# Mister Grand International

Mister Grand International (ˈmi-stər grænd in-tər-ˈna-sh(ə-)nəl pronunciation) also known as Mister Grand is an international male beauty pageant that was established in 2017 by Mark Gil Balisacan. The organization's first edition was held at Crossroad Center in Quezon City, Philippines on 7 October 2017. It is the largest international male beauty pageant founded in 2017 and is the counterpart to the unaffiliated female beauty pageant, Miss Grand International.
The inaugural competition, which has attracted over 30 participating countries and territories since its inception in 2017, aims to develop young men into exemplary leaders through empowerment. The MGI Organization celebrates the positive qualities of men through: "Enhancing Sensible Masculinity, Outstanding Sportsmanship and Limitless Potential," reflects the values of the pageant.
The current titleholder of Mister Grand International 2023 is Seif Al Walid Harb from Lebanon. He was crowned by the former titleholder, Mister Grand International 2022 Michael Pelletier of Switzerland, on 14 January 2024, at Casa De La Cultura Hinojos in Huelva & Seville, Spain.

## History

* Countries and territories who won at Mister Grand International (at least once), as of 2024.
The male beauty pageant was founded in 2017 by Mark Gil Balisacan. The organization's first edition was held at Crossroad Center in Quezon City, Philippines, on October 7, 2017. It is the largest international male beauty pageant founded in 2017.
Mister Grand International Organization seeks to promote friendship, goodwill, and cultural exchange among young men from around the world. Contestants participate in various activities and events, showcasing their talents, intelligence, and physical fitness. The competition aims to provide a platform for contestants to demonstrate their leadership skills and advocate for important social causes. The pageant includes traditional segments such as national costume, swimwear, and formal wear, as well as opportunities for the contestants to engage in community service and charitable endeavors. Winners of Mister Grand International often serve as ambassadors for their respective countries and are expected to champion humanitarian efforts and global awareness.
The organizers of the international male competition have taken the opportunity to assert and clarify that their pageant stands as a separate entity from the female version, Miss Grand International, which is owned by a Thailand-based organization. After much consideration and thorough evaluation, the organizers of the competition in 2018 and 2019 had their pageant staged back to back in the enchanting rich and beautiful Land of Golden Pagodas, - the exquisite country of Myanmar. Due to the pandemic, just like all international competitions, Mister Grand International skipped the year 2020. A year after, in 2021, the organization announced their decision to bring the pageant organization to Panama. While in 2022, the host country is the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago.
In November 2024, Mary Jean Lastimosa was appointed as the international director of the Mister Grand International pageant.

