# Mister World 2024

Mister World 2024 was the eleventh edition of the Mister World competition, held at the NovaWorld Phan Thiết in Bình Thuận, Vietnam, on 23 November 2024.
Jack Heslewood of England crowned Daniel Mejía of Puerto Rico at the end of the event.

## Background
### Location and date

On 17 March 2024, the organizer of the Mister World pageant, announced on their official social that the 11th edition of the contest was scheduled to be held in Vietnam in September 2024. This will be the first time for Vietnam to host the contest and the fourth time an Asian country has hosted the contest, after China in 2007, South Korea in 2010 and the Philippines in 2019. The memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between the Miss World organization and the local organizer Sen Vàng Entertainment, which also organizes the Mister World Vietnam competition, took place during the press conference of the inaugural edition of Mister World Vietnam contest at Vertical Garden Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on 22 June 2024. Attending this event were Mister World 2019 Jack Heslewood and Miss World 2023 Krystyna Pyszková.
The contest was originally scheduled to take place between September 12–28, but rescheduled to September 17 to October 5, and once again to November 5-23, due to the passing of Vietnam’s former president, Nguyễn Phú Trọng. The contestants will be going through many locations such as Phan Thiet City, Vung Tau City, and Nam Cat Tien National Park. This year, the contest will include several activities including pre-final challenge events, body art photo shoot session, and election of "Nam Cat Tien Green Environment Ambassador".

### Selection of participants

This edition will feature the debuts of Guinea, Laos and Pakistan.
Out of a total of 60 contestants, 13 contestants are replacement representatives for the previously officially announced participants such as representatives from countries: Cambodia, Brazil, and India. Before the competition, twelve contestants withdrew from the competition: Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama and Uganda. Nine countries returned from a hiatus, including Botswana, which last competed in 1996, Jamaica in 1998, Albania in 2007, Ethiopia in 2010, Vietnam in 2012, Belgium and Turkey in 2014 and Bolivia and France in 2016.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister World 2024 | Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía |
| 1st Runner-Up | Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Spain – Antonio Company |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Angola – Salvatore Crisball |
| Top 10 | Czech Republic – Tomas Haring  India – Gokul Ganesan  Kenya – Teddy Rossiter  Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi  Turkey – Ege Karabenli  Venezuela – Juan Alberto García |
| Top 20 | Argentina – Tomas Ghigo  Belgium – Nathan de Schepper  Italy – Bruno Barbieri Roggiero  Lebanon – Mario El Hajj  Mexico – Alan Salazar  Myanmar – Sai Toung Law  Peru – Mickael Peña Olivieri  Philippines – Kirk Bondad  Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray  United States – Daryn Friedman |

### Continental Zone Winners

| Continent | Contestant |
| Africa | Angola – Salvatore Crisball |
| Americas | Venezuela – Juan Alberto García |
| Asia | Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |
| Caribbean | Jamaica – Tarique Barrett |
| Europe | Spain – Antonio Company |
| Oceania | Australia – Lochlan Carey |

### People's Choice Winners

| People's Choice | Contestant |
| Africa | Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray |
| Americas & Caribbean | Peru – Mickael Peña Olivieri |
| Asia & Oceania | Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi |
| Europe | Belgium – Nathan de Schepper |

### Fast Track Events

| Event | Event | Contestant |
| Sports Challenge | Sports Challenge | Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía |
| Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia | Italy – Bruno Barbieri Roggiero |
| Head-to-Head Challenge | Head-to-Head Challenge | United States – Daryn Friedman |
| Top Model | Top Model | Turkey – Ege Karabenli |
| Beauty with a Purpose | Beauty with a Purpose | Myanmar – Sai Toung Law |
| People's Choice | People's Choice | Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi |
| Best National Costume | People's Choice | Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi |
| Best National Costume | Judges' Choice | South Sudan – Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi |

## Challenge Events
### Head-to-Head Challenge

The challenge was held in multiple rounds. Twenty semifinalists were selected after the first round held on 11 November 2024 in which the contestants presented a self-introduction speech. In the second round held on 12 November 2024, the semifinalists were divided into 5 groups and had to present a speech about Vietnam tourism. The best semifinalist from each group was selected to become part of the five finalists who competed in the third round. Daryn Friedman from United States won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 20.

