# Mister RNB España 2022

Mister RNB España 2022 was the 2nd Mister RNB España pageant. The competition was held on August 6, 2022 at the Auditorio de los Jardines de la Cueva de Nerja in Nerja, Málaga. Manuel Ndele of Burgos, Juan Pablo Colías González of Valladolid, Miguel Ángel Lucas Carrasco of Toledo and Cristhian Naranjo Gómez of Alicante crowned their successors at the end of the event. The winners represented Spain at the Mister Supranational 2023, Mister International 2023, Mister Global 2022 and Caballero Universal 2022.
Iván Álvarez of Pontevedra was crowned Mister Supranational 2023, marking the first time in history for Spain and the first European country to do so.

## Background
### Location and date

On 26 April 2022, RNB España announced that Nerja, Málaga, on the Costa del Sol, will host Mister RNB España 2022 from Sunday, July 31 to Sunday, August 7. During the week, all official representatives will enjoy various sights of Nerja. The Finals will be held at the Auditorio de los Jardines de la Cueva de Nerja on Saturday, August 6, at 10:00 p.m, with free admission.

## Results
### Color keys

* The contestant won in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Finalist/Runner-up in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
* The contestant did not place.

### Placements

Mister RNB España 🇪🇸 2022 finals was held in Nerja via RNB España official YouTube channel on August 6, 2022.
| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Mister RNB España Supranational | Pontevedra – Iván Álvarez Δ | Winner – Mister Supranational 2023 |
| Mister RNB España Internacional | Teruel – Borxa Ramo Δ | Top 10 – Mister International 2023 |
| Mister RNB España Global | Badajoz – Abel Muelas | Resigned – Mister Global 2022 |
| Mister RNB España Caballero Universal | Soria – Pablo Estrada Δ | Runner-Up – Caballero Universal 2022 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Navarra – Trino Ávila |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Bizkaia – Odei Jainaga Δ |
| Top 12 | Alicante – Jesús Miguel | Top 15 – Mister Global 2022 |
| Top 12 | Araba – Abraham Riezu  Barcelona – Miquel Ruiz §  Córdoba – José Manuel Benítez  Murcia – Álvaro Herrera  Valencia – Rubén Navarro |
| Top 24 | A Coruña – Alberto Fraga Δ  Albacete – Antonio Espinosa  Asturias – Diego Martín Δ  Ávila – Pedro Pérez  Gipuzkoa – Félix Armas  Girona – Diego González  Granada – Amador Sánchez La Rioja – Daniel Tato  Ourense – Marco Trigo  Salamanca – Óscar Izquierdo  Tenerife – Abraham Bethencourt Toledo – Daniel Madrigal |
§ – placed into the Top 12 as the From the ground up challenge winner
Δ – placed into the Top 24 by fast-track challenges

### Special awards

| Final Results | Final Results | Winner | Finalists |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | From The Ground Up (From The Ground Up) | Barcelona – Miquel Ruiz | Albacete - Antonio Espinosa  Badajoz - Abel Muelas  Cádiz - Miguel Ángel Camacho  Ciudad Real - Lorenzo Mateos-Aparicio  Jaén - José Carlos Sánchez  León - Ángel Martínez  Navarra - Trino Ávila  Pontevedra - Iván Álvarez  Teruel - Borxa Ramo |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | Deporte (Sports) | Asturias – Diego Martín | Araba - Abraham Riezu Bizkaia - Odei Jainaga  Ceuta - Carlos Ruiz  Málaga - Benjamín Nieto  Navarra - Trino Ávila  Palencia - Juan Fuentes  Tenerife - Abraham Bethencourt  Teruel - Borxa Ramo  Valencia - Rubén Navarro |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | Mejor Cuerpo (Best Body) | Soria – Pablo Estrada | Alicante - Jesús Miguel Bizkaia - Odei Jainaga  Ceuta - Carlos Ruiz  Gipuzkoa - Félix Armas  Ourense - Marco Trigo  Pontevedra - Iván Álvarez  Valencia - Rubén Navarro  Zaragoza - Abi Dieng |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | Multimedia (Multimedia) | Bizkaia – Odei Jainaga | Almería - Javier Pérez  Badajoz - Abel Muelas  Barcelona - Miquel Ruiz  León - Ángel Martínez  Lugo - Alejandro Barrio  Murcia - Álvaro Herrera  Navarra - Trino Ávila  Segovia - Ignacio Sancho  Teruel - Borxa Ramo |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | Talento (Talent) | A Coruña – Alberto Fraga | Las Palmas - Juan Antonio Sosa  Segovia - Ignacio Sancho Toledo - Daniel Madrigal |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | Top Model (Top Model) | Teruel – Borxa Ramo | A Coruña - Alberto Fraga Ávila - Pedro Pérez  Badajoz - Abel Muelas  Barcelona - Miquel Ruiz  Córdoba - José Manuel Benítez  Huesca - Joan Lozano  Salamanca - Óscar Izquierdo Soria - Pablo Estrada  Tenerife - Abraham Bethencourt  Zaragoza - Abi Dieng |
| PRUEBAS CLASIFICATORIAS (Fast-track) | Turismo (Tourism) | Pontevedra – Iván Álvarez | Bizkaia - Odei Jainaga  Las Palmas - Juan Antonio Sosa  León - Ángel Martínez  Salamanca - Óscar Izquierdo |
| PREMIOS ESPECIALES (Special Awards) | Elegancia (Elegance) | Teruel – Borxa Ramo |
| PREMIOS ESPECIALES (Special Awards) | Fotogenia (Photogenic) | Badajoz – Abel Muelas |
| PREMIOS ESPECIALES (Special Awards) | Mejor Cabello (Best Hair) | Granada – Amador Sánchez |
| PREMIOS ESPECIALES (Special Awards) | Mejor Rostro (Best Face) | Badajoz – Abel Muelas |
| PREMIOS ESPECIALES (Special Awards) | Simpatia (Congeniality) | Lugo – Alejandro Barrio |

