Thomas Sasse is a German

Germans

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 model

Model (person)

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 from Berlin

Berlin

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. He is the first ever winner of Manhunt International

Manhunt International

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...

. Representing Germany

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 and standing at 1.90 m, Sasse won the competition when it took place in Gold Coast

Gold Coast, Queensland

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, Australia

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 in 1993. Since then, he has traveled through Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States for modeling, as well as appearing on several magazine covers. Sasse has a Master's degree in economics from Berlin University.