List of Indian representatives at international male beauty pageants
| Predecessor | Grasim Mister India |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2014 |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Location | |
| Membership | Mister World |
Official language | Hindi, English |
Parent organisation | The Times Group |
| Website | beautypageants |
Mr India World is a national beauty pageant that selects its winner to compete in Mister World pageant. The pageant is biennial started in 2014. Earlier Grasim Industries held the franchise for Mister World in India. In 2007, Haywards 5000 took the franchise for Mister World and organised Haywards 5000 Mr India World 2007 Pageant to select India's representative at Mister World 2007. Since 2014 The Times Group[1] owns this franchise. It also holds the franchise for Miss World India and Miss Universe India Miss Diva in India.
The current Mister World India is Rohit Khandelwal of Hyderabad. He was declared the winner of PROVOGUE Personal Care Mr. India 2015 on 23 July 2015 at Club Royalty, Mumbai. Rahul Rajshekharan Nair of Karnataka was declared the 1st Runner up and Prateek Gujral of Maharashtra was declared the 2nd Runner up at the conclusion of the event.
History
Adonis-Graviera Contest was held in 1996 to select India' representative at the very first edition of Mister World in 1996.[2] The first ever Mister India was Bikram Saluja,[3] from Punjab. He won the Adonis-Graviera Contest 1996 and represented India at the very first edition of Mister World held in Istanbul, Turkey. Tom Nuyens won the contest and Bikram finished in top 10.
The Pageant
The second edition of Mister India World was also organised by Graviera. Sachin Khurana from New Delhi won the contest and represented India at Mister World 1998.
No pageant was held in 2000 and 2003.
In 2007, Haywards 50000 took the franchise of Mister World and Haywards 5000 Mr India World 2007 pageant was organised. Kawaljit Anand Singh was named Haywards 5000 Mr India World.[4]
In 2014, The Times Group (also known as The Times Group) acquired the rights to send India's representatives to the Mister World pageant.
Mr India World Winners
| Year | Mr India World | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rohit Khandelwal | Rahul Rajshekharan Nair | |
| 2014 | Prateik Jain | Puneet Beniwal | Bharat Raj |
| 2012 | Taher Ali | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2010 | Inder Bajwa | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2007 | Kawaljit Anand Singh | Freddy Daruwalla | Mohsin Akhtar |
| 1996 | Sachin Khurana | Cary Edwards | Not Awarded |
| 1995 | Bikram Saluja | Ravi Mopakrishnan | Atul Wokhlu |
- Note 1: In 1995 the first ever Mr India pageant was held called Graviera Adnois Man of Year to select India's representative to Mister World. In 1996 the title was changed to Grasim Mr India and the winner of Grasim Mr India 1996, Sachin Khurana represented India Mister World 1998. From 1997 to 2003 the winner of Grasim Mister India represented India at Mr. International.
- Note 2: In the years, 2010 and 2012 no runners-up were awarded.
Representatives to Mister World
| Winner | Runner Up | Finalist/Semifinalist | Unplaced |
- Earlier Mister India held the franchise of Mister World in India. The Times Group got the franchise in 2014.
| Year | Mister World India | State | Ranking | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Khandelwal | Hyderabad | |||
 2014
|
Prateik Jain[5][6] | Bangalore | 1st Runner up-Multimedia award Shot put winner The Tug-O-War Team Winner Top 24 - Extreme sports Top 21 - Talent Round | |
 2012
|
Taher Ali[7] | Mumbai | ||
 2010
|
Inder Bajwa[8] | Punjab | Top 15 | Mister World Top Model - Top 20 Mister World Talent - Top 20 |
 2007
|
Kawaljit Anand Singh | Assam | Top 12 | |
 1998
|
Sachin Khurana | New Delhi | ||
 1996
|
Bikram Saluja[9] | Punjab | Top 10 |
See also
References
- ^ "Miss India Organisation launches Mr India World 2014". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Bikram Saluja wins Adonis - Graviera contest". intoday.in. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Seasons India : : Bikram Saluja". seasonsindia.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Haywards 5000 Mr India World is Kawaljit Anand". moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Prateek Jain ready to represent India at Mr World". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/mr-india/contestants/Prateik-Jain/profile/34772838.cms
- ^ "Mister World India 2012: Taher Ali". mensxp.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "SuperModel Alert: Inder Bajwa". news.avstv.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Top 100 Handsome Indian Men-Bikram Saluja". webindia123.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.