India's representatives at international beauty pageants are chosen at the national competition known as Mister India. Every year and every two years, a number of national pageants are held. International pageants are attended by both the winner and any runner-ups.
The major national pageants for men in India are Times Mister India, Rubaru Mister India, and Mister India Supranational. Winners and runners-up from these pageants are chosen to represent India at various international competitions, including Mister World, Mister Supranational, Mister International, Mister Global, Manhunt International, and several other minor pageants.[1][2][3][4]
History
Early Years and Franchise Development (1994-2012)
The inaugural Mister India World pageant (1994), organized by Adonis-Graviera, selected Bikram Saluja as India's representative for the first-ever Mister World in 1996.[5] The same year (1994), the Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest chose Rajat Bedi to represent India at the inaugural Manhunt International, where he achieved the 4th Runner-Up placement.[5] Graviera continued to organize the Mister India World pageant, with Sachin Khurana winning the 1998 edition and representing India at the international competition. Grasim Mr. India acquired the franchise for Mister World in 1994, holding it until 2007. They returned as franchise holders from 2010 to 2012, during which they actively sent delegates to the international pageant. Haywards 5000 briefly held the franchise ownership in 2007, sending Kawaljit Anand Singh to Mister World.[5][6]
Ownership Transition and Recent Developments (2014-Present)
The Times Group acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Mister World in 2014, continuing the legacy established by previous franchise holders.[1] In 2023, a new national organization named Mister Supranational India, led by Himadri Bhatnagar, acquired the rights to send a representative to Mister Supranational 2023. Their first delegate, Raj Sunil Singh, participated in the 2023 pageant but did not advance to the semi-finals, marking the end of India's consecutive placements at the competition since its inaugural edition in 2016.
| Pageant | Titles | Winning year(s) | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mister World | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Rohit Khandelwal | ||
| Mister Supranational | |||
| 2018 | Prathamesh Maulingkar | ||
| Manhunt International | |||
| 2001 | Rajeev Singh | ||
| Mister Global | |||
| 2023 | Jason Dylan Bretfelean |
Times Mister India titleholders
| Year | Mister India World | Mister India Supranational | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TBA | None | TBA | TBA |
| 2021 | None | Rahul Rajasekharan | None | None |
| 2017 | Jitesh Singh Deo | Prathamesh Maulingkar | Abhi Khajuria | Pavan Rao |
| Year | Mister India | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | Organiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2016 | Vishnu Raj Menon[7] | Viren Barman [8] | Altamash Faraz [9] | Peter England[10] |
| 2015 | Rohit Khandelwal | Rahul Rajasekharan Nair | Prateek Gujral | Times |
| 2014 | Prateik Jain | Puneet Beniwal | Bharat Raj | |
| 2012 | Taher Ali | Not Awarded | Grasim | |
| 2010 | Inder Bajwa | Not Awarded | ||
| 2008 | Pravesh Rana | Vazeil Trivedi | Irshad Waghbakriwala | Haywards |
| 2007[11] | Kawaljit Anand Singh | Freddy Daruwala | Mohsin Akhtar Mir | |
| 2007[12] | Bharat Kundra | Jobi Varghese | Umar Sharif | Grasim |
| 2006[13] | Yatin Sonic | Nishant Dahia | Hanif Hilal | |
| 2005 | Viraf Patel | Kushal Tandon | Karan Hukku | |
| 2004 | Sunil Mann | Prashant Raj Sachdev | Piyush Vig | |
| 2003 | Rajneesh Duggal | Vikrant Mahajan | Satyam Shankar Sahai | |
| 2002 | Raghu Mukherjee | Jaspal Sehgal | Sainik Rao | |
| 2001 | Vivan Bhatena | Savio Bruto Da Costa | Kanwaljeet Singh Anand | |
| 2000 | Aryan Vaid | Ikram Sandhu | Ajay Malik | |
| 1999 | Abhijit Sanyal | Raqesh Bapat | Vishal Yadav | |
| 1998 | Diwakar Pundir | Unknown | ||
| 1997 | Deepinder Gill | |||
| 1996 | Sachin Khurana | Cary Edwards | Not Awarded | |
| 1995 | Tarun Raghavan | Not Awarded | ||
| 1994 | Bikram Saluja | Ravi Mopakrishnan | ||
- Note 1: In 1995 the first ever Mr India pageant was held called Graviera Adnois Man of Year to select India's representative to Mister World. In 1996 the title was changed to Grasim Mr India and the winner of Grasim Mr India 1996, Sachin Khurana represented India Mister World 1998. From 1997 to 2003 the winner of Grasim Mister India represented India at Mr. International.
