# Mister Supranational 2024

Mister Supranational 2024 was the eighth edition of the Mister Supranational pageant held in Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland, Poland on 4 July 2024. It was won by Fezile Mkhize of South Africa, making South Africa the first African nation to win, and with the first black winner of the title.

## Background
### Selection of participants

Contestants from 36 countries and territories were selected to compete for the 2024 edition.

#### Debuts, returns and withdrawals

The 2024 pageant had the debut of Côte d'Ivoire and Guatemala. The following countries returned after a hiatus: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Haiti, Laos, Malta, and Myanmar all of which last participated in 2022. Furthermore, Myanmar and Paraguay, absent since 2018, returned, along with Jamaica, who last participated in 2019, and Colombia and the Dominican Republic, who last participated in 2021.
The contestants were officially confirmed to be competing during The Sashing Ceremony, on a broadcast on the pageant's YouTube channel on June 26, 2024.
Belgium, Cameroon, Cuba, France, Italy, Namibia, Panama, and Zimbabwe withdrew after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, hold a national competition, or lost their national franchise. Delegates from Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, and Greece were no-shows in Poland; they had all taken part in Supra Chat 2024.

## Results
### Placements

Placements were in order:
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Supranational 2024 | South Africa – Fezile Mkhize ∆ |
| 1st runner-up | Netherlands – Casey de Vries |
| 2nd runner-up | Philippines – Brandon Espiritu ∆ |
| 3rd runner-up | Venezuela – Marcos De Freitas |
| 4th runner-up | Laos – Sanonh Maniphonh |
| Top 10 | Poland – Patryk Karbowski  Colombia – Rafael Rapelo ∆  Mexico – Zait Reza  Dominican Republic – Bray Vargas  Vietnam – Đỗ Quang Tuyển § |
| Top 20 | Brazil – Matheus Maia ‡  Spain – Álvaro Germes  Czech Republic – Adam Sedro  Peru – Joel Farach  Puerto Rico – Cristian González Pérez  Sierra Leone – Uthman Issa Bangura  Nepal – Dhiroj Kaji Basnet  Thailand – Chonlawit Wongsriwor  Indonesia – Nathaniel Christopher  Trinidad and Tobago – Anderson Subero |
Note:
^∆ Automatically qualified for the top 20 finalists after winning fast-track challenges.
^§ Automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists after winning the "Supra Fan Vote".
^‡ Automatically qualified for the top 20 finalists chosen as "the Candidate's Choice" (chosen by fellow contestants).

### Continental titleholders

The award was presented to representatives with the highest ranking within the continent, excluding those in the Top 5.
| Continent | Contestant |
| Africa | Sierra Leone – Uthman Issa Bangura |
| Americas | Colombia – Rafael Rapelo |
| Asia | Vietnam – Đỗ Quang Tuyển |
| Caribbean | Dominican Republic – Bray Vargas |
| Europe | Poland – Patryk Karbowski |

## Challenge events
### Supra Chat

The Supra Chat with contestants was on May 27, 2024, and was broadcast on the official YouTube channel of Mister Supranational. During the event, contestants were grouped into clusters of four to six, where they individually presented themselves. There were seven groups, with the winners from each group advancing to the final round of the challenge.
* Advanced to the semi-finals
| | Country or territory | Country or territory | Country or territory | Country or territory | Country or territory | Country or territory | |
| Group | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ref. |
| 1 | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | Paraguay | Spain | Venezuela | |
| 2 | Czech Republic | Germany | Malta | Netherlands | Poland | Sierra Leone | |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | France | Greece | Haiti | Indonesia | Philippines | |
| 4 | Canada | Equatorial Guinea | Myanmar | Nepal | South Africa | South Korea | |
| 5 | Cambodia | India | Jamaica | Malaysia | Slovakia | — | |
| 6 | Argentina | Brazil | Colombia | Guatemala | Mexico | — | |
| 7 | Laos | Peru | Puerto Rico | Thailand | Trinidad and Tobago | United States | |
Notes
* Cambodia withdrew from the competition despite participating in the Supra Chat.
* Cuba withdrew from the competition.
* Equatorial Guinea withdrew with a no-show in Poland.
* France withdrew with a no-show in Poland.
* Greece withdrew with a no-show in Poland.
* Vietnam wasn't assigned to any group for the Supra Chat.