#### Round 1

* Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge.
* Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge, but advanced to the Top 20 via judges' choice or a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via judges' choice.
| Continental Group | Delegates | Delegates | Delegates | Delegates |
| Asia & Oceania | Australia | Bangladesh | Cambodia | China |
| Asia & Oceania | India | Indonesia | Japan | Laos |
| Asia & Oceania | Lebanon | Malaysia | Myanmar | Nepal |
| Asia & Oceania | New Zealand | Pakistan | Philippines | Singapore |
| Asia & Oceania | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Turkey | Vietnam |
| Africa | Angola | Botswana | Ethiopia | Guinea |
| Africa | Kenya | Mauritius | Sierra Leone | South Africa |
| Americas & Caribbean | Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada |
| Americas & Caribbean | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador |
| Americas & Caribbean | Guadeloupe | Jamaica | Mexico | Nicaragua |
| Americas & Caribbean | Puerto Rico | United States | Venezuela | — |
| Europe | Albania | Belgium | Bulgaria | Czech Republic |
| Europe | England | Finland | France | Ireland |
| Europe | Italy | Malta | Montenegro | Netherlands |
| Europe | Northern Ireland | Poland | Serbia | Spain |
* Note: Peru and South Sudan weren't assigned for the Head-to-Head challenge.

#### Round 2

* Advanced to Round 3 of the Head-to-Head Challenge.
| Group | Country 1 | Country 2 | Country 3 | Country 4 |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | Argentina | Ireland | Vietnam |
| 2 | Italy | Czech Republic | El Salvador | Singapore |
| 3 | England | Guinea | Canada | India |
| 4 | Australia | Spain | Sierra Leone | Ethiopia |
| 5 | France | Indonesia | United States | Montenegro |

#### Round 3

* Advanced to the Top 20 via the Head-to-Head challenge.
| Country 1 | Country 2 | Country 3 | Country 4 | Country 5 |
| Puerto Rico | Czech Republic | Canada | Australia | United States |

#### Overall

| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | United States – Daryn Friedman |
| 1st Runner-up | Australia – Lochlan Carey |
| 2nd Runner-up | Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía |
| Top 5 | Canada – Travis Edward  Czech Republic – Tomas Haring |
| Top 20 | Argentina – Tomas Ghigo  El Salvador – Josue Molina  England – Manuel Alcantara-Turner  Ethiopia – Natnael Yazbec  France – Maxime Klinger  Guinea – Djibril Cissé  India – Gokul Ganesan  Indonesia – Nathanael Yoga  Ireland – Glenn Williamson  Italy – Bruno Barbieri  Montenegro – Vladimir Vukcevic  Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray  Singapore – John Sathguru  Spain – Antonio Company  Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |

### Talent

The thirty-three semifinalists in the Talent Competition were announced via Mister World social media platforms on 9 November 2024. Three additional semifinalists were added during the final round held on 10 November 2024, where the five finalists were selected. Danny Mejia from Puerto Rico won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 20.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via the Talent challenge.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía |
| Top 5 | Canada – Travis Edward  Poland – Hubert Gromadzki  United States – Daryn Friedman  Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |
| Top 36 | Albania – Algert Beraj  Angola – Salvatore Crisball  Botswana – Vincent Gobuamang  Cambodia – Sokhunrangsey Thul  Czech Republic – Tomas Haring  Ecuador – Antonio Borja  El Salvador – Josue Molina  Finland – Juuso Savolainen  France – Maxime Klinger  India – Gokul Ganesan  Indonesia – Nathanael Yoga  Italy – Bruno Barbieri  Jamaica – Tarique Barrett  Japan – Tomohiro Mitani  Kenya – Teddy Rossiter  Laos – Sithpaseuth Syinthavong  Mauritius – Govind Nagi  Mexico – Alan Salazar  Montenegro – Vladimir Vukcevic  Myanmar – Sai Toung Law  Nepal – Santosh Lokshum Limbu  Netherlands – Ahmed Haydar  New Zealand – Tim Kiriwi  Nicaragua – Erlin Ayerdis  Pakistan – Usman Janjua  Philippines – Kirk Bondad  Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray  South Africa – Samuel Chauke  Spain – Antonio Company  Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi  Thailand – Jeerawat Vatchasakol |

