Mr Gay World 2009
Encyclopedia
Mr Gay World 2009, the 1st Mr Gay World
pageant, was held in Whistler
, Canada
on February 8, 2009. Max Krzyzanowski of Ireland
, was crowned Mr Gay World 2009. 19 countries and territories competed for the first time for the title.
Special Awards:
Mr Gay World
Mr Gay World is an annual contest for gay men, seeking to establish ambassadors for Gay and Human Rights, with winners of national contests competing as delegates in a variety of categories...
pageant, was held in Whistler
Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler is a Canadian resort town in the southern Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in the province of British Columbia, Canada, approximately north of Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
on February 8, 2009. Max Krzyzanowski of Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, was crowned Mr Gay World 2009. 19 countries and territories competed for the first time for the title.
Results
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mister Gay World 2009 |
|
| 1st Runner-up |
 Paraguay - Alexis Cespedes |
| 2nd Runner-up |
 Mexico - Pico Velasco Michel |
| 3rd Runner-up |
 Australia - Ben Edwards |
| 4th Runner-up |
 New Zealand - Reece Karena |
| 5th Runner-up |
 Canada - Darren Bruce |
| Top 10 (in order of respective placements) |
 South Africa - Deon Strydom Colombia - Francisco Javier Ortega Argentina - Victor Marcelo Benitez Austria - Michael Fröhle |
Special Awards:
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Mr. Gay Photogenic |
|
| Mr. Gay Congeniality |
Colombia - Francisco Javier Ortega |
| Mr. Gay Leadership |
Australia - Ben Edwards |
| Best National Costume |
 Philippines - Wilbert Tolentino |
| Mr. Gay Popularity |
Philippines - Wilbert Tolentino |
| Best in Swimwear |
Paraguay - Alexis Cespedes |
Contestants
- Argentina - Victor Marcelo Benitez
- Australia - Ben Edwards
- Austria - Michael Fröhle
Brazil - Edson Lopes
Kingdom of Bulgaria - Deyan Kolev- Canada - Darren Bruce
Chile - Roberto Andres Alvarez Alvarado- Colombia - Francisco Javier Ortega
Republic of Ireland - Max Krzyzanowski
Lithuania - Arturas Vipas Burnickis- Mexico - Pico Velasco Michel
- New Zealand - Reece Karena
Northern Ireland - James Ciaran Smallman
Norway - Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen- Paraguay - Alexis Cespedes
- Philippines - Wilbert Tolentino
- South Africa - Deon Strydom
Spain - Antonio Pedro Almijez
Venezuela - Juan Jose Bracho
Did not attend
Czech Republic - Jakub Starý- Gran CanariaGran CanariaGran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...
- Dempsey Saeedian 
India - Bhavin Shivji Gala- KwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-NatalKwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
- Andrew Venter 
United States - Doug Edward Repetti
Contestants notes
- Antonio Pedro Almijez (Spain) was Mr Gay EuropeMr Gay EuropeMr Gay Europe is a male beauty pageant for gay Europeans. It was founded by its President, Morten Rudå and was hosted for the first time in 2005. The competition was held in Oslo, Norway and the winner was Alexander van Kempen from the Netherlands...
2008. - Michael Fröhle (Austria), Deyan Kolev (Bulgaria), Arturas Vipas Burnickis (Lithuania), Kai Thomas Ryen Larsen (Norway) competed in Mr Gay EuropeMr Gay EuropeMr Gay Europe is a male beauty pageant for gay Europeans. It was founded by its President, Morten Rudå and was hosted for the first time in 2005. The competition was held in Oslo, Norway and the winner was Alexander van Kempen from the Netherlands...
2008. - Juan Jose Bracho (Venezuela) competed in International Mr. Gay 2008 and placed 1st Runner-up. Francisco Javier Ortega (Colombia) and Deon Strydom (south Africa) competed in International Mr. Gay 2009.