#### Final round

* Advanced to the Top 20 via Supra Chat
| Results | Country | Ref. |
| Winner | South Africa – Fezile Mkhize | |
| Top 7 | Indonesia – Nathaniel Christopher  Jamaica – Jermaine Harris  Mexico – Zait Reza  Netherlands – Casey De Vries  Thailand – Chonlawit Wongsriwor  Venezuela – Marcos De Freitas | |

### Mister Influencer Opportunity

In the selection process, two individuals were chosen as semifinalist winners via the Facebook competition, while the remaining candidates were selected through competitions on Instagram and YouTube. These individuals secured positions as part of the Top 8 semifinalists. The participant with the highest overall performance in the challenge automatically advanced to become one of the Top 20 semifinalists in the final round.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via Mister Influencer Opportunity
| Results | Country |
| Winner | Philippines – Brandon Espiritu |
| Top 3 | Brazil – Matheus Maia  Myanmar – Thet Oo Maung Maung |
| Top 8 | Argentina – Guillermo Layus  Malaysia – Siavesh Akbari  South Africa – Fezile Mkhize  Thailand – Chonlawit Wongsriwor  Vietnam – Đỗ Quang Tuyển |

### Supra Fan-Vote

The Supra Fan-Vote event commenced on June 18, 2024, and concluded on the day of the finals. The recipient of the most votes in the Supra Fan Vote was directly promoted to the Top 10 of Mister Supranational 2024. The voting period occurred prior to the final evening and closed before the start of the finals. The definitive ranking of the leaderboard was disclosed on July 4, ahead of the finals night.
* Advanced to the Top 10 via Supra Fan-Vote.
| Placement | Country | Ref. |
| Winner | Vietnam – Đỗ Quang Tuyển | |
| Top 10 | Dominican Republic – Bray Vargas  Indonesia – Nathaniel Christopher  Laos – Sanonh Maniphonh  Mexico – Zait Reza  Myanmar – Thet Oo Maung Maung  Philippines – Brandon Espiritu  South Korea – Jo Seong Hyeon  Thailand – Chonlawit Wongsriwor  United States – Alan Hierro | |

### Supra Model of the Year

On June 29, 2024, the Supra Model of the Year contest was live-streamed on the official Miss Supranational YouTube channel at 6pm. During the finals, one of the three finalists was revealed as a semi-finalist in the finals.
* Advanced to the Top 20 via Supra Model of the Year
| Placement | Contestant | Contestant |
| Winner | Colombia – Rafael Rapelo | Colombia – Rafael Rapelo |
| Top 3 | Dominican Republic – Bray Vargas  Sierra Leone – Uthman Issa Bangura | Dominican Republic – Bray Vargas  Sierra Leone – Uthman Issa Bangura |
| Top 11 | Côte d’Ivoire – Firmin Junior Yapi  Haiti – Abdias Augustin  Laos – Sanonh Maniphonh  Peru – Joel Farach  Philippines – Brandon Espiritu  South Africa – Fezile Mkhize  South Korea – Jo Seong Hyeon  Venezuela – Marcos De Freitas | Côte d’Ivoire – Firmin Junior Yapi  Haiti – Abdias Augustin  Laos – Sanonh Maniphonh  Peru – Joel Farach  Philippines – Brandon Espiritu  South Africa – Fezile Mkhize  South Korea – Jo Seong Hyeon  Venezuela – Marcos De Freitas |

### Non-fast track events
#### Mister Talent

On June 25, ten talent entries were showcased on the official YouTube channel of Mister Supranational, and subsequent votes were cast. The Supra Talent Finals was streamed live on the Miss Supranational official YouTube channel at 9 pm on June 29, 2024.
| Final Results | Country |
| Winner | Trinidad and Tobago – Anderson Subero |
| Top 4 | Canada – Jaime Cecar  Indonesia – Nathaniel Christopher  Mexico – Zait Reza |
| Top 10 | Argentina – Guillermo Layus  Brazil – Matheus Maia  Colombia – Rafael Rapelo  Haiti – Abdias Augustin  Jamaica – Jermaine Harris  Nepal – Dhiroj Kaji Basnet |