### Top Model Challenge

The Top Model challenge was held on 9 November 2024 at the Villa Blanche, a historical building located in Vung Tau City, in conjunction with the ninth edition of the Vietnam Beauty Fashion Fest with the theme "Oriental Flow". The contestants paraded in two outfits, one provided by Vietnamese designers and one prepared by the contestants themselves, before the twelve semifinalists were selected. Ege Karabenli from Turkey won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 20.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via the Top Model challenge.
| Final Result | Contestant |
| Winner | Turkey – Ege Karabenli |
| Top 5 | India – Gokul Ganesan  Northern Ireland – James Moody  Philippines – Kirk Bondad  Spain – Antonio Company |
| Top 12 | China – Wei Zihong  Colombia – Juan Esteban Rodriguez  Italy – Bruno Barbieri  Kenya – Teddy Rossiter  Mexico – Alan Salazar  Venezuela – Juan Alberto García  Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |

### Sports

The challenge was held in two parts, 50 meter freestyle swim and 5 kilometer run. The swimming round was held on 14 November 2024 while the running round was held in conjunction with the Strong Vietnam Marathon in Vung Tau City on 17 November 2024. Danny Mejia from Puerto Rico won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 20.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via the Sports challenge.

#### Overall

| Final result | Contestants |
| Winner | Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía |
| 1st runner-up | Philippines – Kirk Bondad |
| 2nd runner-up | Italy – Bruno Barbiero |
| 3rd runner-up | England – Manuel Alcantara-Turner |
| 4th runner-up | Botswana – Vincent Gobuamang |

### Beauty With a Purpose

The thirty semifinalists in the Beauty With a Purpose were announced via Mister World social media platforms on 20 November 2024. Sai Toung Law from Myanmar won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 20.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via the Beauty With a Purpose challenge.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Myanmar – Sai Toung Law |
| Top 5 | Dominican Republic – Julio Peña  South Africa – Samuel Chauke  Spain – Antonio Company  Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |
| Top 30 | Australia – Lochlan Carey  Belgium – Nathan de Schepper  Botswana – Vincent Gobuamang  Brazil – Eduardo Menezes  Cambodia – Sokhunrangsey Thul  El Salvador – Josue Molina  England – Manuel Alcantara-Turner  France – Maxime Klinger  Guinea – Djibril Cissé  India – Gokul Ganesan  Indonesia – Nathanael Yoga  Ireland – Glenn Williamson  Italy – Bruno Barbieri  Jamaica – Tarique Barrett  Lebanon – Mario El Hajj  Malaysia – Joshua Benedict  Mexico – Alan Salazar  Montenegro – Vladimir Vukcevic  Nepal – Santosh Lokshum Limbu  Philippines – Kirk Bondad  Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía  Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray  South Sudan – Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi  Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi  Thailand – Jeerawat Vatchasakol |

### Multimedia Challenge

The seventeen semifinalists in the Multimedia Challenge were announced via Mister World social media platforms on 21 November 2024. Bruno Barbieri from Italy won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 20.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via the Multimedia Challenge.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Italy – Bruno Barbieri |
| Top 5 | El Salvador – Josue Molina  India – Gokul Ganesan  Netherlands – Ahmed Haydar  Spain – Antonio Company |
| Top 17 | Argentina – Tomas Ghigo  China – Wei Zihong  Czech Republic – Tomas Haring  France – Maxime Klinger  Indonesia – Nathanael Yoga  Kenya – Teddy Rossiter  Laos – Sithpaseuth Syinthavong  Malaysia – Joshua Benedict  Mexico – Alan Salazar  Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía  South Africa – Samuel Chauke  Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |

### Mr People's Choice

* Advanced to the Top 10 via winning Round 2.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via winning Round 1 (per continental group).
| Placement | Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Winner | Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi |
| Top 4 |
| Top 4 | Africa | Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray |
| Top 4 | Americas & Caribbean | Peru – Mickael Peña Olivieri |
| Top 4 | Asia & Oceania | Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi |
| Top 4 | Europe | Belgium – Nathan de Schepper |

### Best National Costume

| Placement | Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | People's Choice | Sri Lanka – Megha Sooriyaarachchi |
| Winner | Judges' Choice | South Sudan – Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi |
| Top 20 | Top 20 | Angola – Salvatore Crisball  Colombia – Juan Esteban Rodriguez  Czech Republic – Tomas Haring  Indonesia – Nathanael Yoga  Ireland – Glenn Williamson  Italy – Bruno Barbieri  Jamaica – Tarique Barrett  Kenya – Teddy Rossiter  Mexico – Alan Salazar  Netherlands – Ahmed Haydar  Nicaragua – Erlin Ayerdis  Philippines – Kirk Bondad  Poland – Hubert Gromadzki  Puerto Rico – Daniel Mejía  Sierra Leone – Alhaji Hassan Mansaray  South Africa – Samuel Chauke  Venezuela – Juan Alberto García  Vietnam – Phạm Tuấn Ngọc |