## Titleholders

Here is the full list of all the titleholders from past to current winners since its establishment in 2017.
* Countries and territories who never won at Mister Grand International as of 2023.
* Countries and territories won at Mister Grand International as of 2023.
| Edition | Year | Mister Grand International | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Ref. |
| Edition | Year | Mister Grand International | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Ref. |
| 7th | 2024 | | | | | | | |
| 6th | 2023 | Lebanon Seif Al Walid Harb | Singapore Igor Cheban | Thailand Sirinutt Sean Cholvibool | Poland Michal Kalcowski | Korea Hwang Jung Sung | Philippines Jesus Guinto | |
| 5th | 2022 | Switzerland Michael Pelletier | Philippines Kristzan Delos Santos | Singapore Aaron Tan | Trinidad and Tobago Aquil Ramsahai | Vietnam Vu Linh | Tahiti Teaniva Dinard | |
| 4th | 2021 | Puerto Rico Fernando Ezequiel Padin | Trinidad and Tobago Suveer Ramsook | USA Cayman Cardiff | France Cedric Cabane | Canada Jacob Ondrus | Not awarded | |
| 2020 | 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 3rd | 2019 | Vietnam Tuan Lucas | Brazil Jairo Sanchez | Philippines Paulo Gallardo | Thailand Kitsada Nimala | Puerto Rico Gregory Nuñez | Not awarded | |
| 2nd | 2018 | Dominican Republic Rodney Tapia | Vietnam Cao Tien Son | France Steven Le Coquet | Venezuela Jesus Alvarado | Japan Riku Yuasa | Not awarded | |
| 1st | 2017 | Australia Michael Angelo Skyllas | Thailand Rachata Hamphanon | Vietnam qNguyen Tien Dat | Germany Hamid Noor | Philippines Joshua Reginald Banatin | Not awarded | |
Titleholders Countries/Territories From Myanmar, Brazil & The Acknowledged MGI Combined
| Year | Titleholder | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups | Runner-Ups |
| Year | Titleholder | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
| 2023 Acknowledged MGI | Lebanon Seif Al Walid Harb | Singapore Igor Cheban | Thailand Sirinutt Sean Cholvibool | Poland Michal Kalcowski | Korea Hwang Jung Sung | Philippines Jesus Guinto | Not awarded |
| 2023/2024 Brazil based | Mexico Damian Buenrostro | No Data | No Data | No Data | No Data | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2022 Acknowledged MGI | Switzerland Michael Pelletier | Philippines Kristzan Delos Santos | Singapore Aaron Tan | Trinidad and Tobago Aquil Ramsahai | Vietnam Vu Linh | Tahiti Teaniva Dinard | Not awarded |
| 2022 Brazil based | Brazil Gill Haupp | No Data | Paraguay Felix Gamarra | No Data | No Data | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2021 Acknowledged MGI | Puerto Rico Fernando Ezequiel Padin | Trinidad and Tobago Suveer Ramsook | USA Cayman Cardiff | France Cedric Cabane | Canada Jacob Ondrus | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 Acknowledged MGI | Vietnam Tuan Lucas | Brazil Jairo Sanchez | Philippines Paulo Gallardo | Thailand Kitsada Nimala | Puerto Rico Gregory Nuñez | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2019 Brazil based | India Ashwani Neeraj | Brazil | Brazil (Island) | Suriname Joey Lansdorf Young | United States | Chile | Not awarded |
| 2018 Acknowledged MGI | Dominican Republic Rodney Tapia | Vietnam Cao Tien Son | France Steven Le Coquet | Venezuela Jesus Alvarado | Japan Riku Yuasa | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2018 Philippines based | Tahiti Kevin Richmond | Netherlands Mike Piek | Philippines David Simon Reyes | Sierra Leone Flascious Mansaray | Thailand ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2018 Brazil based | Brazil Bruno Poczinek | No Data | No Data | No Data | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2017 Acknowledged MGI | Australia Michael Angelo Skyllas | Thailand Rachata Hamphanon | Vietnam qNguyen Tien Dat | Germany Hamid Noor | Philippines Joshua Reginald Banatin | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2017 Brazil based | Brazil (Brazil Island) Wesley Herculano | Chile | Venezuela | Sri Lanka | Spain | Cameroon | Puerto Rico |
| 2016 Brazil based | Argentina Federico Guasch | No Data | No Data | No Data | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
Mister Teen Grand International (Brazil-based pageant)
| Year | Titleholder | Location | Contestant |
| 2023 | Vinicius Arruda Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 12 |
| 2022 | Gustavo Agustín Leguizamón Paraguay | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 20 |
| 2019 | Marcos Da Veiga Paraguay | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 13 |
| 2018 | Juan Feliciano Venezuela | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 22 |
| 2017 | Guilherme Oldra Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 15 |
| 2016 | Tiago Muniz Brazil | Porto Alegre, Brazil | 20 |

## MGI's Editions
### MGI 2024 results

Placements
Seventh Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2024 | |

### MGI 2023 results

Placements
| Sixth Edition | Sixth Edition | Ref. |
| Placement | Contestant | Ref. |
| Mister Grand International 2023 | Lebanon – Seif Al Walid Harb | |
| 1st Runner-up | Singapore – Igor Cheban | |
| 2nd Runner-up | Thailand – Sirinutt Sean Cholvibool | |
| 3rd Runner-up | Poland – Michael Kalcowski | |
| 4th Runner-up | Korea – Hwang Jung Sung | |
| 5th Runner-up | Philippines – Jesus Guinto | |

