# Man of the World 2023

Man of the World 2023 was the fifth edition of the Man of the World competition, held at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, on 16 June 2023.
Aditya Khurana of India crowned Jin Wook Kim of South Korea as his successor at the end of the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Man of the World 2023 | South Korea – Jin Wook Kim |
| 1st Runner-Up | Hong Kong – Henry Wong |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Philippines – James Reggie Vidal |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Puerto Rico – Robert Alexander Espaillat § |
| 4th Runner-Up | Vietnam – Kim Khánh Lâm |
| Top 10 | Angola – Jeremias Toco  Czech Republic – Honza Balšán  Malaysia – Jonathan Liaw  Myanmar – Henry San  Nepal – Bishal Katwal § |
| Top 17 | Cape Verde – Elvis Duarte  Cuba – Alex Soto  Nigeria – Alexander Joseph-Ojiavor  Singapore – Tavis Lee  Spain – Cristian Arteaga  United States – Tyler Vincent Gaumer  Venezuela – Omar Riera |
§ Automatic placement in the Top 17

### Fast Track Events

Fast track winners automatically advanced to the Top 17.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Multimedia Award | Nepal - Bishal Katwal |
| People's Choice | Puerto Rico - Robert Alexander Espaillat |

### Special awards

| | Contestants |
| Best in National Costume | Indonesia – Leonardus Toni Setiyawan Philippines – James Reggie Vidal Dominican Republic - Rikaury Mieses |
| Best in Swimwear | Czech Republic – Honza Balšán Spain – Cristian Arteaga South Korea - Jin Wook Kim Vietnam - Kim Khánh Lâm |
| Best in Beachwear | South Korea – Jin Wook Kim Spain – Cristian Arteaga Myanmar - Henry San |
| Best in Formal Wear | South Korea – Jin Wook Kim Czech Republic – Honza Balšán Nigeria - Alexander Joseph-Ojiavor |
| Fashion of the World | Philippines – James Reggie Vidal South Korea – Jin Wook Kim Spain - Cristian Arteaga |
| Mister Photogenic | Hong Kong – Henry Wong Dominican Republic – Rikaury Mieses South Korea - Jin Wook Kim |
| Mister Personality | Nepal – Bishal Katwal Cuba – Alex Soto Singapore – Tavis Lee India - Baskar Dhanasekar Nigeria - Alexander Joseph-Ojiavor |
| Mister Congeniality | South Korea - Jin Wook Kim Angola – Jeremias Toco Myanmar – Henry San Philippines - James Reggie Vidal Venezuela - Omar Riera |
| Best Physique | Cape Verde – Elvis Duarte Puerto Rico – Robert Alexander Espaillat Vietnam – Kim Khánh Lâm United States - Tyler Vincent Gaumer Venezuela - Omar Riera |
| Best in Arrival Outfit | Dominican Republic – Rikaury Mieses Hong Kong – Henry Wong Malaysia - Jonathan Liaw |
| Press Favorite | Vietnam – Kim Khánh Lâm Philippines – James Reggie Vidal Venezuela - Omar Riera |
| Man of Travel - Holiday Inn Express Manila | Philippines – James Reggie Vidal |
Order of Announcements
Top 17
* Nepal
* Puerto Rico
* Angola
* Cape Verde
* Cuba
* Czech Republic
* Hong Kong
* South Korea
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Nigeria
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Spain
* United States
* Venezuela
* Vietnam
Top 10
* South Korea
* Vietnam
* Czech Republic
* Puerto Rico
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Hong Kong
* Angola
* Nepal
* Malaysia
Top 5
* Puerto Rico
* Vietnam
* South Korea
* Hong Kong
* Philippines

## Contestants

| Country | Contestant |
| Angola | Jeremias Toco |
| Cape Verde | Elvis Duarte |
| Cuba | Alex Soto |
| Czech Republic | Honza Balšán |
| Dominican Republic | Rikaury Mieses |
| Hong Kong | Henry Wong |
| India | Baskar Dhanasekar |
| Indonesia | Leonardus Toni Setiyawan |
| Iran | Aldo Razmjoo |
| Malaysia | Jonathan Liaw |
| Myanmar | Henry San |
| Nepal | Bishal Katwal |
| Nigeria | Alexander Joseph-Ojiavor |
| Philippines | James Reggie Vidal |
| Puerto Rico | Robert Alexander Espaillat |
| Singapore | Tavis Lee |
| South Korea | Jin Wook Kim |
| Spain | Cristian Arteaga |
| Turkey | Mohamed Emir |
| United Kingdom | Luke Selby |
| United States | Tyler Vincent Gaumer |
| Venezuela | Omar Riera |
| Vietnam | Kim Khánh Lâm |
| Zimbabwe | Chris Ncube |