# Mister International 2022

Mister International 2022 was the 14th Mister International competition, held at the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on October 30, 2022. Candidates from 35 countries and territories competed for the title.
Emmanuel "Manu" Franco of the Dominican Republic at the end of the event was granted as the winner. This is the last undisputed edition of Mister International. Following the death of its Singaporean founder Alan Sim in October 2022, the pageant plunged into a leadership crisis with two successors; Pradit Pradinunt of Thailand and Manuel Deldio of the Philippines. Two pageants were held the next year both of which claiming to be the legitimate 15th edition.

## Background
### Selection of participants

Contestants from 35 countries and territories have been selected to compete. The 2022 edition was known as the 14th edition of Mister International after a three-year hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 edition seen the debut of Albania, Cuba, Laos, and Sierra Leone, returning countries from France, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, and withdrawals from Australia, China, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden.
Delegates were winners from their national pageants or appointed to their positions after being a runner-up in their national pageant between 2019 and 2022 and/or being selected through a casting process.

## Results

Placements announced by the pageant were as follows:
Winner
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister International 2022 | Dominican Republic – Emmanuel "Manu" Franco |
| 1st Runner-Up | India – Lukanand Kshetrimayum |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Venezuela – Orangel Dirinot |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Hong Kong – Jason Li Kwai Chiu |
| 4th Runner-Up | Philippines – Myron Jude Ordillano |
| 5th Runner-Up | Spain – Juan Pablo Colías |
| Top 10 | Cuba – Rubert Arias  Mexico – Andres Villegas  Thailand – Surasak Muangkaew  United States – Daryn Friedman |
| Top 16 | Brazil – Luan Antonelli  Czech Republic – Matěj Švec  Malaysia – Hugo Amandus  Netherlands – Iliya Shahedi  Peru – Eleazar Moreno  Switzerland – Marcel Riera |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best in Formal Wear | Dominican Republic – Emmanuel “Manu” Franco |
| Best in Swimwear | Spain – Juan Pablo Colías |
| Best National Costume | Indonesia – Jason Julius |
| Mister Congeniality | Japan – Ryo Yatogo |
| Mister Personality | Albania – Boris Gurtner |
| Mister Photogenic | Thailand – Surasak Muangkeaw |

## Contestants

35 contestants competed for the title:
| Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Albania | Boris Gurtner | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Fribourg |
| Belgium | Niels van Dijk | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bornem |
| Brazil | Luan Antonelli | 29 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Jacinto Machado |
| Cambodia | Bunchhat Eat | 25 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Phnom Penh |
| Cuba | Rubert Manuel Arias | 28 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | La Habana |
| Czech Republic | Matěj Švec | 23 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | Velešín |
| Dominican Republic | Emmanuel "Manu" Franco | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Distrito Nacional |
| France | Pierre Carriou | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Paimpol |
| Haiti | Réginal Theodore Bien-Aime | 29 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Port-au-Prince |
| Hong Kong | Jason Li Kwai Chiu | 24 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hong Kong |
| India | Lukanand Kshetrimayum | 20 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Manipur |
| Indonesia | Jason Julius | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Bandung |
| Japan | Ryo Yatogo | 25 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Niigata |
| Kazakhstan | Anatoly Anissimov | 24 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Astana |
| South Korea | Cho Jae-young | 29 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Seoul |
| Laos | Sengtavanh Chaleunphonh | 23 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Luang Prabang |
| Malaysia | Roger Hugo Amandus | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Sabah |
| Mexico | Jorge Andrés Villegas | 25 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | Mexico City |
| Myanmar | San Thar | 27 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Pauktaw |
| Nepal | Manash Kumar Rai | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Kathmandu |
| Netherlands | Iliya Shahedi | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Amsterdam |
| Nicaragua | Jonathan López | 29 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | León |
| Panama | Daniel Andrian Morán | 22 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Panama City |
| Peru | Eleazar Moreno | 29 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Lima |
| Philippines | Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano | 25 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Parañaque City |
| Puerto Rico | Driel Souza | 29 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | San Juan |
| Sierra Leone | Almon Sall | 27 | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | Freetown |
| Singapore | Sean Nicholas Sutiono | 26 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Singapore |
| Spain | Juan Pablo Colías | 25 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | Valladolid |
| Sri Lanka | Pasan Weerasekara | 23 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Ganemulla |
| Switzerland | Marcel Ignacio Riera | 28 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Neuchâtelois |
| Taiwan | Jacob Hsiao | 29 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Taipei |
| Thailand | Surasak Muangkaew | 27 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | Lamphun |
| United States | Daryn Alexander Friedman | 23 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Hollywood |
| Venezuela | Orangel Dirinot | 26 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | Coro |