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Mister International 2022 was the 14th Mister International competition, held at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on October 30, 2022.

Emmanuel "Manu" Franco of the Dominican Republic at the end of the event was granted as the winner. This is the last undisputed edition of Mister International. Following the death of its Singaporean founder Alan Sim in October 2022, the pageant plunged into a leadership crisis with two successors; Pradit Pradinunt of Thailand and Manuel Deldio of the Philippines. Two pageants were held the next year both of which claiming to be the legitimate 15th edition.

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from 35 countries and territories have been selected to compete. The 2022 edition was known as the 14th edition of Mister International after a three-year hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2022 edition seen the debut of Albania, Cuba, Laos, and Sierra Leone, returning countries from France, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, and withdrawals from Australia, China, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Delegates were winners from their national pageants or appointed to their positions after being a runner-up in their national pageant between 2019 and 2022 and/or being selected through a casting process.

Results

Placements announced by the pageant were as follows:

Special awards

Award	Contestant	Ref.
Best in Formal Wear	Dominican Republic – Emmanuel “Manu” Franco
Best in Swimwear	Spain – Juan Pablo Colías
Best National Costume	Indonesia – Jason Julius
Mister Congeniality	Japan – Ryo Yatogo
Mister Personality	Albania – Boris Gurtner
Mister Photogenic	Thailand – Surasak Muangkeaw

Contestants

35 contestants competed for the title:

Country/Territory	Delegate	Age	Height	Hometown	Ref.
Albania	Boris Gurtner	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Fribourg
Belgium	Niels van Dijk	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Bornem
Brazil	Luan Antonelli	29	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Jacinto Machado
Cambodia	Bunchhat Eat	25	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Phnom Penh
Cuba	Rubert Manuel Arias	28	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	La Habana
Czech Republic	Matěj Švec	23	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Velešín
Dominican Republic	Emmanuel "Manu" Franco	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Distrito Nacional
France	Pierre Carriou	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Paimpol
Haiti	Réginal Theodore Bien-Aime	29	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Port-au-Prince
Hong Kong	Jason Li Kwai Chiu	24	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Hong Kong
India	Lukanand Kshetrimayum	20	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Manipur
Indonesia	Jason Julius	25	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Bandung
Japan	Ryo Yatogo	25	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Niigata
Kazakhstan	Anatoly Anissimov	24	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Astana
South Korea	Cho Jae-young	29	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Seoul
Laos	Sengtavanh Chaleunphonh	23	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Luang Prabang
Malaysia	Roger Hugo Amandus	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Sabah
Mexico	Jorge Andrés Villegas	25	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Mexico City
Myanmar	San Thar	27	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Pauktaw
Nepal	Manash Kumar Rai	22	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Kathmandu
Netherlands	Iliya Shahedi	23	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Amsterdam
Nicaragua	Jonathan López	29	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	León
Panama	Daniel Andrian Morán	22	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	Panama City
Peru	Eleazar Moreno	29	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Lima
Philippines	Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano	25	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Parañaque City
Puerto Rico	Driel Souza	29	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	San Juan
Sierra Leone	Almon Sall	27	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	Freetown
Singapore	Sean Nicholas Sutiono	26	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Singapore
Spain	Juan Pablo Colías	25	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Valladolid
Sri Lanka	Pasan Weerasekara	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Ganemulla
Switzerland	Marcel Ignacio Riera	28	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Neuchâtelois
Taiwan	Jacob Hsiao	29	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Taipei
Thailand	Surasak Muangkaew	27	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Lamphun
United States	Daryn Alexander Friedman	23	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Hollywood
Venezuela	Orangel Dirinot	26	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	Coro

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant.

References

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External links

• Official Website

• 2022 beauty pageants
• Mister International
• Mister International (Philippines)