Caballero Universal 2022

Caballero Universal 2022 is the second edition of the Venezuela-based international male beauty pageant Caballero Universal. The pageant took place at the Teatro Luisela Díaz in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 1, 2022.^[1][2]

Caballero Universal 2022
Date	December 1, 2022
Venue	Teatro Luisela Diaz, Caracas, Venezuela
Entrants	15
Placements	10
Debuts	Bolivia India Nicaragua Panama Philippines United States U.S. Virgin Islands
Withdrawals	Brazil Ecuador French Guiana Italy Peru
Winner	Kendall Jo Switzenberg United States

Cristhian Naranjo of Spain crowned Kendall Switzenberg of the United States as his successor at the end of the event.^[3]

Results

Placements	Contestant	Ref.
Caballero Universal 2022	United States – Kendall Jo Switzenberg	[2][4][5]
Vice King Caballero Universal 2022	Nicaragua – Carlos Palacios
1st Prince	Spain – Pablo Estrada
2nd Prince	India – Kramikkumar Yadav
3rd Prince	Puerto Rico – Ángel Rosado
4th Prince	Cuba – Roger Molina
Top 10	Dominican Republic – Fabio Gómez  Mexico - Loui Olivera  Panama – Israel Guerra  Philippines – Andre John Cue

Special awards

Award	Contestant	Ref.
Mister Elegancia (Most Elegant)	India – Kramik Yadav	[6]
Mister Fotografico (Most Photogenic)	Cuba – Roger Molina
Mister Interactivo (Interactive Gentleman)	Spain – Pablo Estrada
Mister Pasarela (Best in Catwalk)	Nicaragua – Carlos Palacios
Mister Prensa (Press Gentleman)	United States – Kendall Jo Switzenberg
Mister Simpatia (Most Friendly)	Haiti – Juan Jiménez
Mejor Cuerpo (Best Body)	Philippines – Andre John Cue
Mejor Sonrisa (Best Smile)	Dominican Republic – Fabio Gómez

Candidates

Fifteen confirmed candidates had competed for the title.^[7]

Country	Contestant	Age[a]	Height	Hometown	Ref.
Bolivia	Mauricio Pastrán	30	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Santa Cruz	[8]
Colombia	Janner Feria	26	TBD	Sincelejo	[8]
Cuba	Roger Molina	26		Santiago de Cuba	[8]
Dominican Republic	Fabio Gómez	19		La Vega	[8]
Haiti	Juan Ramón Matin Jiménez	27		Port-au-Prince	[8]
India	Kramik Yadav	28	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Ahmedabad	[9]
Mexico	Loui Olivera	28	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Barinas	[8]
Nicaragua	Carlos Palacios	18	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Bluefields	[8]
Panama	Israel Guerra	22	TBD	Chiriquí	[8]
Philippines	Andre John Cue	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Cagayan de Oro	[2]
Puerto Rico	Ángel Rosado	27	TBD	Ponce	[10]
Spain	Pablo Estrada	32	2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Madrid	[11]
United States	Kendall Jo Switzenberg	26	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Lubbock	[12]
Venezuela	Joseph Daniel Pérez	26	TBD	Los Teques	[8]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Gerard Aviles	25		Charlotte Amalie	[8]

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant