Mister International 2023 (Thailand)

Mister International 2023 was the 15th Mister International competition, held at the Crystal Design Center Ballroom, Khwaeng Khlong Chan in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 17, 2023.^[1]

Mister International 2023
Date	September 17, 2023
Venue	Crystal Design Center Ballroom, Khwaeng Khlong Chan, Bangkok, Thailand
Broadcaster	YouTube Facebook
Entrants	36
Placements	20
Debuts	Guinea-Bissau Northern Cyprus Trinidad and Tobago
Withdrawals	Albania Cambodia Hong Kong Kazakhstan Netherlands Nicaragua Panama Sierra Leone
Returns	Canada Colombia Lebanon Nigeria The Bahamas Vietnam
Winner	Thitisan Goodburn Thailand
Congeniality	Prajwol Tamrakar Nepal
Best National Costume	Thitisan Goodburn Thailand
Photogenic	Borxa Ramo Ruiz Spain
← 2022 2024 →

This pageant was organized by the Thailand-based Mister International Organization, in parallel of the Mister International 2023 pageant in Baguio of the Philippine-based organization, which claims to be the legitimate organizer of the pageant. Emmanuel Franco of the Dominican Republic crowned Kim Thitisan Goodburn of Thailand as his successor at the end of the event. This is the first time that Thailand won Mister International.^[2]

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from 38 countries and territories were selected either as winners from their national pageants, or appointed to their positions after being runner-up in their national pageant between 2019 and 2023 or being chosen through a casting process.^{[citation needed]}

This edition debuted from Guinea Bissau, North Cyprus and Trinidad and Tobago, while Canada (2016), Colombia (2017), Lebanon (2018), Nigeria (2011), The Bahamas (2014) and Vietnam (2018) made their return. Albania, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Panama and Sierra Leone participated in the previous edition but not this edition. Mali's Harouna Sissoko and Netherlands's Ilyas Chaouki were expected to compete but later withdrew, bringing the total participating countries to 36. Haiti did not take part in the Swimwear Competition held on September 10.^{[citation needed]}

For the first time in 16 years, the Mister International Organization will allow fathers, married, and divorced men to compete.^[3]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestants
Mister International 2023	Thailand – Kim Thitisan Goodburn §
1st Runner-Up	Venezuela – William Badell
2nd Runner-Up	Brazil – Edward Ogunniya
Top 5	France – Lucas Schlachter  India – Shashwat Dwivedi
Top 10	Colombia – Daniel García  Peru – Joel Farach  Philippines – Jefferson Bunney  Singapore – Joshua Hee  Spain – Borxa Ramo
Top 20	Cuba – Daruma Almenares  Czech Republic – Alexandros Panayi  Dominican Republic – Ovarlyn Torres  Guinea-Bissau – Gabriel Monteiro  South Korea – Ho Sun Kang  Lebanon – Seif Al'walid Harb  Mexico – Brian Ceballos  Puerto Rico – Joshua Maldonado  Switzerland – Elson Bytyqi The Bahamas – Vjaughn Ingraham

§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers.

Special awards

Category	Awards	Winner	Runner-ups
MAIN AWARDS	Best in Swimwear	Lebanon – Seif Al'walid Harb
	Best National Costume	Thailand – Kim Thitisan Goodburn
	Mister Congeniality	Nepal – Prajwol Tamrakar
	Mister Charming	Switzerland – Elson Bytyqi
	Mister Photogenic	Spain – Borxa Ramo Ruiz
	Fan Votes	Thailand – Kim Thitisan Goodburn
SPONSORS AWARDS	Ayutthaya Popular Vote	Lebanon – Seif Al'walid Harb
	Mister Chat Influencer	Colombia – Daniel Alejandro García Molina
	Mister Lucky	Canada – Rennel Ricketts	Czech Republic – Alexandros Panayi North Cyprus – Suleyman Mullahasan
	Most Attractive Men	Japan – Koki Sakata Philippines – Jefferson Nigel Allan Bunney Singapore – Joshua Hee  Switzerland – Elson Bytyqi Taiwan – Chen Chien Yu
	Most Charisma Men	Lebanon – Seif Al'walid Harb Mexico – Brian Eduardo Ceballos Peru – Joel Farach Marquina Thailand – Kim Thitisan Goodburn Venezuela – William Manuel Badell López
	Shining Bright by HYA	Taiwan – Chen Chien Yu	France – Lucas Schlachter Japan – Koki Sakata
	Smart Guy	Brazil – Edward Taiye Ogunniya Cuba – Daruma Almenares India – Shashwat Dwivedi Guinea-Bissau – Gabriel Monteiro South Korea – Ho Sun Kang

Competition events

All times in this article are Indochina Time (UTC+7)

Preliminary Competition

The Preliminary Competition Presented by CHAT Cosmetics will be broadcast LIVE via Mister International's official Facebook page from Bangkok, Thailand, held on September 15 at 7 p.m. (ICT / Bangkok time).^{[citation needed]}

Swimwear Competition

The Swimwear Competition Presented by CHAT Cosmetics was broadcast LIVE via Mister International official Facebook page from Ayutthaya, Thailand, held on September 10 at 7 p.m. (ICT / Bangkok time). Haiti's Samuel Saint Juste did not take part in the Swimwear Competition held on September 10. Mister Lucky awards were selected at random by the sponsors, the winner, Canada's Rennel Ricketts, won ฿30,000 and the other two runner-ups, Czech Republic's Alexandros Panayi and North Cyprus's Suleyman Mullahasan with ฿10,000 each.^{[citation needed]}

Contestants

36 contestants have been confirmed:

Country/Territory	Delegate	Age[a]	Height	Ref.
Belgium	Maksym Belevyh	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Brazil	Edward Taiye Ogunniya	32	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Canada	Rennel Ricketts	23	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Colombia	Daniel Alejandro García Molina	29	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Cuba	Daruma Almenares	30	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Czech Republic	Alexandros Panayi	26	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Dominican Republic	Ovarlyn Torres	26	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	[4]
France	Lucas Schlachter	22	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Guinea-Bissau	Gabriel Monteiro	27	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Haiti	Samuel Saint Juste	31	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
India	Shashwat Dwivedi	20	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Indonesia	Jeremy Gregory Samatara	25	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Japan	Koki Sakata	30	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Korea	Ho Sun Kang	32	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Laos	Donesavanh Xaimonty	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Lebanon	Seif Al'walid Harb	23	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Malaysia	Arvind Gorasia	29	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Mexico	Brian Eduardo Ceballos	27	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Myanmar	Austin Myat	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nepal	Prajwol Tamrakar[5]	24	TBA
Nigeria	Martin Osagie Omoregbee	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
North Cyprus	Suleyman Mullahasan	TBA	TBA
Peru	Joel Farach Marquina	33	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Philippines	Jefferson Nigel Allan Bunney	28	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Puerto Rico	Joshua Yaddah Maldonado Cruz	29	TBA
Singapore	Joshua Hee	25	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Spain	Borxa Ramo Ruiz	25	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Sri Lanka	Derrein Keith Christian De Zilwa	20	TBA
Switzerland	Elson Bytyqi	20	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Taiwan	Chen Chien Yu	TBA	TBA
Thailand	Kim Thitisan Goodburn	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	[6]
The Bahamas	Vjaughn Ingraham	21	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Trinidad and Tobago	Johnathan Samuel	TBA	TBA
United States	Hector Louis Rodríguez	28	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Venezuela	William Manuel Badell López	27	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Vietnam	Phạm Minh Quyền	29	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	[7]

Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant.