# Mister India

Times Mister India, aka Mister India World, is a beauty pageant and organization that selects the India's official representative to the Mister World and the Mister Supranational pageants.

## History

The Times Group, the owner of the franchises for Femina Miss India and Miss Diva, launched Mister India in May 2014, holding its inaugural edition as "Mr India 2014" The pageant continued with consecutive editions until 2016. It then went on an extended temporary hiatus due to delays in the conduct of Mister World pageant, which resulted in no annual national competitions being held from 2018 to 2023.
The winner of the Times Mister India pageant primarily represents India at Mister World. Additionally, Mister India sent delegates to Mister Supranational from 2016 to 2021, with a separate digital edition held in 2021 to specifically select a representative for that year's Mister Supranational 2021 competition.
Marking its return in 2024, the Mister India pageant held its 6th edition on July 20th. This marked the longest hiatus between editions, with seven years having passed since the last competition held in 2017 formally on-stage. Also, the Mister India 2024 edition featured the highest number of shortlisted contestants (thirty-five) compared to any previous edition.

## International Victories

India has participated in the Mister World pageant since its inception. In 2014, the Times Group began sending representatives to the competition. Prateik Jain, India's inaugural participant (Times), achieved a Top 10 finish at the Mister World 2014 pageant and was also crowned Mister World Continental King of Asia.
In 2016, Rohit Khandelwal secured India's first and, to date, only Mister World title. This historic win also marked the first time an Asian contestant had claimed the coveted crown. That same year, Jitesh Naresh Thakur represented India at the inaugural Mister Supranational pageant, earning the position of second runner-up and the title of Mister Supranational Asia.
In 2018, Prathamesh Maulingkar became the first Indian and Asian winner of the Mister Supranational pageant. This achievement solidified India's position as the first country to have won both the Miss and Mister Supranational titles.
Rahul Rajasekharan was the last Indian representative to the Mister Supranational pageant selected by the Times Group, prior to the renewal of their partnership with the Mister Supranational organization in 2025. Since its inaugural edition until 2021, the Times Group has sent five representatives to the Mister Supranational pageant. All of their representatives have placed in the finals bagging 4 continental titles, with one winning the Mister Supranational title, one being the 2nd Runner-up and three in the Top 10.

### Titles

Note that the year designates the time Times Mister India has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

#### Current

* Mister World (2014–present)
* Mister Supranational (2016–2021, 2025–present)

## Editions

Below is the complete list of Times Mister India editions.
| Year | Date | Mister India | Entrants | Pageant venue | Broadcaster |
| 2014 | May 8, 2014 | Prateik Jain | 14 | D'Bell, Parel, Mumbai | Zoom TV |
| 2015 | July 11, 2015 | Rohit Khandelwal | 15 | Club Royalty, Mumbai | Zoom TV |
| 2016 | December 11, 2016 | Vishnu Raj Menon | 16 | Club Royalty, Mumbai | Zoom TV |
| 2017 | December 14, 2017 | Jitesh Singh Deo | 16 | Castella de Aguada, Mumbai | Zoom TV |
| 2019 | September 26, 2019 | Varun Verma | None | Rocky Star Cocktail Bar, Mumbai | Official Social Media Handle |
| 2021 | June 8, 2021 | Rahul Rajasekharan | 12 | Virtual pageant | Official Social Media Handle |
| 2024 | July 20, 2024 | Gokul Ganesan | 35 | Mumbai | Official Social Media Handle |
| 2025 | February 28, 2025 | Shubham Sharma | 80 | Mumbai | Official Social Media Handle |

### Titleholders

| Edition | Date | Mister India | Mister India Supranational | Current titles | Current titles | Current titles |
| Edition | Date | Mister India | Mister India Supranational | Mister India World | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up |
| 1 | May 2014 | Prateik Jain | None | Prateik Jain | Puneet Beniwal | Bharat Raj |
| 2 | July 2015 | Rohit Khandelwal | Jitesh Thakur | Rohit Khandelwal | Rahul Rajasekharan | Prateek Gujral |
| 3 | December 2016 | Vishnu Raj Menon | Altamash Faraz | Vishnu Raj Menon | Varun Verma | Devesh Khanduja |
| 4 | December 2017 | Jitesh Singh Deo | Prathamesh Maulingkar | Jitesh Singh Deo | Abhi Khajuria | Pavan Rao |
| — | September 2019 | Varun Verma | Varun Verma | No pageant held instead appointed by Miss India Organization. | No pageant held instead appointed by Miss India Organization. | No pageant held instead appointed by Miss India Organization. |
| 5 | June 2021 | Rahul Rajasekharan | Rahul Rajasekharan | A virtual competition was held solely to select the representative for Mister Supranational 2021. | A virtual competition was held solely to select the representative for Mister Supranational 2021. | A virtual competition was held solely to select the representative for Mister Supranational 2021. |
| 6 | July 2024 | Gokul Ganesan | None | Gokul Ganesan | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 7 | February 2025 | Shubham Sharma | Shubham Sharma | | Gokul Ganesan | Not awarded | Not awarded |

## Placements in international pageants

The following is the placement of Times Mister India titleholders in international pageants.
* : Declared as Winner
* : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
* : Ended as one of the finalist/Semi-finalists
* : Unplaced but given special award(s)

### Mister World

| Year | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Competition performance | Competition performance |
| Year | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Placements | Special award(s) |
| 2014 | Prateik Jain | 25 | Bangalore | Top 10 | 6 Special Awards Continental King of Asia and Oceania Shot-Put – Winner The Tug-O-War – Team Winner Mister Multimedia – 1st Runner up Talent Round – Top 21 Extreme sports – Top 24 |
| 2016 | Rohit Khandelwal | 27 | Hyderabad | Mister World 2016 | 1 Special Award Mister Multimedia - Winner |
| 2019 | Vishnu Raj Menon | 28 | Thrissur | Unplaced | 1 Special Award Mister Multimedia - 2nd Runner-up |
| 2024 | Gokul Ganesan | 24 | Chennai | Top 10 | 5 Special Awards Top 5 – Multimedia Challenge Top 5 – Top Model Top 20 – Head-to-Head Challenge Top 30 – Beauty With a Purpose Top 36 – Talent Round |

### Mister Supranational

| Year | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Competition performance | Competition performance |
| Year | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Placements | Special award(s) |
| 2016 | Jitesh Naresh Thakur | 27 | Rajasthan | 2nd Runner-up | 3 Special Awards Mister Supranational Asia – Winner Top Model – Winner Mister Mobstar – 3rd Runner-up |
| 2017 | Altamash Faraz | 26 | New Delhi | Top 10 | 4 Special Awards Mister Supranational Asia & Oceania – Winner Best in Swimsuit – 1st Runner-up Extreme Race – 1st Runner-up Best in Streetwear – 3rd Runner-up |
| 2018 | Prathamesh Maulingkar | 27 | Tivim | Mister Supranational 2018 | 2 Special Awards Best Body – Winner Mister Social Media – Winner |
| 2019 | Varun Verma | 27 | New Delhi | Top 10 | 3 Special Awards Mister Supranational Asia – Winner Mister Supra Fan Vote – Top 10 Digital Influencer – Top 10 |
| 2021 | Rahul Rajasekharan | 32 | Thrissur | Top 10 | 4 Special Awards Mister Supranational Asia – Winner Mister Supra Chat – Winner Digital Influencer – Top 10 Mister Supra Fan Vote – Top 10 |
| 2025 | Shubham Sharma | 24 | Mumbai | TBA | TBA |
* ^α Age at the time of the international pageant