Mister International 2008
Encyclopedia
Mister International 2008, the 3rd Mister International
male pageant was held in Tainan
, Taiwan
on November 24, 2008. 30 contestants competed for the title, marking the biggest edition in the pageant history. Mister International 2007, Alan Martini of Brazil
crown his successor Ngo Tien Doan of Vietnam
as the new Mister International. For the first time, Top 15 finalists were selected.
Mister International
Mister International is an annual male beauty pageant founded in 2006. It is owned and organized by the Mister Singapore Organization which also organizes the annual Mister Singapore pageant.-Ranking:-External links:* *...
male pageant was held in Tainan
Tainan
Tainan City is a city in southern Taiwan. It is the fifth largest after New Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Taipei. It was formerly a provincial city, and in 2010, the provincial city merged with the adjacent Tainan County to form a single special municipality. Tainan faces the Taiwan Strait in...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
on November 24, 2008. 30 contestants competed for the title, marking the biggest edition in the pageant history. Mister International 2007, Alan Martini of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
crown his successor Ngo Tien Doan of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
as the new Mister International. For the first time, Top 15 finalists were selected.
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mister International 2008 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Special Award
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mister Photogenic |
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| Mister Congeniality |
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| Mister Spirit |
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| Best National Costume |
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Contestants
Angola - Claudio Furtado
Belgium - Koen Van de Voorde
Bolivia - Luis Alberto Martinez Reyes Ortiz
Brazil - Marciel Moreno Mendes- ' - Zhang Lun Shuo
Independent State of Croatia - Mihovil Barun
Early Modern France - Patrick Beck
Greece - Dimitris Tsilis
Honduras - Cesar Quintanilla
Hong Kong - Yang Jung Hao
India - Vikas Mehandroo
Indonesia - Rocky Pramata- ' - Park Jung Wan
Kyrgyzstan - Azamat Toktakunov
Latvia - Endijs Gravlejs
Lebanon - Mohamad Chamseddine
Luxembourg - Gert De Winne
Macau - Xie Hui
Malta - Andrei Grech
Netherlands - Vincent Cleuren
Nigeria - Edgar Chidiebere Chima Ononuju
Pakistan - Ali Asghar
Philippines - Jeff Surio
Singapore - Ken Lim
Slovenia - Erik Ferfolja
Sri Lanka - Dinesh Priyankara de Silva
Republic of China - Li Chi Hsiang- ' - Ivan Rusilko
Venezuela - Marco Antonio Chinea Franco
Vietnam - Ngô Tiến Đoàn
Debuts countries and territories
- Angola, Belgium, Bolivia, China, Croatia, France, Honduras, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Slovenia and Vietnam.
Returning countries and territories
- Indonesia and Philippines last competed in 2006.
Withdraws countries and territories
- Canada, Costa Rica, Egypt, Guatemala, Italy and Malaysia competed last year but not this year.
Contestants notes
- Ali Asghar of Pakistan was participated at Manhunt International 2007Manhunt International 2007The 2007 Manhunt International World Final was held at the new Kangwonland International Convention Centre, Korea on Saturday 10 February 2007 with the participation of 48 countries...
and placed second at Mr. Personality, but failed to made a cut at the final. - Ngô Tiến Đoàn of Vietnam was a semifinalist (6th) at Manhunt International 2007Manhunt International 2007The 2007 Manhunt International World Final was held at the new Kangwonland International Convention Centre, Korea on Saturday 10 February 2007 with the participation of 48 countries...
and also won Mr. Physique. - Koen Van De Voorde of Belgium was a semifinalist (13th) at Manhunt International 2008Manhunt International 2008Manhunt International 2008, the 13th Manhunt International pageant was held at The Circle, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea on June 2, 2008. 47 contestants competed for the title...
, he was represented Luxembourg at the pageant. - Claudio Furtado of Angola was placed 4th runner-up at Manhunt International 2008Manhunt International 2008Manhunt International 2008, the 13th Manhunt International pageant was held at The Circle, Central City Convention Hall, Seoul, Korea on June 2, 2008. 47 contestants competed for the title...
, marking the highest placement for his country in the pageant. - Ivan Rusilko of United States representes his country in Mister World 2010Mister World 2010Mister World 2010 was the 6th edition of the Mister World male pageant. It was held at Incheon, Korea, the competition began on March 11, 2010 and the final was held at Songdo Convensia on March 27, 2010. 74 delegates are competing from all around the world...
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