## Contestants

60 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Albania | Algert Beraj | | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Tirana |
| Angola | Salvatore Crisball | | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Luanda |
| Argentina | Tomas Ghigo | 23 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Buenos Aires |
| Australia | Lochlan Carey | 25 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Melbourne |
| Bangladesh | B Proshad Das | 24 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Dhaka |
| Belgium | Nathan de Schepper | 21 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Oudenaarde |
| Bolivia | Mario Chávez | 25 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Santa Cruz |
| Botswana | Vincent Gobuamang | 22 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Qabo |
| Brazil | Eduardo Menezes | 19 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Toledo |
| Bulgaria | Mihail Sitev | 31 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Plovdiv |
| Cambodia | Sokhunrangsey Thul | 21 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Kampot |
| Canada | Travis Edward | | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Halifax |
| China | Wei Zihong | 24 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Sichuan |
| Colombia | Juan Esteban Rodriguez | 18 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Santa Fe de Bogota |
| Czech Republic | Tomas Haring | 31 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Prague |
| Dominican Republic | Julio Peña | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Santo Domingo |
| Ecuador | Antonio Borja | 24 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Josue Molina | 26 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | San Salvador |
| England | Manuel Alcantara-Turner | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Windsor |
| Ethiopia | Natnael Yazbec | 28 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Dire Dawa |
| Finland | Juuso Savolainen | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Helsinki |
| France | Maxime Klinger | 24 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Kembs |
| Guadeloupe | Melvin Bartan | | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Basse-Terre |
| Guinea | Djibril Cissé | 28 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Conakry |
| India | Gokul Ganesan | 24 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Chennai |
| Indonesia | Nathanael Yoga | 21 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Glenn Williamson | 28 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Togher |
| Italy | Bruno Barbieri | 32 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Rome |
| Jamaica | Tarique Barrett | 22 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Kingston |
| Japan | Tomohiro Mitani | 23 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Minato |
| Kenya | Teddy Rossiter | | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Nairobi |
| Laos | Sithpaseuth Syinthavong | | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Vientiane |
| Lebanon | Mario El Hajj | | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Beirut |
| Malaysia | Joshua Benedict | 32 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Johor Bahru |
| Malta | Slaven Micallef | 27 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Naxxar |
| Mauritius | Govind Nagi | 25 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Moka |
| Mexico | Alan Salazar | 24 | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | Mexico City |
| Montenegro | Vladimir Vukcevic | 20 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Podgorica |
| Myanmar | Sai Toung Law | | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Shan State |
| Nepal | Santosh Lokshum Limbu | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Jhapa |
| Netherlands | Ahmed Haydar | 19 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Amsterdam |
| Nicaragua | Erlin Ayerdis | 24 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Managua |
| Northern Ireland | James Moody | 18 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Belfast |
| Pakistan | Usman Janjua | 24 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Lahore |
| Peru | Mickael Peña Olivieri | 24 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Cusco |
| Philippines | Kirk Bondad | 27 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Baguio |
| Poland | Hubert Gromadzki | 27 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Warsaw |
| Puerto Rico | Daniel Mejía | 27 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | San Juan |
| Serbia | Filip Bakic | 21 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Belgrade |
| Sierra Leone | Alhaji Hassan Mansaray | 26 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Kamabai |
| Singapore | John Sathguru | 29 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Singapore |
| South Africa | Samuel Chauke | 30 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Potchefstroom |
| South Sudan | Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi | | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Juba |
| Spain | Antonio Company | 26 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Palma de Mallorca |
| Sri Lanka | Megha Sooriyaarachchi | 28 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kandy |
| Thailand | Jeerawat Vatchasakol | 28 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Chiang Rai |
| Turkey | Ege Karabenli | 26 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | Kuşadası |
| United States | Daryn Friedman | 25 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hollywood |
| Venezuela | Juan Alberto García | 25 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Valencia |
| Vietnam | Phạm Tuấn Ngọc | 25 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Haiphong |