe
|
Maharashtra
|
Top 10
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Best in National Costume
- Best in Swimwear
|
Note – No pageant held in the years: 2020, 2021
Top Model of the World
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2024
|
Martin Irengbam
|
Manipur
|
1st Runner-up
|
3 Special Awards
-
- Best Catwalk
- Best Face
- Best Physique
|
Mister Tourism World
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2016
|
Sanju Ray
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2017
|
Kunal Arora
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2018
|
Zulfi Aziz SK
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2021
|
Shouryaditya Singh
|
Jharkhand
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
|
| 2022
|
Mithun Debbarma
|
Tripura
|
Top 17
|
|
| 2023
|
Mukesh Ravi
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Did not participate
|
| 2024
|
Mushthaqh Mohammad
|
Tamil Nadu
|
TBA
|
Mister Glam International
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2019
|
Mithun Debbarma
|
Tripura
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2022
|
Rishi Bodke Venkatesh
|
Karnataka
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2023
|
Vyasan A Nair
|
Kerala
|
3rd Runner-Up
|
3 Special Awards
-
- Pageantry King
- Mister Popularity
- Mister Super Model
|
| 2024
|
Viraaj Babbar
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1st Runner-Up
|
1 Special Award
|
Note – No pageant held in 2020 and no delegate was sent in 2021
Mister Friendship International
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2022
|
Songashim Rungsung
|
Manipur
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
|
| 2023
|
Daksh Chaudhary
|
New Delhi
|
3rd Runner-Up
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2024
|
Saurabh Prabhudessai
|
Goa
|
Unplaced
|
|
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2014
|
Dhwrwm Swargiary
|
Punjab
|
4th Runner-Up
|
|
| 2015
|
Phany Padaraju
|
Maharashtra
|
1st Runner-Up
|
|
| 2016
|
Anurag Fageriya
|
Rajasthan
|
Top 16
|
|
| 2018
|
Mohit Sharma
|
Himanchal Pradesh
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2019
|
Dalton Dsouza
|
Goa
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2021
|
Armaan Hakim
|
Maharashtra
|
3rd Runner-Up
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Top 3 – Best Headshot
- Top 16 – Best Internet Model
|
| 2025
|
Abhishek Yadav
|
Maharashtra
|
TBA
|
Note – No pageant held in the years 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023 and no delegate sent in 2024
Mister National Universe
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2017
|
Pankaj Ahlawat
|
New Delhi
|
Mister National Universe 2017
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Winner – People's Choice Award
- Winner – So Cool Guy Award
|
| 2018
|
Farhan Qureshii
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Top 5
|
|
| 2019
|
Vikash Usham
|
Manipur
|
Mister National Universe 2019
|
|
| 2019
|
Sahil Arora
|
Gujarat
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2022
|
Bharat Bhushan
|
New Delhi
|
3rd Runner-Up
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2023
|
Biswajit Roy
|
West Bengal
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2024
|
Tachang Phassang
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2025
|
Sagar Shah
|
Maharashtra
|
TBA
|
Note – 2 editions of Mister National Universe were held in 2019
Caballero Universal
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2022
|
Kramik Yadav
|
Gujarat
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2023
|
Badal Bist
|
Karnataka
|
Top 15
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2024
|
Adithya Subramanian
|
Tamil Nadu
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
|
Note – No pageant held in the year 2012 and no delegate sent in 2021, 2022
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2022
|
Nehal Patil
|
Goa
|
Top 18
|
|
| 2023
|
Satya Vishwanadh
|
Karnataka
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2024
|
TBA
|
Defunct Pageants
The following is a list of former Indian representatives to beauty pageants that have been discontinued.
Man of the Universe
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2021
|
Shivam Ravnit
|
Bihar
|
Man of the Universe Ambassador 2021
|
1 Special Award
|
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2017
|
Debojit Batacharya
|
Assam
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2018
|
Lakshay Chaudhary
|
Delhi
|
Top 9
|
|
| 2019
|
Ashwani Neeraj
|
New Delhi
|
Mister Grand International 2019
|
1 Special Award
|
Note – No pageant held in the years: 2020 – 2021 and no delegate sent in 2022
Mister Model Worldwide
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2018
|
Suraj Dahiya
|
New Delhi
|
2nd Runner-Up
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Winner – Mister Perfect Body
- 2nd Runner-Up – Best National Costume
|
| 2021
|
Ankit Sharma
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
No pageant held
|
Note – No pageant held in the years: 2020 – 2023 and no delegate sent in 2019
Mister United Continents
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2015
|
Dheeraj Sharma
|
New Delhi
|
5th Runner-Up
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Best in Barong
- Best in Runway
|
| 2016
|
Mohit Singh
|
Haryana
|
Mister United Continents 2016
|
1 Special Award
-
- Winner – Online Popularity Award
|
| 2017
|
Mitendra Meeth Darshan
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1st Runner-Up
|
|
| 2018
|
Pardeep Kharera
|
Haryana
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
-
- Finalist – Best in Swimwear
|
| 2019
|
Amandeep Dahiya
|
Haryana
|
Unplaced
|
|
Mister Model of the World
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2018
|
Dipankar Talukdar
|
Assam
|
4th Runner-Up
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2019
|
Dinesh Choudhary
|
Maharashtra
|
Mister Model of the World 2019
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Mister Herb Gold
- Mister Model Confidential
|
Mister Grand International (Based in Myanmar)
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2018
|
Vatsal Kapadia
|
New Delhi
|
Top 8
|
|
| 2021
|
Sujith Kumar
|
New Delhi
|
No pageant held
|
Men Universe Model
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2008
|
Kiran Gill
|
New Delhi
|
Top 10
|
|
| 2009
|
Vikas Mehandroo
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
1 Special Award
|
| 2015
|
Sumit Singh
|
New Delhi
|
Top 13
|
|
| 2016
|
Himanshu Shailey
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
|
| 2018
|
Amit Mehra
|
New Delhi
|
Top 12
|
|
Note – No pageant held in the years: 2010 – 2014 and no delegate sent in 2017
Mister Universal Ambassador
| Year
|
Delegate
|
State
|
International Placement & Performance
|
| Placements
|
Special award(s)
|
| 2015
|
Jagjeet Singh
|
New Delhi
|
Top 5
|
|
| 2016
|
Deepak Vaishnav
|
New Delhi
|
Unplaced
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Top 4 – Paper Presentation
- Top 16 – Beach and Land Sports
|
| 2017
|
Rohit Jakhar
|
Haryana
|
4th Runner-Up
|
2 Special Awards
-
- Mister Universal Ambassador Asia
- 1st Runner-Up – People Choice's Award
|
| 2018
|
Amit Om Malik
|
Haryana
|
Top 6
|
|
Note – No delegate sent in 2019
See also
References
- ^ "Miss India Organisation launches Mr India World 2014". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "Mr India 2017: Prathamesh Maulingkar's journey from Football to Fitness model". MumbaiLive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- "Jitesh Thakur bags second runner-up spot at Mister Supranational 2016". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- "Altamash Faraz to represent India at Mister Supranational 2017". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Bikram Saluja wins Adonis - Graviera contest". intoday.in. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- "Kawaljit Anand is Haywards 5000 Mr India". oneindia.com. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
External links
| Mister Global |
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| Titleholders |
- Myat Thuya Lwin
- Nguyễn Văn Sơn
- Tomáš Martinka
- Pedro Gicca
- Dario Duque
- Jongwoo Kim
- Miguel Ángel Lucas/Danh Chiếu Linh
- Juan Carlos Ariosa
- Jason Bretfelean
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