## Pageant
### Presenters

On June 6, 2024, the President of the Miss Supranational Organization, Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, announced Nico Panagio as the host for the Miss and Mister Supranational 2024 Final Shows. Kasia Kołeczek [pl] will also be joining Panagio on the finals.
* Nico Panagio: South African actor, host of Survivor South Africa
* Kasia Kołeczek [pl]: Polish/British actress
* Aleksander Sikora [pl]: Polish presenter

### Panel of experts

The Preliminary Competition was broadcast live on the official Mister Supranational YouTube channel at 6 pm CET on July 1, 2024.
* Andrea Aguilera, Miss Supranational 2023 from Ecuador
* Andre Sleigh – Creative director of Miss and Mister Supranational
* Iván Álvarez Guedes – Mister Supranational 2023 from Spain
* Katarzyna Krzeszowska - Miss Supranational 2014 fourth runner-up from Poland (only on the final broadcast)
* Keisha - Polish stylist and designer
* Louisa - Creative producer of Miss Supernational and Mister Supernational 2024 finals shows
* Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên – Miss Supranational 2022 second runner-up from Vietnam
* Rick Sotelo - Supranational stylist
* Robert Czepiel – General director of Jubiler Schubert / World of Amber
The final show was broadcast live on the official Mister Supranational YouTube channel at 8pm CET, on July 4, 2024.

## Contestants

Thirty-six contestants competed for the title:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Argentina | Guillermo Layus | 28 | San Miguel de Tucumán | Americas |
| Brazil | Matheus Maia | 26 | Cachoeirinha | Americas |
| Canada | Jaime Cesar | 33 | Toronto | Americas |
| Colombia | Rafael Rapelo | 27 | Santa Marta | Americas |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Firmin Junior Yapi | 28 | Yamoussoukro | Africa |
| Czech Republic | Adam Sedro | 29 | Prague | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Bray Vargas | 32 | Santiago | Caribbean |
| Ecuador | Fernando Mendieta | 33 | Guayaquil | Americas |
| Germany | Marc Arthur Tsanang | 34 | Wiesbaden | Europe |
| Guatemala | Joshua Mata | 32 | Guatemala City | Americas |
| Haiti | Abdias Augustin | 23 | Cap-Haïtien | Caribbean |
| India | Aman Rajesh Singh | 24 | Bangalore | Asia |
| Indonesia | Nathaniel Christopher | 20 | Banten | Asia |
| Jamaica | Jermaine Harris | 34 | St. Catherine | Caribbean |
| Laos | Sanonh Maniphonh | 26 | Luang Prabang | Asia |
| Malta | Ruben Pulido | 33 | Msida | Europe |
| Malaysia | Siavesh Akbari | 31 | Kuala Lumpur | Asia |
| Mexico | Zait Reza | 32 | Saltillo | Americas |
| Myanmar | Thet Oo Maung Maung | 25 | Yangon | Asia |
| Nepal | Dhiroj Kaji Basnet | 21 | Bharatpur | Asia |
| Netherlands | Casey De Vries | 28 | Brielle | Europe |
| Paraguay | Osvaldo Orué | 26 | Asunción | Americas |
| Peru | Joel Farach | 34 | Callao | Americas |
| Philippines | Brandon Espiritu | 29 | Dededo | Asia |
| Poland | Patryk Karbowski | 31 | Augustów | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Cristian González Pérez | 21 | San Juan | Caribbean |
| Sierra Leone | Uthman Issa Bangura | 25 | Freetown | Africa |
| Slovakia | Adam Palkovič | 26 | Bratislava | Europe |
| South Africa | Fezile Mkhize | 33 | Bloemfontein | Africa |
| South Korea | Jo Seong Hyeon | 28 | Seoul | Asia |
| Spain | Álvaro Germes | 29 | Huesca | Europe |
| Thailand | Chonlawit Wongsriwor | 27 | Khon Kaen | Asia |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Anderson Subero | 25 | Sangre Grande | Caribbean |
| United States | Alan Hierro | 32 | New York City | Americas |
| Venezuela | Marcos De Freitas | 24 | Caracas | Americas |
| Vietnam | Đỗ Quang Tuyển | 24 | Nam Định | Asia |