# 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.
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.

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

## 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 | |
| MAIN AWARDS | Best National Costume | Thailand – Kim Thitisan Goodburn | |
| MAIN AWARDS | Mister Congeniality | Nepal – Prajwol Tamrakar | |
| MAIN AWARDS | Mister Charming | Switzerland – Elson Bytyqi | |
| MAIN AWARDS | Mister Photogenic | Spain – Borxa Ramo Ruiz | |
| MAIN AWARDS | Fan Votes | Thailand – Kim Thitisan Goodburn | |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | Ayutthaya Popular Vote | Lebanon – Seif Al'walid Harb | |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | Mister Chat Influencer | Colombia – Daniel Alejandro García Molina | |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | Mister Lucky | Canada – Rennel Ricketts | Czech Republic – Alexandros Panayi  North Cyprus – Suleyman Mullahasan |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | Most Attractive Men | Japan – Koki Sakata  Philippines – Jefferson Nigel Allan Bunney  Singapore – Joshua Hee  Switzerland – Elson Bytyqi  Taiwan – Chen Chien Yu | |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | 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 | |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | Shining Bright by HYA | Taiwan – Chen Chien Yu | France – Lucas Schlachter  Japan – Koki Sakata |
| SPONSORS AWARDS | 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).

### 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.

## Contestants

36 contestants have been confirmed:
| Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Height |
| 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) |
| 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 | 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) |
| 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) |