## Official delegates

Contestants were officially confirmed to compete for Mister RNB España 🇪🇸 2022 during Imposición de Bandas which was broadcast live from Nerja, Málaga via RNB España official YouTube on August 4, 2022.
| Province | Candidate | Age | Notes |
| A Coruña | Alberto Fraga | 22 |
| Albacete | Antonio Espinosa | 24 |
| Alicante | Jesús Miguel | 24 |
| Almería | Javier Pérez | 26 |
| Araba | Abraham Riezu | 31 |
| Asturias | Diego Martín | 31 |
| Ávila | Pedro Pérez | 23 |
| Badajoz | Abel Muelas | 21 |
| Barcelona | Miquel Ruiz | 26 |
| Bizkaia | Odei Jainaga | 24 | Represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw |
| Cáceres | Álvaro Andrada | 22 |
| Cádiz | Miguel Ángel Camacho | 34 |
| Cantabria | Sergio Noriega | 30 |
| Castellón | Diego Galván | 31 |
| Ceuta | Carlos Ruiz | 30 |
| Ciudad Real | Lorenzo Mateos-Aparicio | 30 |
| Córdoba | José Manuel Benítez | 23 |
| Cuenca | Jan Pérez | 24 |
| Gipuzkoa | Félix Armas | 30 |
| Girona | Diego González | 24 |
| Granada | Amador Sánchez | 28 |
| Guadalajara | Yeint Pinilla | 28 |
| Huelva | Juan Rodríguez | 25 |
| Huesca | Joan Lozano | 25 |
| Illes Balears | Antonino Paone | 26 |
| Jaén | José Carlos Sánchez | 27 |
| La Rioja | Daniel Tato | 27 |
| Las Palmas | Juan Antonio Sosa | 28 |
| León | Ángel Martínez | 24 |
| Lleida | Robert Villamarín | 25 |
| Lugo | Alejandro Barrio | 27 |
| Madrid | José García | 31 |
| Málaga | Benjamín Nieto | 24 |
| Melilla | Alejandro González | 24 |
| Murcia | Álvaro Herrera | 25 |
| Navarra | Trino Ávila | 33 |
| Ourense | Marco Trigo | 23 |
| Palencia | Juan Fuentes | 30 |
| Pontevedra | Iván Álvarez | 29 |
| Salamanca | Óscar Izquierdo | 23 |
| Segovia | Ignacio Sancho | 25 |
| Sevilla | Segovia | 23 |
| Soria | Pablo Estrada | 31 |
| Tarragona | Alessandro Neve | 25 |
| Tenerife | Abraham Bethencourt | 24 |
| Teruel | Borxa Ramo | 24 |
| Toledo | Daniel Madrigal | 27 |
| Valencia | Rubén Navarro | 25 |
| Valladolid | Adrián Otero | 27 |
| Zamora | Rodrigo Martínez | 33 |
| Zaragoza | Abi Dieng | 21 |