### MGI 2022 results

Placements
Fifth Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2022 | Switzerland – Michael Pelletier |
| 1st Runner-up | Philippines – Kristzan Delos Santos |
| 2nd Runner-up | Singapore – Aaron Tan |
| 3rd Runner-up | Trinidad and Tobago – Aquil Ramsahai |
| 4th Runner-up | Vietnam – Vu Linh |
| 5th Runner-up | Tahiti – Teaniva Dinard |

### MGI 2021 results

Placements
Fourth Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2021 | Puerto Rico – Fernando Ezequiel Padin |
| 1st Runner-up | Trinidad and Tobago – Suveer Ramsook |
| 2nd Runner-up | United States – Cayman Cardiff |
| 3rd Runner-up | France – Cedric Cabane |
| 4th Runner-up | Canada – Jacob Ondrus |

### MGI 2019 results

Placements
Third Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2019 | Vietnam – Nguyen Van Tuan |
| 1st Runner-up | Brazil – Jairo Sanchez |
| 2nd Runner-up | Philippines – Paulo Gallardo |
| 3rd Runner-up | Thailand – Kitsada Nimala |
| 4th Runner-up | Puerto Rico – Gregory Nuñez |
| Top 8 | India – Vatsal Capadia Myanmar – United States – Jun Wu |
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Mister Grand Photogenic | Thailand – Kitsada Nimala |
| Mister Grand Sports Ambassador | Myanmar – |
| Best in National Costume | Philippines – Paolo Gallardo |
| Best in Swimwear | Brazil – Jairo Sanchez |
| Best in Formal Wear | Vietnam – Tuan Lucas |
| Missosology's Choice | Vietnam – Tuan Lucas |
Mister Grand International 2019 (Brazil-based) Results Placements
Fourth Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2019 | India – Ashwani Neeraj |
| 1st Runner-up | Brazil – |
| 2nd Runner-up | Brazil Island – |
| 3rd Runner-up | Suriname – Joey Lansdorf Young |
| 4th Runner-up | United States – |
| 5th Runner-up | Chile – |
Fourth Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Teen Grand International 2019 | Paraguay – Marcos Da Veiga |
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Best in National Costume | India – Ashwani Neeraj |
| Best Model | Suriname – Joey Lansdorf Young |

### MGI 2018 results

Placements
Second Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2018 | Dominican Republic – Rodney Tapia |
| 1st Runner-up | Vietnam – Cao Tien Son |
| 2nd Runner-up | France – Steven Le Coquet |
| 3rd Runner-up | Venezuela – Jesus Alvarado |
| 4th Runner-up | Japan – Riku Yuasa |
| Top 9 | India – Lakshay Chaudhary Indonesia – Daniel Widodo Sri Lanka – Viraj Kodithuwaku |
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Sports Ambassador | Myanmar – Khun Set Ham |
Mister Grand International 2018 (Philippines-based) Results Placements
First Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2018 (The title was later changed to Mister Tourism Globe 2018) | Tahiti – Kevin Richmond |
| 1st Runner-up | Netherlands – Mike Piek |
| 2nd Runner-up | Philippines – David Simon Reyes |
| 3rd Runner-up | Sierra Leone – Flascious Mansaray |
| 4th Runner-up | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |
| Continentals (Africa) | Morocco – Haroune Marroua |
| Continentals (America) | Venezuela – Orlando Ruiz |
| Continentals (Asia) | Vietnam – Luan Yu |
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Tourism Ambassador | Canada – Kim Javier |
| Sports Ambassador | Turkey – Furkan Ozturk |
| Best in National Costume | Winner Philippines – David Simon Reyes |
| Runners-up | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |
| Runners-up | Netherlands – Mike Piek |
| Mister Photogenic | Netherlands – Mike Piek |
| Mister Congeniality | Cambodia – Gregg Dalde |
| Mister Personality | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |
| Best Formal Wear | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |
| Best in Swimwear | Tahiti – Kevin Richmond |
| Media's Choice Award | Vietnam – Luan Vu |
| People's Choice Award | Vietnam – Luan Vu |
| Mister Xentro Mall | Philippines – David Simon Reyes |
| Mister Psalmstre | Vietnam – Luan Vu |
| Mister Zarapath Construction | Netherlands – Mike Piek |
| Mister Solong Eco Park and Tours | Philippines – David Simon Reyes |
| Mister Dreamwave | Tahiti – Kevin Richmond |
| Mister Balai Inn | Turkey – Furkan Ozturk |
| Mister Nails Glow | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |
| Mister LCC | Tahiti – Kevin Richmond |
| Best in Barong Tagalog | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |
| Runners-up | Vietnam – Luan Vu |
| Runners-up | Tahiti – Kevin Richmond |
| Best Sports Wear | Philippines – David Simon Reyes |
| Runners-up | Tahiti – Kevin Richmond |
| Runners-up | Thailand – ChsBas Chatshol Ponpiboon |

### MGI 2017 results

Placements
First Edition :
| Placement | Contestant |
| Mister Grand International 2017 | Australia – Michael Angelo Skyllas |
| 1st Runner-up | Thailand – Rachata Hamphanon |
| 2nd Runner-up | Vietnam – Nguyen Tien Dat |
| 3rd Runner-up | Germany – Hamid Noor |
| 4th Runner-up | Philippines – Joshua Reginald Banatin |
| Mister Grand Tourism Ambassador | Spain – Victor Haro |
| Mister Grand Sports Ambassador | Dominican Republic – Blachy Abreu |
| Top 15 | Ecuador – Abel Adrian Diaz France – Michael Aghadjanian Japan – Riku Yuasa Malaysia – Kian Ching Nepal – Dikpal Karki Peru – Renzo Verteri Sri Lanka – United States – Aaron Day |
Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Mister Grand Talent | Ecuador – Abel Adrian Diaz |
| Mister Formal Wear | United States – Aaron Day |
| Mister Grand Online | Nepal – Dikpal Karki |
| Mister Anytime Fitness | Canada – Mohammad Rahmanian |
| Mister Dermaworld | Philippines – Joshua Reginald Banatin |
| Mister Seen Ambassador | Philippines – Joshua Reginald Banatin |
| Media's Choice | Philippines – Joshua Reginald Banatin |
| Best in Swimwear | Vietnam – Nguyen Tien Dat |
| Mister Friendship | Germany – Hamid Noor |
| Mister Belmere | Thailand – Rachata Hamphanon |
| Mister Grand Fashion Style | Thailand – Rachata Hamphanon |
| Mister Psalmstre | Australia – Michael Angelo Skyllas |
| Mister Cocoline | Australia – Michael Angelo Skyllas |

## Country/Territory by number of wins

* RED indicators of countries/territories won at MGI pageant as of January 2024.
| Country | Titles | Year |
| Lebanon | 1 | 2023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2022 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2021 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 2019 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2018 |
| Australia | 1 | 2017 |
Continents by number of wins
| Continents | Titles | Country (Number) |
| Americas | 2 | Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico |
| Europe | 1 | Switzerland |
| Asia | 2 | Vietnam, Lebanon |
| Africa | 0 | |
| Oceania | 1 | Australia |
Mister Grand International (Brazil-based pageant)
| Country | Titles | Year |
| Brazil | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Mexico | 1 | 2023 |
| India | 1 | 2019 |
| Argentina | 1 | 2016 |
Mister Teen Grand International (Brazil-based pageant)
| Country | Titles | Year |
| Brazil | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2023 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 2019, 2022 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 2018 |
Mister Grand International (Philippine-based pageant)
| Country | Titles | Year |
| Tahiti | 1 | 2018 |
| Australia | 1 | 2017 |
Note: The title was later changed to Mister Tourism Globe 2018.

## Controversy
### Mister Grand International 2023 Event Issue

On 15 January 2024, during the grand final event that took place in Spain, an awkward situation unfolded. The host country's representative's family members rushed onto the stage, creating a scandalous scene and causing chaos in the final night of the competition. They were not pleased by the result, as their friend, the contestant, was not included in the top positions.