The 9th edition of Mr Gay World took place from May 5–10, 2017 in Madrid and Maspalomas, Spain.[1] 21 contestants from all over the world will compete for the title and become an ambassador for the LGBT community. The reigning titleholder Mr. Gay World 2016 Roger Gosalbez [2] from Spain crowned his successor John Raspado from Philippines, at the end of the event.

Results

Final results Contestant
Mister Gay World 2017
1st Runner-Up
  •  Spain – Candido Arteaga
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
  •  Australia – David Francis (crowned the year after Australia's absence following Patrick MacDonald's withdrawal to compete in 2016)
  •  Austria – Michael Dalpiaz
  •  Chile – Juan Pedro Pavez Bohle
  •  Ecuador – Flavio Romero
  •  India – Darshan Mandhana

Contestants

21 contestants competed for the title:[3]

CountryContestantAgePosition - AwardsHometownNotes
 AustraliaDavid Francis35-37Top 10[4] (Australia did not compete for one year after Patrick MacDonald's withdrawal in 2016)
 AustriaMichael Dalpiaz-----Top 10------
 BrazilVitor Hugo Trindade de Castro-----------
 BelgiumRaf Van Puymbroeck212nd Runner UpVosselaar[5]
 ChileJuan Pedro Pavez Böhle29Top 10, Sport Challenge Winner and Fashion Show WinnerLos Lagos Region[6]
 Czech RepublicFrantisek Pesek-----------
 EcuadorFlavio Romero27Top 10Portoviejo[7]
 Finland Joonas Nilsson 29 Turku
 IndiaDarshan Mandhana31Top 10Mumbai[8]
 IndonesiaBudi Alamsyah29Written test Winner,------
 MexicoJorge Gonzalez24Zacatecas City[9]
 New ZealandCharlie Tredway33Sympathy WinnerAuckland[10]
 PhilippinesJohn Raspado36Mr. Gay World 2017, Swimsuit, Evening Dress, Interview, Vote Online and Social Media Winner.Baguio[11]
 PolandAndrzej Berg Dalpiaz-----------
 South AfricaAlexander Steyn33Top 5 and Social Campaign WinnerBloemfontein[12]
 SpainCándido Arteaga [13]261st Runner Up, National Costume and Fotogenia WinnerTenerife[14]
 Slovak RepublicJaromir Sufr-----------
  SwitzerlandMarco Tornese32Top 5Lausanne[15]
 TaiwanTouya Xiao22Taipei[16]
 ThailandPattanajuk Vipadakul30Udon Thani[17]
 VenezuelaAlberto Jose Rodriguez Rengifo30Caracas[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Spain to Host Mr. Gay World 2017". Eikon.
  2. ↑ "Thirty-year-old Spanish hunk wins Mr. Gay World 2017". Mambaonline. April 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Gay World 2017 Contestants". Mr. Gay World Org.
  4. ↑ "Meet David Francis, Australia's representative for Mr. Gay World". Out in Perth. January 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Raf Van Puymbroeck is Mister Gay Belgium 2016". Zizo Online.
  6. ↑ "Juan Pedro Pavez Bohle se coronó Mister Gay Chile 2017". Universo Gay.
  7. ↑ "Flavio Romero, el nuevo rostro gay de Ecuador". Extra.ec.
  8. ↑ "Mumbai boy Darshan Mandhana finally wins Mr Gay India crown on third attempt". Mid-day.com. February 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Mr. Gay World Mexico 2017 - Jorge Gonzalez". Mr. Gay World.
  10. ↑ "Charlie Tredway Wins Mr. Gay New Zealand". Gay Express New Zealand. February 13, 2017.
  11. ↑ "John Raspado wins Mr. Gay World Philippines 2016". Rappler. October 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "South African jewel in a crown". Mr. Gay World.
  13. ↑ "Cándido Arteaga, representante de Tenerife, se convierte en Mr. Gay España 2016". Telemadrid.es. July 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Cándido Arteaga, elegido Mr. Gay Pride España 2016". Mundo Deportivo. July 2, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Marco Tornese, Switzerland's representative for Mr. Gay World". Facebook.
  16. ↑ "Mr. Gay Taiwan Pushing Ahead For Same-Sex Marriage". Eikon.
  17. ↑ "Doctor Takes Out Mr Gay Thailand Title After High Quality Final". Eikon.
  18. ↑ "2017 Mr. Gay World Venezuela Alberto Rodriguez". VN Beauties.
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