Manhunt International
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| Formation | 1993 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Australia & Singapore |
| Location |
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Official language | English |
Executive President | Rosko Dickinson |
| Website | manhunt |
Manhunt International is an international male beauty pageant which began in 1993, though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. The pageant was conceived by Metromedia Singapore and Procon Leisure International.
History
Manhunt International wears the crown as the World’s first and without doubt the most prestigious of all pageants & competitions for men. It started life in 1988 when Alex Liu, pageant director of Metromedia Singapore, decided to stage the first male model contest in Singapore announcing a “Manhunt.”
It became Manhunt International in 1993 when Rosko Dickinson (Australia) and Alex Liu (Singapore) joined forces with a dream to offer the men of the World a platform to showcase their talents. The first ever Manhunt International World Final was held in Australia in 1993 with 25 contestants. In 1994, the pageant remained in Australia's Gold Coast when Nikos Papadakis of Greece won. Rosko Dickinson & Alex Liu remained Co-owners and partners of Manhunt International for 25 years until Alex Liu died in January 2018.
Manhunt International is organized in a macho way with outdoor activities, thrilling events, public presentations, talent competition, fun routines, and even a chance to meet and impress ladies. Contestants are judged on their catwalk and runway skills, photogenic ability, personality, and physical attributes.
Manhunt International is organized to promote new faces for the male modeling and fashion industry. The men that enter Manhunt International are also encouraged to become role models and good corporate citizens for younger people to look up to.
Today, Manhunt International is easily the World's most recognised and longest running international male model contest. It is the worldwide search for the best male models with the highest number contestants happening in 2006 (held in Jinjiang, China) and in 2012 (held in Bangkok, Thailand)
Several countries have hosted this international male model pageant including—Australia (1993, 1994, 1998), Singapore (1995, 1997, 2000), Philippines (1999), China (2001, 2002, 2006, 2016), Korea (2005, 2007, 2008, 2011), Taiwan (2010), and Thailand (2012, 2017).
Winners have come from many different countries, namely, Germany (1993), Greece (1994) South Africa (1995), New Zealand (1997), Sweden (1998 & 2016), Venezuela (1999), Australia (2000), India (2001), France (2002), Turkey (2005), USA (2006), China (2007 & 2011), Morocco (2008), Slovak Republic (2010), Philippines (2012), and Vietnam (2017).
Eligibility criteria
| Sex: | Male |
| Age range: | 18 to 35 |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Height: | at least 1.8 metres / 5'11" |
| Skills: | speak English (optional), modelling experience |
| Additional attributes: | photogenic, good physique (not bodybuilder's), wonderful personality, strong and attractive character, enthusiastic |
Competition
The Manhunt competition is staged in two rounds, preliminary and final. During the preliminary round, the contestants are judged in national costume, swimwear, evening wear and fashion wear. The contestants with highest scores are named as finalists, from which the judges determine the winner and the runners up.
During the pageant final, several other awards also given beside the ultimate title of Manhunt International: Best in National Costume, 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 given five continental awards to the best representatives of each continent. In the 2007 edition, it was announced that the winner of Mister Popularity would automatically advance to final round.
Titleholders
| Year | Country | Manhunt International | Location | Number of Entrants |
| 2018 | TBA | TBA | Gold Coast, Australia | TBA |
| 2017 | Vietnam | Truong Ngoc Tinh | Bangkok, Thailand | 37 |
| 2016 | Sweden | Patrik Sjöö | Shenzhen, China[1] | 43 |
| 2012 | Philippines | June Macasaet | Bangkok, Thailand | 53 |
| 2011 | China | Chen Jiang Feng | Seoul, Korea | 48 |
| 2010 | Slovak Republic | Peter Meňky | Taichung, Taiwan | 50 |
| 2008 | Morocco | Abdelmoumen El Maghraouy | Seoul, Korea | 47 |
| 2007 | China | Jeffrey Zheng Yu Guang | Gangwon, Korea | 48 |
| 2006 | United States | Jaime Augusto Mayol | Jinjiang, China | 53 |
| 2005 | Turkey | Tolgahan Sayışman | Busan, Korea | 42 |
| 2002 | France | Fabrice Wattez | Shanghai, China | 46 |
| 2001 | India | Rajeev Singh[2] | Beijing, China | 43 |
| 2000 | Australia | Brett Wilson | Singapore | 33 |
| 1999 | Venezuela | Ernesto Calzadilla | Manila, Philippines | 43 |
| 1998 | Sweden | Peter Eriksen | Gold Coast, Australia | 34 |
| 1997 | New Zealand | Jason Erceg | Singapore | 38 |
| 1995 | South Africa | Albe Geldenhuys | Singapore | 35 |
| 1994 | Greece | Nikos Papadakis | Gold Coast, Australia | 24 |
| 1993 | Germany | Thomas Sasse | Gold Coast, Australia | 24 |
By Number of Wins
| Country | Titles | Winning Years |
| Sweden | 2 | 1998, 2016 |
| China | 2007, 2011 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | 2017 |
| Philippines | 2012 | |
| Slovakia | 2010 | |
| Morocco | 2008 | |
| United States | 2006 | |
| Turkey | 2005 | |
| France | 2002 | |
| India | 2001 | |
| Australia | 2000 | |
| Venezuela | 1999 | |
| New Zealand | 1997 | |
| South Africa | 1995 | |
| Greece | 1994 | |
| Germany | 1993 |
See also
References
- ^ "Manhunt International – Timeline | Facebook". web.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ Business India, Issues 615–620, A.H. Advani, 2001, p. 160