- Note 2: In the years, 2010 and 2012 no runners-up were awarded.[14]
- Note 3: IN 2021, due to the pandemic, a virtual pageant was organized to only select the representative to the Mister Supranational pageant.
Rubaru Mister India titleholders
Rubaru Mister India is India's oldest and the largest national male pageant organised by the Rubaru Group. Following are the list of titleholders of the pageant.
| Year | International | Global | Tourism World | Asia-Pacific | National Universe | Caballero Universal | Grand International | Universe International | Model International | Glam International | Heritage International | Friendship International |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shashwat Dwivedi | Jason Dylan Bretfelean | Mukesh Ravi | Abhishek Mane | Tachang Phassang | Anish Jain | Tushar Kapoor | Badal Bist | Reshab Chetri | Vysan A Nair | Sukhbir Ashat | Daksh Chaudhary |
| 2022 | None | Chena Ram Choudhary | Mithun Debbarma | None | Biswajit Roy | Kramik Yadav | Nehal Patil | None | None | None | Banner Lanamai James | Daksh Chaudhary |
Representatives to major beauty pageants
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
- Competitions to be held/awaiting result
Mister World
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jitesh Singh Deo | Uttar Pradesh | TBA | |
| 2019 | Vishnu Raj Menon | Kerala | Unplaced |
|
| 2016 | Rohit Khandelwal | Telangana | Mister World 2016 |
|
| 2014 | Prateik Jain | Karnataka | Top 10 |
|
| 2012 | Taher Ali[15] | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Inder Bajwa[16] | Punjab | Top 15 |
|
| 2007 | Kawaljit Anand Singh | Assam | Top 12 | |
| 1998 | Sachin Khurana | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Bikram Saluja[17] | Punjab | Top 10 | |
Mister Supranational
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Raj Singh | Maharashtra | Unplaced |
| |
| 2022 | No delegate sent | ||||
| 2021 | Rahul Rajasekharan Nair | Kerala | Top 10 |
| |
| 2020 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2019 | Varun Verma | New Delhi | Top 10 |
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| 2018 | Prathamesh Maulingkar | Goa | Mister Supranational 2018 |
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| 2017 | Altamash Faraz | New Delhi | Top 10 |
| |
| 2016 | Jitesh Naresh Thakur | Rajasthan | 2nd Runner-up |
| |
Mister International
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Shashwat Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 5 |
|
| 2022 | Lukanand Kshetrimayum | Manipur | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2019–2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
| 2018 | Balaji Murugadoss | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Darasing Khurana | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Mudit Malhotra | New Delhi | Top 9 | |
| 2015 | Halley Laithangbam | Manipur | Unplaced |
|
| 2014 | Parmeet Wahi | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Hukapa Chakhesang | Nagaland | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Opangtongdang Jamir | Nagaland | Unplaced | |
| 2011 No delagate sent | ||||
| 2010 | Akash Charan | Rajasthan | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Imran Khan | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Vikas Mehandroo | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 2007 | Nikhil Dharwan | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2006 | Sudhir Tewari | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
Manhunt International
Representatives to Manhut International is being sent by Gladrags organisation through Gladrags Manhunt and Megamodel Contest.
