- Mister International 2009
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Mister International 2009 Date December 19, 2009 Venue Plaza International Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan Entrants 29 Placements 15 Debuts Colombia, Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, Thailand Withdraws Brazil, Croatia, Honduras, Hong Kong, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, Nigeria, Sri Lanka Returns Costa Rica, Egypt, New Zealand Winner Juan Bruno Kettels Torrico
BoliviaMister International 2009, the 4th Mister International male pageant, was held in Plaza International Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan on December 19, 2009.[1] 29 contestants competed for the title. Juan Bruno Kettels Torrico of Bolivia[2] won the title.
Contents
Result
Placements
Final results Contestant Mister International 2009 - Bolivia - Juan Bruno Kettels Torrico
1st runner-up 
Spain - Hector Soria
2nd runner-up 
Lebanon - Marcelino Gebrayel
3rd runner-up 
France - Maxime Thomasset
4th runner-up 
Poland - Sebastian Strzepka
Top 10 Top 15 
Indonesia - Holly Feriston
Ireland - Francis Xavier Usanga
Puerto Rico - Henri Quiles
USA - Josh Tolin
Vietnam - Lê Xuân Vĩnh Thụy
Special Award
Awards Contestant Mister Photogenic - Vietnam - Lê Xuân Vĩnh Thụy
Mister Congeniality 
Venezuela - Luis Nuzzo
Mister Spirit 
Angola - Jelson Quintas
Best National Costume 
Taiwan - Terry Shih
Historical significance
- Bolivia won Mister International for first time. This is Bolivia's first ever Grand Slam title ever, male or female.
- Lebanon, Venezuela, USA, and Singapore placed for 4 consecutive years since 2006.
- Belgium, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Vietnam placed for the second consecutive year.
- Ireland, Poland, Puerto Rico and Spain placed for first time.
- Greece, and Philippines didn't place for the first time.
Schedule of events
Date Event Place Notes December 17 Presentation Show Plaza International Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan The contestants compete in both swimsuit and formal wear. Top 15 will be determined by a panel of judges. December 19 Finals Plaza International Hotel, Taichung, Taiwan The Top 15 will compete in swimsuit, the Top 10 compete in formal wear, followed by the announcement of the winners of Mister International. Contestants
Country Contestant Age Height
(cm)Hometown Occupation AngolaJelson Quintas 19 188 Luanda Russian Language Student 
BelgiumThomas Ladangh 21 186 Diest Sports Science Student and Team Building Assistant BoliviaJoan Bruno Kettels Torrico[3] 20 184 Santa Cruz Chemical Engineering Student 
ChinaMike Bai 26 187 Shenzhen Businessman 
ColombiaJuan Felipe Cardona 30 184 Medellin Marketing, Television and Model 
Costa RicaAlonso Fernández Alvarez 28 180 San José International Model 
EgyptKarim Jamal El Din 23 188 Cairo Businessman FranceMaxime Thomasset 19 190 Paris Student 
Great BritainWilliam Moore 29 182 London Construction Sales 
GreeceNikos Douramanis 22 187 Patras Mechanical Engineering Student and Model 
IndiaImran Khan 24 178 Delhi Model IndonesiaHolly Feriston 22 182 Malang Model and Student IrelandFrancis Usanga 23 179 Dublin Model and Actor 
KoreaBaek Joo Suk 24 185 Seoul Police Administration Student LebanonMarcelino Gebrayel[4] 23 185 Beirut Model 
MaltaJosef Lia 24 173 Qormi Machine Operator 
New ZealandNicholas Tang 23 177 Auckland Engineer, Model and Actor 
PakistanAsad Shah 23 179 Karachi Business Student 
PhilippinesMichael Manansala [5] 23 189 Pampanga Model PolandSebastian Strzepka 23 188 KaeM-Studio Masseur Puerto RicoHeri Quiles [6] 21 173 Barranquitas Businessman 
SingaporeNelson Lee[7] 22 182 Bishan Scientist and Swimming Instructor 
SloveniaPeter Klinc[8] 26 185 Novo Mesto Photographer SpainHector Soria 22 183 Pamplona Model TaiwanTerry Shi[9] 25 184 Taipei Jewelry Store Clerk 
ThailandChanon Saetang 20 181 Bangkok Student USAJosh Tolin[10] 23 176 Philadelphia Personal Trainer VenezuelaLuis Nuzzo 30 181 Caracas Model and Dancer VietnamLê Xuân Vĩnh Thụy[11] 21 185 Ho Chi Minh city Model National Pageant Notes
Debuting Countries and Territories
- Colombia, Great Britain, Ireland, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain and Thailand are competing for the first time in Mister International.
Returning Countries and Territories
- New Zealand last competed in 2006.
- Costa Rica and Egypt last competed in 2007.
Withdrawing countries and territories
- Brazil, Croatia, Honduras, Hong Kong, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macau, Netherlands, Nigeria, Kyrgysztan and Sri Lanka competed last year but not this year.
Contestant Notes
- Costa Rica: Alonso Fernández Alvarez competed in Mister World 2007, where he finished 3rd runner up. He also competed in Manhunt International 2007, where he finished as a Top 16 semifinalist and won Mr. Photogenic.
- France : Maxime Thomasset competed in Mister Universe Model 2009 and finished as a semifinalist.
External links
References
Mister International Rankings Categories:- Mister International
- 2009 in Taiwan
- 2009 beauty pageants
- Beauty pageants in Taiwan
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