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rakesh Nongmaithem | Manipur | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | Mayur Gangwani | Karnataka | 4th Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Prasad Cariappa | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Takshanin Ram | Maharashtra | Unplaced |
|
| 2016 | Grewal Gurmehar | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Arry Dabas | Haryana | Top 16 |
|
| 2011 | Shashvat Seth | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Ahran Chaudhary | Uttar Pradesh | Top 16 |
|
| 2008 | Romeo Gates | New Delhi | Top 15 |
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| 2007 | Abhimanyu Jain | Rajasthan | 4th Runner-up | |
| 2006 | Aryan Baruah | Maharashtra | Top 15 |
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| 2005 | Pawan Setpal | Maharashtra | Unplaced |
|
| 2002 | Nitin Singh | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 2001 | Rajeev Singh | Rajasthan | Manhunt International 2001 |
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| 2000 | Reji Varghese | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | John Abraham | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-up | |
| 1998 | Balbir Meena | Rajasthan | Unplaced | |
| 1997 | Zulfi Syed Ahmad | Karnataka | 4th Runner-up | |
| 1995 | Dino Morea | Karnataka | 1st Runner-up | |
| 1994 | Rajat Bedi | Punjab | 4th Runner-up |
- No pageant held in these years: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2009, 2004, 2003 and 1996.
Mister Global
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jason Dylan Bretfelean | Telengana | Mister Global 2023 |
|
| 2022 | Chena Ram Choudhary | Rajasthan | Top 15 | |
| 2021 | Tseteej Shiwakoty | Sikkim | Top 17 |
|
| 2019 | Rishabh Kumar | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Dhwrwm Swargiary | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Srikant Dwivedi | Uttar Pradesh | Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Prateek Baid | Rajasthan | Top 16 |
|
| 2015 | Sandeep Sehrawat | New Delhi | Unplaced |
Man of the World
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Baskar Dhanasekar | Unplaced |
| |
| 2022 | Aditya Khurana | Delhi | Man of the World 2022 |
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| 2019 | Krishna Salak | Chandigarh | Top 10 |
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| 2018 | Joshua Roshan Chhabra | Mumbai | Top 17 |
|
Representatives to minor beauty pageants
Mister Tourism World
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mukesh Ravi | Tamil Nadu | ||
| 2022 | Mithun Debbarma | Tripura | Top 17 | |
| 2021 | Shouryaditya Singh | Jharkhand | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Zulfi Aziz SK | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Kunal Arora | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Sanju Ray | Assam | Unplaced |
Mister Universal Ambassador
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sangarsh Verenkar | Goa | TBA | ||
| 2020-2022 | No pageant held | ||||
| 2019 | No delegate sent | ||||
| 2018 | Amit Om Malik | Haryana | Top 6 | ||
| 2017 | Rohit Jakhar | Haryana | 4th Runner-up |
| |
| 2016 | Deepak Vaishnav | New Delhi | Unplaced |
| |
| 2015 | Jagjeet Singh | New Delhi | Top 5 | ||
Mister United Continents
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Songashim Rungsung | Manipur | TBA | |
| 2019 | Amandeep Dahiya | Haryana | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Pardeep Kharera | Haryana | Unplaced |
|
| 2017 | Mitendra Meeth Darshan | Madhya Pradesh | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Mohit Singh | Haryana | Mister United Continents 2016 |
|
| 2015 | Dheeraj Sharma | New Delhi | 5th Runner-up |
|
Mister Glam International
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Vyasan A Nair | Kerala | 3rd Runner-up |
| |
| 2022 | Rishi Bodke Venkatesh | Karnataka | Unplaced |
| |
| 2021 | No delegate sent | ||||
| 2020 | No pageant held | ||||
| 2019 | Mithun Debbarma | Tripura | Unplaced | ||
Mister Model of the World
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dinesh Choudhari | Mister Model of the World 2019 |
| |
| 2018 | Dipankar Talukdar | Assam | Mister Model Star 4th Runner-up |
Mister Friendship International
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Daksh Chaudhary | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-up |
|
| 2022 | Songashim Rungsung | Manipur | 2nd Runner-up |
Mister Model International
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Armaan Hakim | Maharashtra | 3rd Runner-up |
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| 2019 | Dalton Dsouza | Goa | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Mohit Sharma | Himanchal Pradesh | Unplaced |
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| 2017 No pageant held | ||||
| 2016 | Anurag Fageriya | Rajasthan | Top 16 | |
| 2015 | Phany Padaraju | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-up | |
| 2014 | Dhwrwm Swargiary | Punjab | 4th Runner-up | |
Mister National Universe
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Vikash Usham | Manipur | Mister National Universe 2019 | |
| 2018 | Farhan Qureshii | Madhya Pradesh | Top 5 | |
| 2017 | Pankaj Ahlawat | New Delhi | Mister National Universe 2017 |
|
Mister Model Worldwide
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ankit Sharma | Jammu and Kashmir | TBA | |
| 2018 | Suraj Dahiya | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up |
|
Mister Grand International (Based in Brazil)
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Paras Arora | Haryana | TBA | |
| 2019 | Ashwani Neeraj | New Delhi | Mister Grand International 2019 |
|
| 2017 | Debojit Batacharya | Assam | Unplaced |
Mr. Grand International (Based in Philippines)
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Dipankar Talukdar | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Lakshay Chaudhary | New Delhi | Unplaced |
Mister Grand International (Based in Myanmar)
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sujith Kumar | New Delhi | TBA | |
| 2018 | Vatsal Kapadia | New Delhi | Top 8 |
Man of the Universe
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Shivam Ravnit | Bihar | Man of the Universe 2021 |
|
Men Universe Model
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Amit Mehra | New Delhi | Top 12 | |
| 2017 No delegate sent | ||||
| 2016 | Himanshu Shailey | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Sumit Singh | New Delhi | Top 13 | |
| 2010-2014 No delegate sent | ||||
| 2009 | Vikas Mehandroo | New Delhi | Unplaced |
|
| 2008 | Kiran Gill | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
Mister Gay World
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Suresh Ramdas | Karnataka | Top 10 | |
| 2018 | Samarpan Maiti | West Bengal | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 2017 | Darshan Mandhana | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Anwesh Sahoo | Odisha | Top 12 | |
| 2015 | Thahir Sayer Mohammed | Maharashtra | Did not compete | |
| 2014 | Sushant Divgikar | Maharashtra | Top 10 |
|
| 2013 | Nolan Lewis | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 2012 No delegate sent | ||||
| 2011 | Raul Patil | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Miss India Organisation launches Mr India World 2014". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mr India 2017: Prathamesh Maulingkar's journey from Football to Fitness model". MumbaiLive.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "Jitesh Thakur bags second runner-up spot at Mister Supranational 2016". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Altamash Faraz to represent India at Mister Supranational 2017". Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Bikram Saluja wins Adonis - Graviera contest". intoday.in. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kawaljit Anand is Haywards 5000 Mr India". oneindia.com. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ↑ "Hrithik Roshan announces Mr India 2016 winner". NEWSKARNATAKA. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Hrithik Roshan announces Mr India 2016 winner". NEWSKARNATAKA. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Hrithik Roshan announces Mr India 2016 winner". NEWSKARNATAKA. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lucknow's Jitesh Singh Deo Wins Mr. India 2017 Title, Will Represent India At Mr. World 2020". indiatimes.com. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ "All You Need to Know About Urmila Matondkar's Husband, Mohsin Akhtar | MissMalini". 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mr. India 2007". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Yatin Sonic, winner of the 'Grasim Mr. India 2006', a male".
- ↑ "Mr. India Winners You Need To Know About". MensXP.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ↑ "Mister World India 2012: Taher Ali". mensxp.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "SuperModel Alert: Inder Bajwa". news.avstv.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Top 100 Handsome Indian Men-Bikram Saluja". webindia123.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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